''Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins'' (or simply ''Snake Eyes'') is a 2021 American

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loosely based on

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's ''

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'' toy line character Snake Eyes. It is the third installment in the ''G.I. Joe'' film series. The film is directed by

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from a screenplay by

Evan Spiliotopoulos Evan Spiliotopoulos (; born ) is a Greek-American screenwriter, film producer, and film director. Early life Spiliotopoulos was born in Greece, and graduated from high school there. Soon after, he moved to the United States and attended the Un ...

, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse. It serves as an

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for the title character, while also being a

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of the film series. The film stars

Henry Golding Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is a British actor of Malaysian origin. He has starred in the romantic comedies '' Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018) and ''Last Christmas'' (2019), the thriller '' A Simple Favor'' (2018), the action comedy '' ...

as Snake Eyes, with

Andrew Koji Andrew Koji (born 1987) is a British actor and martial artist. He had his breakout role as Ah Sahm in the Cinemax series ''Warrior'' (2019–2023). Koji went on to play Storm Shadow in ''Snake Eyes'' (2021) and Yuichi "The Father" Kimura in ...

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, and

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in supporting roles. The project was first announced in May 2018, with Golding being cast in the title role in August 2019 and the rest of the cast joining in subsequent months. After initial filming took place in

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and Japan from October 2019 to February 2020, reshoots took place in March 2021. ''Snake Eyes'' was released by

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in the United States on July 23, 2021. The film received generally mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and only grossed $40 million worldwide against an $88–110 million budget, making it a

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Plot

Living on the run, a young boy and his father are found by their sinister pursuers. Forced to roll dice to determine his fate, the father is murdered after rolling double ones, but his son escapes. Twenty years later, the boy has adopted the name " Snake Eyes" and is discovered by

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boss Kenta Takamura, competing in an underground fighting circuit. With the promise of help finding his father's killer, he agrees to join Kenta's criminal organization, and is asked to execute a man who infiltrated the gang, but helps him escape instead. The man is Kenta's cousin Tommy, who reveals that they were both in line to lead the Arashikage clan, an ancient

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society. Banished after trying to have Tommy killed, Kenta still seeks control of the clan. Grateful to Snake Eyes, Tommy brings him to his family's ''dōjō'' in

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to be initiated. Tommy's grandmother Sen, the clan's current leader, agrees to let Snake Eyes undergo three trials to prove his worth. In his first test, Snake Eyes is unable to seize a bowl of water from the clan's Hard Master; realizing this is a test of humility, he succeeds by respectfully asking instead. Unbeknownst to the clan, Snake Eyes has been tasked by Kenta with betraying Tommy; their escape was staged to allow Snake Eyes to win Tommy's trust, and to steal the clan's sacred "Jewel of the Sun". The clan's head of security, Akiko, distrusts Snake Eyes, but she accompanies him and Tommy on a raid of Kenta's gang. They learn through an ally, Major Scarlett O'Hara, that Kenta is allied with the terrorist organization

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. Snake Eyes confronts Kenta and his Cobra liaison, the

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, who warns that stealing the jewel is the only way they will lead him to his father's killer. The clan's Blind Master administers Snake Eyes' second test, a vision of his father, and he bonds with Akiko after telling her about his father's death. For his final trial, he faces the clan's gigantic, sacred

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s. Sensing he is not truly pure of heart, the snakes attack, but he is saved by Akiko. Snake Eyes conceals his deception, but admits to having vengeance in his heart, & his lifelong search for his father’s murderer. He is allowed to live, but is expelled from the clan. He bids farewell to Tommy as

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s, but breaks into the clan's temple that night, subduing Akiko and stealing the jewel. He delivers it to Kenta, who agrees to give it to Cobra once he has used it to take over the Arashikage. Snake Eyes receives his reward — his father's killer, a former Cobra agent — and forces him to roll his own dice, but spares his life and returns to warn the Arashikage. Tommy puts aside his anger when Snake Eyes comes to his aid, as Kenta uses the jewel's fiery magical powers to lay waste to the ''dōjō''. Scarlett arrives to fight off Kenta's men, but she and Sen are captured. A power-hungry Kenta refuses to hand over the jewel, prompting the Baroness to agree to a temporary alliance with Scarlett and the clan. With his men defeated, Kenta loses the jewel to Tommy, who tries to use its power to kill him. Kenta escapes, but Snake Eyes traps them both in the anaconda pit, where Kenta is devoured. The snakes now judge Snake Eyes as pure of heart, worthy of joining the clan. Sen strips Tommy of his birthright for breaking the family's vow never to use the jewel. Forsaking the clan and blaming Snake Eyes, Tommy vows to kill him should they ever meet again. As Snake Eyes sets out to find him, Akiko gives him a black outfit and helmet, and Scarlett informs Snake Eyes that his father was a member of international peacekeeping organization,

