Joseph Mazzello Joins G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKES

The Pacific star Joseph Mazzello is the most recent actor to join the cast of the John Chu directed sequel, G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes. He will take on the role of a character named Mouse. This isn't a very well known character, he is from the Sgt. Savage and Screaming Eagles series.

The character is described as a 18-year-old Southern charmer, and apparently this is a major role in the sequel. One of the casting agents from the show previously stated that it’s “a huge role for a young up-and-comer”, and that “the role would be Taylor Kitsch’s had he been just a spot younger." Well, it's safe to say that Mazzello is no Taylor Kitsch, but he is a solid actor. I thought he was great in The Pacific, he also had a role in David Fincher's The Social Network.

The director of the sequel previously talked about the fans passion of the franchise and knowing what they want in a G.I. Joe film saying...

I think it’s not just another action movie. Maybe the first one was that, but we’re really trying to break it down and take the shine off and show that my Joes were the ones in the mud, the sand and the trees and in the epic worldwide adventures. Each one had individual talents. So we really want to bring the experience of what I grew up with playing with these toys. What it feels like so that kids now can be reintroduced to the Joes and experience it in a different way. This is like down and dirty Joe for me.

Channing Tatum will be back as Duke, Ray Park as Snake Eyes and Byung Hun-lee as Stormshadow. Some of the newcommers to the franchise are Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock, Elodie Yung as Jinx, DJ Cotrona as Flint, Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye, RZA as The Blind Master and Ray Stevenson as Firefly.

I don't have much faith in this film.