G.I Joe The Rise of Cobra is a 2009 American live action film adaptation of the G.I Joe A Real American Hero toy franchise.  The film is set in the near future where weapons expert James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created a nanotechnology based weapon capable of destroying an entire city.  His company MARS sells four warheads to NATO when Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness (Sienna Miller), whom Duke recognizes to be his ex fiancee Ana Lewis. Duke and Ripcord are rescued by Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje). The warheads are taken to The Pit G.I Jo’s command center in North Africa, upon arriving rendezvous with the head of the G.I Joe Team General Hawk (Dennis Quaid). Hawk takes command of the warheads and excuses Duke and Ripcord, only to be convinced to let them join his group after Duke reveals that he knows the Baroness.  McCullen uses the same nanotechnology to build an army of soldiers with the help of Doctor (Joseph Gordon Levitt) planning on using the warheads to cause panic and bring about a new world order.  Using a hidden tracking device McCullen locates the G.I Joe base and sends Storm Shadow (Lee Byung hun) and the Baroness to retrieve the warheads with assistance from Zartan (Arnold Vosloo).  A battle erupts between McCullens forces and G.I Joe´s forces but McCullens forces are victorious in retrieving the warheads and take them to Baron DeCobray the Baroness’s husband for him to weaponise  and use them to destroy the Eiffel Tower to serve as a show of the warhead’s destructive power. Once in Paris the Joe´s pursue them through the streets but are unsuccessful in stopping them from launching the missile. Duke manages to hit the kill switch and thus save Paris but in doing so he is captured and taken to McCullen’s base under the Arctic. G.I Joe manages to locate McCullens secret base and fly there as McCullen loads three missiles with nano mite warheads, Snake Eyes takes out one of the missiles and Ripcord pursues the remaining missiles in a prototype Night Raven jet while Scarlett and her group infiltrate the base.  Scarlett and Snake Eyes try to shut down the Arctic base with Heavy Duty leading an attack on Cobra’s forces, Duke learns that the Doctor is Rex Lewis  Ana’s brother believed to have been killed on a mission led by Duke four years ago. Attempting to kill Duke, McCullen ends up being facially burned as he flees with Rex to an escape vessel.  Rex activates the base’s self destruct sequence, During this Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes Face off. Snake Eyes stabs Storm Shadow and presumably kills him.  Rex then heals McCullen’s burned face with nano mites, encasing it in silver as he christens McCullen “Destro” and assumes the identity of Cobra Commander before they are captured by G.I Joe soon after. On board the super carrier USS Flag, Baroness is placed in protective custody until they can remove the nano mites from her body.  Zartan infiltrates the White House during the missile crisis and assumes the identity of the President of the United States (Jonathan Pryce).

Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston is an English actor well known for his role as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who.  His films include Let Him Have It (1991), Death and the Compass (1992), Anchoress (1993), Shallow Grave (1994), Jude (1996), A Price Above Rubies (1998), Elizabeth (1998), The Invisible Circus (1999), eXistenZ (1999), Heart (1999), With or Without You (1999), The Tyre (2000), Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000), The Others (2001), This Little Piggy (2001), I Am Dina (2002), Revengers Tragedy (2002), 28 Days Later (2002), The Seeker The Dark Is Rising (2007), New Orleans, Mon Amour (2008), G.I Joe The Rise of Cobra (2009), Amelia (2009) and The Happiness Salesman (2010).   His films made for television include Blood Rights (1990), Rachel’s Dream (1992), Business with Friends (1992), Roots (1992), Hillsborough (1996), Strumpet (2001), Othello (2001), Sunday (2002), The King and Us (2002), Flesh and Blood (2002), Perfect Parents (2006) and Lennon Naked (2010). He has appeared in TV series such as Casualty, Inspector Morse, Chancer, Boon, Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Cracker, Clocking Off, Doctor Who and Heroes.

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid is an American actor he is the younger brother of actor Randy Quaid. His films include Crazy Mama (1975), I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), September 30, 1955 (1977), The Seniors (1978), Breaking Away (1979), The Long Riders (1980), Gorp (1980), All Night Long (1981), Caveman (1981), The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981), Tough Enough (1983), Jaws 3 (1983), The Right Stuff (1983), Dreamscape (1984), Enemy Mine (1985), The Big Easy (1986), Innerspace (1987), Suspect (1987), D.O.A (1988), Everybody’s All-American (1988), Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Come See the Paradise (1990), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Wilder Napalm (1993), Undercover Blues (1993), Flesh and Bone (1993), Kidnapped (1994), Wyatt Earp (1994), Something to Talk About (1995), DragonHeart (1996), Gang Related (1997), Switchback (1997), Savior (1998), The Parent Trap (1998), Playing by Heart (1998), Any Given Sunday (1999), Frequency (2000), Traffic (2000), The Rookie (2002), Far from Heaven (2002), Cold Creek Manor (2003), The Alamo (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), In Good Company (2004), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Yours, Mine and Ours (2005), American Dreamz (2006), Smart People (2008), Vantage Point (2008), The Express (2008), Horsemen of the Apocalypse (2009), G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Pandorum (2009) and Legion (2010).