, and invites him to become a fellow Joe. The Baroness invites Tommy to join Cobra, and he declares a new name for himself: "

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Cast

as Snake Eyes:
A lone fighter with a mysterious past, known only as "Snake Eyes", who is recruited into the secretive Clan Arashikage. The events of the film portray the character prior to becoming the heroic masked agent of the

organization. The character was drastically changed to accommodate a new background, motivation and ethnicity. Max Archibald plays the young Snake Eyes. *

as Tommy / Storm Shadow:
A skilled member and the heir of the Arashikage clan, and Snake Eyes' friend and brother-in-arms; who will eventually become his archenemy. *

:
An elite operative at

, a terrorist organization, who is second only to

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. *

as Scarlett: An elite agent and Army

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in G.I. Joe and ally of the Arashikage clan. *

Haruka Abe is a Japanese actress based in London. Life and career Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Abe grew up in Tokyo, London and New York. She trained at Rose Bruford College in South East London. She appeared in BBC's '' Ideal'' as Miko, and as Marti in Slee ...

as Akiko:
The Arashikage clan's head of security, who forges a deep tie to Snake Eyes. *

Takehiro Hira is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor. Early life and education Hira was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan to actors Mikijirō Hira and Yoshiko Sakuma. He was raised in Japan until he was 15 years old. He went to high school at Moses ...

as Kenta:
Tommy's cousin, a member of Cobra; who seeks control of the Arashikage clan. *

as Hard Master:
A formidable mentor of the Arashikage clan and the uncle of Tommy. *

Peter Mensah Peter Mensah (born 27 August 1959) is a Ghanaian-British actor, based in Canada. He is best known for his role as Oenomaus on the Starz television series ''Spartacus'' (2010–2013). He has also appeared in such films as ''Tears of the Sun'', '' ...

as Blind Master:
A blind mentor of the Arashikage clan. *

James Hiroyuki Liao James Hiroyuki Liao (born February 6, 1976) is an American actor. Liao is known for his television roles as Roland Glenn in the Fox serial drama ''Prison Break'' (2008); Jay Lee in the CBS, and later A&E, police procedural series ''Unforgetta ...

as Yasuzo In addition,

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portrays Sen, leader of the Arashikage clan.

Production

In May 2018, it was announced the next installment of the ''G.I. Joe'' franchise would be a spin-off film chronicling the origins of the character Snake Eyes. In December, producer

Lorenzo di Bonaventura Lorenzo di Bonaventura (; born January 13, 1957) is an American film producer and the founder and owner of Di Bonaventura Pictures. He is best known for producing the ''G.I. Joe (film series), G.I. Joe'' and Transformers (film series), ''Transfo ...

stated that

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, who had played the character in the previous films, would not reprise his role for the spin-off.

was set as director the same month. In August 2019,

was cast to star in the title role.

was then cast as

, taking over the role from

Lee Byung-hun Lee Byung-hun (; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably '' Joint Security Area'' (2000); '' A Bittersweet Life'' (2005); '' The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) ...

, who played the character in the previous films. In September,

entered negotiations to join the film as Hard Master, and

was cast as

. Uwais was confirmed in October, with

and

added to the cast. Steven Allerick was announced as part of the cast in December. Golding's Instagram revealed that

would play Blind Master, taking over the role from

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in the previous films. Originally, Koji was not interested in a role in a G.I. Joe movie but ultimately could not pass the opportunity saying, "I thought about playing that character because I didn't like the first two films. I can say that. I'm allowed to not like a film. So, I was hesitant, at first, to even accept that. That's a big studio film and my first role in a big studio film, so I was very hesitant because I didn't have that trust in Hollywood to do that. What Warrior taught me and the voice that it gave me helped my work on Storm Shadow. I don't wanna play a character with a six-pack. I wanted him to be human and flawed. He's going through stuff. For me, when I saw the first G.I. Joe films, I was like, 'I don't wanna do that. That's not the kind of thing I wanna do.'" With Golding replacing Ray Park from the original G.I. Joe movies, writer Larry Hama said "Some people are saying that casting Golding 'fixes' the character of Snake-Eyes, but I disagree. I had wanted to keep him ambiguous until Hasbro introduced Storm Shadow as the only Asian character and made him a bad guy. I decided to 'fix' that by delving into his background and gradually turning him into a good guy. This is why Snake-Eyes is a White guy." Japanese action choreographer

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served as the action director and stunt coordinator for the film. He was brought onto the project on the recommendation of

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to the producers. Initially, Tanigaki was attached to the film solely as a choreographer, but Stahelski later recommended that he take on the additional role of second unit director. Filming began on October 15, 2019, in

and was expected to continue until December 9. Filming moved to Japan on January 10, 2020, and wrapped on February 26, 2020. Golding announced in March 2021 that reshoots for the film had occurred. Filming locations in Japan included

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and

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. In June 2021, the month before the film's release, Paramount revealed a series of "moving posters" (very brief videos) of the main characters.

