David Murray Is Destro in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra?

David Murray's name was originally being bandied about for the role of Destro in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra before the role ultimately went to former Doctor Who Christopher Eccelston. However, according to Hisstank.com Murray will still be playing Destro in the film - just not the Destro of the modern era.

Casting information acquired at the European Cinema Expo reveals that Murray will play the first Destro in the film in a flashback sequence. Murray's arc will come to explain how the Destro clan ended up being associated with the face-covering metal mask the character is known for.

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra is currently filming and is scheduled for an August 7, 2009 release. The film stars Ray Parks, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Said Taghmaoui, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Marlon Wayans, Channing Tatum, Dennis Quiad, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Arnold Vosloo, Karolina Isela Kurkov, Byung Hun Lee and Christopher Eccleston.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released August 7th, 2009 and stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung-hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce. The film is directed by Stephen Sommers.


Sources: Hisstank.com

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Comments (25)

  1. Radimus-83

    lol dude, if i climbed on your back you might just like it!

    anyways, it was a joke. you can be a Dr Who nerd all you want, i can't talk... i love Star Wars and old 80's cartoon classics such as Transformers, Thundercats, He-Man etc

    4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  2. LEO: Lord Epsilon Omega

    WTF do you mean by that?! What's wrong? So what if I like it, I never said you had to! >:-( Get off my back, man!

    4 years agoby @epsalonFlag

  3. Radimus-83

    Dr Who fan?...... mother-f*cker,!!!

    that's it, wheres my gun?

    4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  4. LEO: Lord Epsilon Omega

    Good. When I first saw the headline, I thought they replaced Eccelston. And I was asking, "WTF? Aren't they already shooting it with Eccelston?" But this is good. Two Destros... I hope the two actors look similar.
    I probably just wanna see Eccelston so much because I'm a Doctor Who fan. LOL Yes, I admit it. I'm a nerd, and proud of it! XD

    4 years agoby @epsalonFlag

  5. kyle_hannah

    This will be awesome i love Stephen Sommers's movies although my dad was more a G.I. J.O.E fan than i was still should be fun

    4 years agoby @kyle-hannahFlag

  6. The Dark Knight

    just wait till the preview comes out to decide if it is gay or not

    4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  7. Radimus-83

    well you would know Marc, wouldn't you! :)
    anyway, everybody knows that gay is a disease, just like smallpox!

    4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  8. Marcusx

    still gay

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  9. monkey03

    Ed Wood, i still have faith in the movie, let's hope that the director doesn't screw them up.

    4 years agoby @monkey03Flag

  10. Solar XI

    They've been in production for a while, I need to see some sort of video or something even a teaser trailer

    4 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  11. ShadowfoxSC

    I need to see a trailer then ill make up my mine

    4 years agoby @shadowscFlag

  12. acebone

    who cares? love G.I. Joe though..

    4 years agoby @aceboneFlag

  13. Solar XI

    Did you read the f*ckin cast? Too late for that. But its a good cast

    4 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  14. Achilles

    Hopefully they dont have way too many characters to screw up the movie

    4 years agoby @achillesFlag

  15. Solar XI

    I have never heard of David Murray. Can someone give me a little insight as to who he is?

    4 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  16. Marcusx

    this is gonna blow. lame as hell

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  17. T.Clark

    IS THAT ALL U SAY!!!

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  18. ed_wood

    I still have high hopes for this, I hope I'm not let down.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  19. YotaruVegeta

    Why don't we just get Bill Murray to be Destro? :)

    4 years agoby @yotaruvegetaFlag

  20. CelluloidDreams

    I thought Casting was already done for this!?.

    & who the hell is David Murray anyways..?? I looked at his filmography...& well it's more bit parts...blink and you miss him...I love his 1 credit listed...."Batman Begins" (2005) .... Jumpy Thug ...LOL!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  21. Err

    hmmm... multiple destros... perhaps there will be more thought put into this script than id originally anticipated.

    have to wait and see i guess.

    4 years agoby @err2005Flag

  22. The Dark Knight

    Hope it doesn't suck

    4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  23. Space101

    Nice...this is good news...It's been a while since it's been shaping!

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  24. T.Clark

    This sounds like an awesome idea. I think this movie is shaping up to be great, i just hope i'm not let down

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

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