Arnold Vosloo
Arnold Vosloo is a South African American actor known for playing the title role in the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns.  His films include Boetie gaan border toe (1984), Morenga (1985), Gor (1987), Steel Dawn (1987), Skeleton Coast (1988), Saturday Night at the Palace (1988), The Revenger (1989), Killer Instinct (1990), Buried Alive (1990), Reason to Die (1990), Act of Piracy (1990), Living to Die (1990), Circles in a Forest (1991), 1492 Conquest of Paradise (1992), The Finishing Touch (1992), Hard Target (1993), Zeus and Roxanne (1997), Rough Draft (1998), Progeny (1998), The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001), Warrior Angels (2002), Global Effect (2002), Agent Cody Banks (2003), Endangered Species (2003), Forgiveness (2004), Blood Diamond (2006), Living & Dying (2007), Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld (2008) and G.I Joe The Rise of Cobra (2009).  His films made for television include The Red Phone: Manhunt (2002), Red Phone 2 (2003), Meltdown (2004), Death Train (2006), Hidden Camera (2007) and Fire & Ice (2008).  He has appeared in TV series such as Red Shoe Diaries, American Gothic, Fallen Angels, Nash Bridges, Charmed, Alias, 24, Shark, Chuck, NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Bones and Young Justice.

Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller is an English actress her films include South Kensington (2001), High Speed (2002), The Ride (2003), Layer Cake (2004), Alfie (2004), Casanova (2005), Factory Girl (2006), Interview (2007), Stardust (2007), Camille (2008), The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008), The Edge of Love (2008) and G.I Joe The Rise of Cobra (2009).  She has appeared in TV series such as The American Embassy, Bedtime and Keen Eddie.

Marlon Wayans
Marlon Wayans is an American actor his films include I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), Mo’ Money (1992), Above the Rim (1994), Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1995), The Sixth Man (1997), Senseless (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Scary Movie (2000), Dungeons & Dragons (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), The Ladykillers (2004), White Chicks (2004), Behind the Smile (2006), Little Man (2006), Norbit (2007), Dance Flick (2009) and G.I Joe The Rise of Cobra (2009).  He has appeared in TV series such as In Living Color, Waynehead, The Wayans Bros, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child and Six Degrees.

Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje is a Nigerian English actor his film include Delta of Venus (1995), Congo (1995), Ace Ventura When Nature Calls (1995), Legionnaire (1998), The Mummy Returns (2001), Lip Service (2001), The Bourne Identity (2002), Unstoppable (2004), Black/Blue (2005), The Mistress of Spices (2005), Preaching to the Choir (2005), Get Rich or Die Tryin (2005), G.I Joe The Rise of Cobra (2009) and Faster (2010).  He has appeared in TV series such as Red Shoe Diaries, New York Undercover, Cracker, Oz, Lost and Monk.

Rachel Nichols
Rachel Nichols is an American actress and model her films include Autumn in New York (2000), Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003), Debating Robert Lee (2004), A Funny Thing Happened at the Quick Mart (2004), Walk Into a Bar (2004), The Amityville Horror (2005), Mr Dramatic (2005), Shopgirl (2005), The Woods (2006), Resurrecting the Champ (2007), P2 (2007), Charlie Wilson’s War (2007), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008), Star Trek (2009), G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), For Sale by Owner (2009), Ollie Klublershturf vs the Nazis (2010) and Meskada (2010).  She has appeared in TV series such as Sex and the City, Line of Fire, The Inside, Alias and Criminal Minds.

Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum is an American actor his films include Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), War of the Worlds (2005), Havoc (2005), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), She’s the Man (2006), Step Up (2006), Battle in Seattle (2007), The Trap (2007), Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Stop Loss (2008), Fighting (2009), Public Enemies (2009), G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Dear John (2010), Morgan and Destiny’s Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo (2010), The Dilemma (2011), The Eagle (2011) and The Son of No One (2011).   He has appeared in only one television series so far CSI: Miami in 2004.

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