After freeing Duke, the Baroness is subdued, as the Doctor reveals he has implanted her with nanomites, which has put her under his control for the past four years. Mindbender in the bunker and was seduced by the nanomite technology, taking too long to retrieve the data and getting caught in the bombing, which disfigured him. Duke learns that McCullen's employer the Doctor is actually Rex Lewis, Ana's brother, believed to have been killed by a mistimed airstrike during a mission led by Duke (also the origin of the alienation between Duke and Ana). Snake Eyes duels and prevails over Storm Shadow. prototype Night Raven jet, while Scarlett, Breaker, and Snake Eyes infiltrate the base. After Snake Eyes takes out one missile, Ripcord destroys the remaining two by using a stolen M.A.R.S. He states that he intends to do this because by killing millions of people in these cities, he will strike fear into the hearts of every man, woman, and child on the planet, after which they will turn to the person with the most power in the world, the President of the United States. The Joes, rather than going back to The Pit as ordered, locates the secret base and fly there, as McCullen loads the three remaining warheads onto three missiles, which are aimed for Beijing, Moscow, and Washington, DC, the world's three most important capitals. However, in doing so, he is captured and taken to McCullen's base under the Arctic, while the Joes are to be deported from France having been framed for destroying the Eiffel Tower. The missile hits the Eiffel Tower and releases the nanomites in it, destroying the tower and some of the surrounding area before Duke manages to hit the kill switch. Making their way to Paris, the Joes pursue the Baroness and Storm Shadow, but are unsuccessful in stopping them from launching one of the missiles. Joe base and sends Storm Shadow and the Baroness to retrieve the warheads, with assistance from Zartan.Īfter a fight, Storm Shadow and the Baroness retrieve the warheads and take them to Baron DeCobray, the Baroness's husband, for him to weaponize in his particle accelerator after he reluctantly does this, DeCobray is killed by Storm Shadow. Using a tracking device, McCullen locates the G.I. McCullen is revealed to be using the same nanotechnology to build an army of soldiers with the aid of the Doctor, planning on using the warheads to cause worldwide panic and bring about a new world order. 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. Joe's command center in Egypt, and upon arriving, rendezvous with the head of the G.I. Duke and Ripcord are rescued by Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Breaker, and Heavy Duty. Their convoy is ambushed by the Baroness, whom Duke recognizes to be his ex-fiancée Ana Lewis. sells four warheads to NATO, and NATO troops led by American soldiers Duke and Ripcord are asked to deliver the warheads. The nanobots can only be stopped by activating the kill switch. In the near future, weapons master James McCullen has created a nanotech-based weapon-nanomites designed to devour metal and other materials, capable of destroying anything from tanks to cities. Joe: Retaliation, was released on March 28, 2013. The Rise of Cobra opened at the top of the box office and went on to gross over $302 million worldwide by the end of its run, though critical reception was generally negative. The film made its world premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on August 6, 2009, and was theatrically released worldwide the following day, following an extensive marketing campaign focused on the Mid-American public.
Filming took place in Downey, California, and Prague's Barrandov Studios, and six companies handled the visual effects. Joe Team after being attacked by Military Armaments Research Syndicate ( M.A.R.S.) troops.Īfter leaked drafts of the script were criticized by fans, Larry Hama, writer of the comic, was hired as creative consultant, and rewrites were made.
The story follows two American soldiers, Duke and Ripcord, who join the G.I. Joe features an ensemble cast based on the various characters of the franchise. The film was directed by Stephen Sommers.
It is the first installment in the live-action G.I.
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Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a 2009 American military science fiction action film based on the toy franchise created by Hasbro, with particular inspiration from the comic book series and toy line G.I.