Bring on the Vipers!

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:16:14 PDT

Destro's M.A.R.S. Arctic Headquarters have been revealed for all to see. Thanks to a IESB.net's Robert Sanchez we can now glimpse the sets and glean some of the secrets of the new G.I. Joe flick. Find out what's in Destro's Arctic Headquarters, and get some toy hints, after the jump.

Destro's Arctic Headquarters include a submarine docking area, medical lab, the diving bell room, Destro's submarine, a control room and (best of all) a giant ice cave. IESB also got to check out a few of the JOE toys including a JOE Sub and described it:

Small two man submarine called a "SHARC" (Submersible High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft), the cargo area of a troop transport and the remains of the Urban Combat Level of The Pit.

As far as details about the plot and characters all they could reveal is that there will be lots of explosions. Vipers and Neo-Vipers were on set. It should be exciting to see how they'll bring all of the Vipers to life, as they're the best expendable foot soldiers ever (so many different kinds!). Also, Brendan Fraser has no connection to the movie whatsoever and neither does Dwayne Johnson (pity).

G.I. Joe Set Tour [IESB]

The Earliest Days of Babylon 5 in Pictures

Annalee Newitz — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:39:30 PDT

Here's an amazing image from the pre-history of 1990s political space opera Babylon 5, when the set for the space station's main corridor had first been built and the techs were testing out stage lighting in it. This just got posted by Mojo, a visual effects artist who works on Battlestar Galactica and used to work on B5. He says he has a lot more where these came from and will be posting them on his new blog.

Here is an even earlier image, of the corridor being constructed.

If you want to see more from Mojo, check out his blog.

io9: set design

Bring on the Vipers!

The Earliest Days of Babylon 5 in Pictures