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In the past few days there's been quite a bit of GI Joe Retaliation news posted, primarily interviews with cast members.

MTV Movies Blog caught up with The Rock where he reveals that he fights Cobra Commander in Retaliation. Cobra Commander isn't just in a leadership role, he's a physical adversary to the Joes this time around:

Johnson confirmed that there will be a physical tussle between his character and Cobra, giving Roadblock a more worthy opponent. "[Cobra Commander] is a physical adversary, as well as Firefly. That was one of the cool things about the script and about this character; it's finding the right adversary and building to that," Johnson said. "So we have Firefly and then ultimately Cobra."

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In addition, Moviefone caught up with DJ Cotrona and Adrianne Palicki. Both were fans of GI Joe while growing up, and Cotrona reveals that he was disappointed with Rise Of Cobra:

As a G.I. Joe fan, did you like the first movie?
Cotrona: As a G.I. Joe fan, I was disappointed. Strictly as a G.I. Joe fan, I was disappointed. I think it was a big, fun film. A big sci-fi, family fun film that everybody could enjoy.

Palicki: Visually fun...

Cotrona: But it took a lot of liberties, I felt. And when we came around to making this one, I think everyone was on the same page about focusing on that, specifically. And trying to make sure that it fits into the classic idea of G.I. Joe. Aesthetically and character design and background -- I think it really got it right this time.

In addition he talks about wanting to do Retaliation right and what he wanted to see:

Was there any thought of, "You know, not everyone liked the first movie, maybe I shouldn't do the sequel"?

Cotrona: Just as a fan, I was hesitant hearing that they were going to do another one. Only because, stand alone, it was a good movie. It was successful, it was fun, it was entertaining and there were some amazing actors in it. But the G.I. Joe concept that I grew up with, I wasn't satiated. I wanted to see those classic Larry Hama comic book characters. The great thing is, when I first met with Jon and Lorenzo: that was the focus. It was to bring those characters to life as closely to how they were intended as possible. And make it a big, fun movie that everybody can actually enjoy.

More video interviews from SuperHeroHype can be seen after the jump!

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