My inside source has struck again! This time, he's got me the first pic eve (that I know of) of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra's Destro in his mask. Now, we saw the figure of masked Destro yesterday, or rather, those who were willing to be spoiled did, and it looked pretty good. TR commenter ZeroCorpse guessed that the metal mask would be all CG, and he wins the prize of being right... on the internet... on a small nerd site (congrats). Hit the jump to see Big D for yourself.
UPDATE: Paramount made me take the Destro screencap down, so it appears to have been real. If you missed it, I stand by my comment that it looks very CG, but it's still accurate to the toy/cartoon, which I appreciate. Plus, the CG work might not be finished yet. Rest assured you'll likely be okay with masked Destro when you finally see him.
[IMAGE REMOVED AT REQUEST OF PARAMOUNT'S SCARY-ASS LAWYERS]
Now, before you freak out, remember this is a small, lo-res screencap of what appears to be Destro moving, so it will likely look somewhat better on-screen than it does here, although it will very, very clearly be all CG. You know, I'm kind of down with it. I really don't know what else they could have done to make the mask work, and while it does seem to be obviously CG, I'm really glad they tried, you know? This whole Watchmen thing has gotten me super-invested when movies actually try to do things for the fans, so even masked Destro doesn't end up so great, I really appreciate them trying, just like I don't appreciate the whole Cobra Commander/Jason X nonsense.
Also, I need a name for my awesome Hollywood insider, because he's been good to me and I'm under the impression this won't be the end of him. Right now, all I can think of is Deep Nerd. Your suggestions in the comments would be greatly appreciated.
ALSO: Just to let the haters know, Deep Nerd (a.k.a. Geek Throat) was responsible for explaining the Deadpool Debacle and giving other Wolverine movie spoilers, all of which jibed exactly with an early screening reported later by io9. He's legit. You might not like the news he's giving us, but he's legit. [DOUBLE ALSO: As mentioned above, Paramount made me take the pic down, which pretty much proves to me it was authentic.]
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Templar said:
What can I say? It looks like Destro.
GeekGirlDiva said:
I think you should call him @trhi (TR Hollywood Insider)and then everyone can go nuts trying to find him on Twitter ;-)
JOE said:
Was Destro's mask a part of his face in the cartoon? I know it wasn't in the comic. In the cartoon, I thought it was just a metal mask that he could take on and off (with the mouth moving just so his face had some animation to it)
Rich said:
Nice to see he shares a tailor with Blofeld.
Matt said:
Call him "Geek Throat".
MyNoNos said:
That is cool.
TR coming into it's own with an official "scoop". Nikki Finke would be proud!!!
I'm sure it will look much smoother in the final version.
I'm glad they went CGI so he can move his lips and what not. I was afraid they were gonna try to make him look like Dr Doom.
Optimus Insider, maybe? I like the whole play on the Deep Throat thing though.
MyNoNos said:
@ Matt
"Geek Throat"
You are good my man!
Cmd Shepard said:
Call him TRANNY, which stands for "Topless Robot Agent in Nutbusting News Yay"
varrior said:
Looks like Destro, I guess?
Better than that Commander/Jason X abomination, though, you're right about that much.
Andrew said:
I think they totally could've gotten away with a real mask. But I'll reserve judgment for the real film, which will be awful for many other reasons.
As for your insider, a few suggestions:
Topless Insider (or TI for short)
Stoolie
Freddie P.
Sanchez
The Devil
BBQ Nachos
Anarchris said:
The Topless Insider, or "T.I." for short.
Although now looking at it, calling him/her or anyone "T.I." does sound kinda lame.
AC said:
They can't make that shiz shiny at least? It's better than Cobra Commander and it looks like Destro, I just always remember it as shiny for some reason.
RSA said:
I vote for "Geek Throat"
Fucking brilliant
Deadpan said:
Huh. Kinda looks like a gray Kryton to me.
varrior said:
As for the Insider: Call him Jesus Juice.
Motorthing said:
Yeah - a Grey Kryton. Good catch Deadpan, it was likely to annoy me for several minutes at least that I couldn't connect what that expression reinded me of.
Destro shouldn't have corners......and get some High-Shine out of the garage STAT.
Just Another Greg said:
Maybe it's the "O" suffix thing, but why not Mysterio? Mysterio had a hollywood background, yes? Plus the name brings up connotations of, you know, mystery.
Plus PLUS I can then imagine you getting your insider tips from a man with a fishbowl on his head.
Absent that, another vote for "Geek Throat."
Snoodle said:
Throwing my vote in for 'Geek Throat'.
I'm betting the effects aren't finished at the point when this was taken, other than that it looks alright. I would've liked if they could have done it mostly without the CGI, but I'm trying to picture it now and I'm fairly certain it would've just looked cheap and have been really hard to act in...
Hugo said:
Geek Troat takes the cake.
jamie said:
Geek Throat has got my vote. Oh, what, I don't get a vote? What, is this some totalitarian regime? Oh, it is? Well okay then.
Khaine said:
Damn... I thought I had some good names till I saw Geek Throat.
Winner winner chicken dinner.
mxyzplk said:
Dammit, someone beat me to "Geek Throat!" Totally the one.
Destro said:
Fake..........Nice Traffic Grab
superoceanlad said:
Dorktor Zhivago
Vichus Smith said:
I can't understand how people would be mad at the new Destro mask when the cartoon Destro mask just looks like a dude with his face painted silver. I'm more worried about the characters being cool over how they look.
Lando Da Pimp said:
I just wish it was chrome. I am glad it is CGI. If not you know that the mouth wouldn't move.
NeoXorn said:
Any links? I just woke up. i haven't seen it yet.
Ryan B said:
Topless Tipster? Thats all I got, at least it has alliteration going for it.
Craig said:
Don't worry I got one too - still, thanks very much for an awesome scoop!
The Real Destro said:
Don't get bent out of shape by a very early pic that looks like donkey poo. The finished product and how it will look is right here!
http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/gi-joe-movie-2/gi-joe-movie-roc-high-res-destro-images-8103/
Enjoy It! It does not suck.......
Craig said:
Unfortunately, that puny figure looks twice as realistic as the movie still we've all been bullied into taking down, I've seen better fan-made photo shop images of Destro in recent days...
C.I.A.D. said:
Oh ye of little faith, Craig! Give it a chance, bud. Granted, I agree, these still are anything but flattering, but I'm sure (or at least I hope) the movie will be a lot better than many give it credit for.
