Destro Cast for G.I. Joe

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The main bad guy for the G.I. Joe movie has been cast. Playing the role of chrome-faced Destro will be*drum role*…David Murray. Who? Yeah, exactly. I did find out he was in Batman Begins as the “Jumpy Thug” via his IMDB page.

Everyone knows Destro, even if you don’t know the comics very well you must know the animated series theme song “…fighting Cobra and Destro, G.I. Joe!” The question is, who will bring this madman to life in Stephen Sommers’ big screen adaptation of the Real American Hero?

Well, the IESB has got your answer…Destro has been cast, it’s David Murray.

David Murray, mainly an actor of theatre, has been described as a cross between Alan Rickman and Clive Owen. A strong, good-looking dark haired actor, it is said he can pull off the “aristocratic snob” perfectly.

And although Destro had a minor role in the original animated “G.I. Joe: The Movie,” he is the main baddie this time around.

In the comics and the animated series, Destro’s full name is James McCullen Destro XXIV, and is Laird of Castle Destro in the Scottish Highlands.

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David Murray will be on screen with Dennis Quaid (General Hawk), Arnold Vosloo (Zartan), Channing Tatum (Duke), Sienna Miller (The Baroness), Ray Park (Snake Eyes), Rachel Nichols (Scarlett), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Heavy Duty), Said Taghmaoui (Breaker), Marlon Wayans (Ripcord), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Rex) and Byung-hun Lee (Storm Shadow).

This live action G.I Joe movie will be directed by Stephen Sommers and is set to be released August 7, 2009.

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