You were just starting to get your name out there after the success of a romcom like Crazy Rich Asians. It’s been so long since we’ve seen that one image of you guys in Japan with the banner. With everything going on in the world, I feel like Snake Eyes has been one of the most-anticipated films for the last two years. It’s about time that people see this new venture that we’re launching for the G.I. Coming back, of course, missing my newborn and my wife, but being able to finally share with the world this amazing movie that we filmed last year. One, it’s great to be back on a film set. How are you dealing with everything right now? It’s been an amazing ride. This has got to be one of the craziest times right now, from finally getting the film out to the recent birth of your daughter. To be able to even be considered for something like this, I knew that if the offer was there, I would dedicate my entire energy and concentration to getting it right.”ĭuring this conversation, Golding talks about his journey to getting it right, from honoring the character’s past while updating it and giving it new life, to how he's dealt with being a new father who’s also becoming an action star.

“Every actor’s dream is to lead a studio film like this,” Golding told Complex during a recent Snake Eyes press junket. “Those chances are one in 100, one in a million even.

Putting an entire film on his back was the next logical step, but for Golding, the most important part in putting on the Snake Eyes persona was to do right by the character’s legacy. The 34-year-old actor, husband, and new father was just getting into the mainstream after playing Nick Young in 2018’s smash hit Crazy Rich Asians, and even delivered a solid performance amongst a gang of GOATs in Guy Ritchie’s 2020 action-comedy The Gentlemen. Joe series-is that the iconic character is being brought to life by rising star Henry Golding. Joe Origins-a film which has to both tell the origin story of this franchise star while setting up the future of the G.I. The other part of our anticipation for Snake Eyes: G.I. A ninja, dressed in all black like The Omen, who was also a whole good guy? Big hype. Joe: A Real American Hero animated series. Joe franchise-I feel like I’ve wanted to see a Snake Eyes film since I was a kid, engrossed in the G.I. Part of that is because of the icon that is Snake Eyes and what he’s meant to the G.I. Joe Origins in their local theaters, one of the interesting by-products is that it’s a film we were hype about for this year and last year. While COVID-19 restrictions are easing things up enough to allow moviegoers the option of taking in certified summer action flicks like Paramount’s Snake Eyes: G.I.

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