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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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According to a recent interview conducted by MTV, Brendan Fraser had no idea who he was playing in G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra. While we saw him onscreen as Sgt. Stone in Rise of Cobra, the identity of the character he was playing was not known, even by him, until much long after his takes were done:

“I want to say that I know the answer to that,” the star said with a laugh when we caught up with him recently. “Who exactly was I? I did not know until I saw the credit crawl when I saw the movie!”

“I think the character ended up being named ‘Sergeant Stone,’” Fraser said of a decision that was apparently made long after he had shot his scenes. “I think they might have picked it out of a hat.”

“I know [Stone wasn’t a toy],” Fraser added. “It wasn’t there [in the ‘G.I. Joe’ mythology].”

*Sgt. Stone was from Sigma 6*

Fraser was long rumored to be playing Gung Ho, and it turns out, the fan-favorite Cajun Marine might not be showing up in G.I. Joe 2 either:

But here’s the most interesting part: according to Fraser, the reason why Gung-Ho wasn’t in “Rise of Cobra” wasn’t that they were saving him for the sequel. Instead, it appears that Hasbro and Paramount couldn’t obtain legal clearance to use the name.

“For legal reasons, I couldn’t be Gung-Ho,” the star said. “I don’t know [why]; it didn’t clear legal at Paramount. Go ask them. I don’t know.” We did ask Paramount, and are currently waiting for their response.

In G.I. Joe 2, whether as Sgt. Stone or not, Fraser has plans for a more integral onscreen appearance:

“If I can emulate the character that they gave me,” Fraser said. “I’ll have to talk to Steven [Sommers, the director] about this. You know, that’s a good idea! I’ll have to do that over lunch.”

“I am looking for a job, actually,” he laughed, adding that the cryptic character may have an even more complicated backstory than Snake Eyes if Fraser gets his way. “Maybe I could be [his ‘Mummy’ character] Rick O’Connell’s great-great-grandson or something like that, who is actually in on being one of the Joes.”

So goodbye Gung Ho, and welcome whoever Fraser ends up playing this time around.

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