Snake Eyes Movie New Cast & Returning G.I. Joe Character Guide

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins boasts an international cast to bring the 1980s action figures to life. While there have been two previous G.I. Joe movies, 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and 2013’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Snake Eyes reboots the G.I. Joe film series while also telling a revamped origin of the popular silent ninja warrior.

In Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, fans will learn how the eponymous commando joined the Arashikage clan, an ancient sect of ninja warriors who have been protecting Japan for 600 years. The Arashikage clan becomes threatened by the global terrorist organization known as Cobra, and in this rebooted continuity, the G.I. Joe team and Cobra already exist as rival entities. While only a handful of classic G.I. Joe characters will appear in Snake Eyes, the film will reveal heretofore unknown details about the quiet commando’s origins and how he became blood brothers with Storm Shadow.

Snake Eyes was played by Ray Parks in the previous G.I. Joe movies, and the ninja action involving Storm Shadow was arguably the best part of the prior films. However, Snake Eyes hopes to kick off a brand new G.I. Joe movie franchise if it’s successful at the box office, and the filmmakers hope that starting the new saga with the most popular G.I. Joe characters will lead to success. Here’s who’s who in Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

Henry Golding As Snake Eyes

Henry Golding plays the titular black-clad ninja warrior, who is traditionally silent in G.I. Joe because of an accident that left him deformed and without speech. Since Snake Eyes is his rebooted origin story, fans will see a new version of how Snake Eyes learned his fighting skills with the Arashikage clan, his friendship turned rivalry with Storm Shadow, and how he becomes part of the G.I. Joe team. Golding is best known for starring in Crazy Rich Asians and Last Christmas.

Andrew Koji As Storm Shadow

Andrew Koji steps into the role of Thomas “Tommy” Arashikage AKA Storm Shadow, the yin to Snake Eyes’ yang. Tommy is Snake Eyes’ best friend who indoctrinates him into his family’s ninja clan, but the two are destined to be enemies on opposite sides of the G.I. Joe and Cobra conflict. Koji is best known for starring in Warrior and has appeared in Peaky Blinders and American Gods.

Samara Weaving As Scarlett

Samara Weaving plays Scarlett, aka Major Shana M. O’Hara, one of the original members of the G.I. Joe team. In Snake Eyes, Scarlett is both a Joe and has ties to Clan Arashikage, and she enters the story to combat the involvement of Cobra. Weaving is best known for starring in Ready or Not and Bill & Ted Face the Music.

Úrsula Corberó As The Baronness

Úrsula Corberó plays The Baroness, AKA Anastasia DeCobray, in the original G.I. Joe comics and animated series. Baroness is an elite Cobra operative and intelligence officer who is executing a mission on behalf of Cobra, and she has a shared past with Scarlett. Corberó is a Spanish actress best known for starring in Money Heist.

Snake Eyes Supporting Cast & Characters

Haruka Abe as Akiko: Akiko is the Arashikage clan’s head of security and she doesn’t trust Snake Eyes as he tries to join the ninja sect. Abe can be seen in 47 Ronin and Cruella.

Takehiro Hira as Kenta: Kenta is a Yakuza leader who was a member of the Arashikage clan but was cast out and joined Cobra. He now wants to destroy the ninjas who trained him. Hira also stars in Lost Girls and Love Hotels.

Iko Uwais as Hard Master: Hard Master is based on the Arashikage sensei in the G.I. Joe comics, who is also the uncle of Storm Shadow. Uwais starred in The Raid movies and Wu Assassins.

Peter Mensah as Blind Master: Blind Master is the sightless co-leader of the Arashikage clan. Mensah appeared in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and 300: Rise of an Empire.

Steven Allerick as Father: Snake Eyes’ father is at the center of a mystery that drives Snake Eyes’ life. Allerick appeared in Westworld and The Expanse.

Eri Ishida as Sen: The matriarch and leader of the Arashikage clan, Sen has doubts about Storm Shadow’s ability to lead the ninjas. Ishida can be seen in Lost Girls and Love Hotels and Lupin.

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