Release

''Snake Eyes'' was released on July 23, 2021, in

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and

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. It was originally scheduled for release on March 27, 2020, before being delayed to October 16, and then a week later to October 23. The film was then removed from the release schedule on July 27, due to nationwide theater closures in the United States in the wake of the

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. Paramount later rescheduled the film for October 22, 2021, before it was moved up to July 23.

Home media

The film received a digital release on August 17, 2021, and was released on

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and

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on October 19 by

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Reception

Box office

''Snake Eyes'' grossed $28.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $11.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $40.1 million. With a production budget of at least $88 million, the film needed to gross $160–175 million in order to

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. In the United States and Canada, ''Snake Eyes'' was released alongside '' Old'' and '' Joe Bell'', and was projected to gross around $15 million from 3,521 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $5.5 million on its first day, including $1.4 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $13.4 million, finishing second at the box office, behind ''Old''. The opening weekend, while in-line with projections, was deemed disappointing given the film's expensive production and promotional costs, and blamed on the ongoing pandemic, lukewarm critical reviews, and audiences being more selective of what films they were seeing in theaters than in a normal marketplace. The film fell 70% to $4 million in its sophomore weekend, finishing seventh, then made $1.6 million in its third weekend, dropping to eighth.

Critical response

Audiences polled by

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gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale. Jesse Hassenger of ''

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'' wrote, "''Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins'' doesn't reach the giddy, earnest heights of something like ''

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'' or a

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project. It methodically sets up sequels—to be recast and released around 2030, judging by the ''Joes''s cinematic track record so far. But the dubiousness of its present-day achievement, the sheer ludicrousness of making the best ''G.I. Joe'' movie in 2021, is part of the dumbfounding fun." ''

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''s

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said the film "looks almost nothing like a ''G.I. Joe'' movie," and wrote, "''Snake Eyes'', as directed by Robert Schwentke... has style and verve, with a diabolical family plot that creates a reasonable quota of actual drama. The movie is also a synthetic but infectiously skillful big-studio hodgepodge of ninja films,

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films, yakuza films, and international revenge films." Writing for ''

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'', Hoai-Tran Bui said that " hefight scenes are almost exclusively shot in close-up and shaky cam, and when they're not, they're edited so much that Snake Eyes might as well have shredded the frames with his sword." Bilge Ebiri of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review, criticizing the action sequences, story, and dialogue, but praised the film for its visuals and production values, writing "The action in ''Snake Eyes'' is instantly forgettable, even if the locations and costumes are sometimes fun. You can occasionally sense director Robert Schwentke ... trying to assert some visual imagination. There's one rain-soaked, neon-drenched street fight featuring long takes and swooping camera moves that gave me some early cause for hope, and Alec Hammond's production design, particularly at the Arashikage Clan's compound, occasionally enchants." Glen Kenny of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review, and criticized the story. He wrote "The plot points above are real; however, tbears only coincidental resemblance to an art film. But such are the longueurs of this would-be slam-bang blockbuster directed by Robert Schwentke, that it sure does inspire woolgathering ... For an ostensible action hero, Henry Golding in the title role does an awful lot of standing around and looking tense. The mayhem is frantic yet forgettable, and the possibly inadvertent goofiness extends from dialogue humdingers like 'For 600 years, our ninjas have brought peace and stability to Japan' to a central-casting villainess who looks like she has a side gig as a dominatrix." Johnny Oleksinki of ''

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'' rated the film 2 out of 4 stars, and wrote "All of this is building toward Snake Eyes becoming a Joe, but the martial arts film's connection to the main story feels frail, as if ''

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'' ended with

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becoming an Avenger. The fights, taken on their own, are occasionally OK, but not enough to lift this joke- and fun-free slog." Soren Andersen of ''

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'' rated the film 1.5 out of 4 stars, and wrote " The fight scenes, full of swordplay and gunfire, are choppily edited and somehow lackadaisical. It's as though Schwentke was operating from a checklist of expected action-movie clichés and hurries through them all." He also went on to criticize Henry Golding's performance, writing "That guy nake Eyesis supposed to be a super ninja. Lithe and limber. Tough and toned. An enigma. A loner. A total badass. Golding is none of those. ''

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'' revealed his forte as being a sexy smoothie. Easy on the eyes. Effortlessly engaging. Not the skill set for Mr. Snake Eyes" and said he lacked "presence".

Future

In May 2020, a follow-up film was announced to be in development, with a script co-written by Shrapnel and Waterhouse. di Bonaventura was set to return as producer, while the project would be a joint-venture production between

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and

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References

External links

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