It looks like there is now a reason to go ahead and get excited for G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes. Through a tweet, Dwayne Johnson has confirmed that he is coming to the movie franchise as Roadblock.

The character of Roadblock is a heavy machine gunner that also doubles as a cook. Somehow that just sounds perfect for The Rock.

Now, that this news has broke, I am a little more excited about the news of the sequel. Look for it some time in the summer of 2012.

Is another G.I. Joe movie something that you will want to go see? Even though the movie didn’t do what the producers thought it would in terms of summer blockbuster, it did alright. In fact, it did good enough to warrant them to think about a sequel.

However, would it be something that you, or the general public want to go see. I admit, I was a little let down by the movie because of the hype surrounding it. But, I would probably be interested in another Joe movie. If for nothing else to see if they can get it right this time.

Dennis Quaid, who played General Hawk, is already pumped about it. In a recent interview he goes on to say;

“I’m definitely on board if they do another one,” he told Sci-Fi Wire. “I don’t know if they have a script yet, but I’m definitely interested.”

Hmmm… sounds like someone wants to keep his momentum going.

If there is going to be a second installment in the G.I. Joe franchise I do hope that the producers and directors listen to what the fans had to say about The Rise of Cobra and make some serious changes.

The summer movie season is upon us and this year looks like a major year for turning out the box office hits. Getting things started with movies like X-Men Wolverine and Star Trek and showing no signs of letting up, this could be one of the biggest years in some time.

I’m looking forward to a lot of movies, but I thought I would let you know what five movies I’m looking forward to the most in 2009. They will be listed in no particular order, but there is one that I absolutely can’t wait to see and I would gladly miss every one of the movies this year, if I was only able to see just one.

Drag Me To Hell just looks like it might be one of those horror films that actually is a horror film. I am sick of the promises from trailers and movie news that promise there will be plenty of scary moments only to be a gore fest instead of something truly horrific. I’m hoping that Drag Me To Hell is that movie of 2009. Last year Quarantine set the bar pretty high for horror movies. Can this one top it?

Drag Me To Hell stars Alison Lohman as a bank representative who is sent to evict a creepy old woman from her home. It only gets worse from there.

Up didn’t look like a movie I wanted to see when it first came out. I do like animated films and enjoy them when they are made with great care and quality. Bolt is one of those great movies that is fun and you can tell had some passion behind it. The creators really wanted to put together something that will be an instant classic. I am hoping that Pixar’s newest Up is that same thing.

The trailers are pretty funny and the film shorts from the movie leave you with a desire to see more.

When it comes to movies that are about history, have action, and star some pretty heavy hitters, I am there. Public Enemis starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale looks to be one of the big movies of the year and one I must see.

Set in the 1930′s, the film takes on the enigmatic John Dillinger (Depp) and his gang as they terrorize banks on an unprecedented crime spree. But, hot on their heels is FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Bale) who has the task to take him, and his gang, down.

I love movies set in this time and am hoping that like several others, Public Enemies is all I hope it to be.

G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra is one I was hoping would be made ever since I was 10. The animated versions were ok, but I wanted something real. Something with some teeth on it. Something… well, like what is coming up on Aug. 7th.

While I probably wouldn’t have put Dennis Quaid in the lead role, I think he will do ok. The action sequences from the official G.I. Joe trailer look pretty good, I am hoping that the story line is a little better than the trailer lets on.

G.I. Joe is such an American icon that pulling off something like this has to take on a life of it’s own. But, it also has to deliver. While I can’t wait for the action in the movie, I am hoping that this movie breeds a whole new G.I. Joe market for kids (so I can get them for my son and enjoy them also!). Maybe not going to be the biggest movie this year, but I think we’ll all be surprised at how well it does against the heavy hitters of 2009.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the movie of 2009. If I could only see one movie this entire year… and maybe even for the next two… this would be it.

I have been waiting for the sequel to the original Transformers
,which is my favorite movie of all time, immediately after it was finished.

Being released on June 24th, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and a host of other Autobots and Decepticons are sure to be the biggest movie of all time. I am going out on a limb, probably not that much of a limb though, to say that this second Transformers movie will overtake The Dark Knight in Box Office earnings.

What’s on your list? What movies do you want to see?

Leave your five most anticipated movies of the year in the comments and we’ll compare.

As things get closer to the release date for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra the trailers for the movie are going to start coming out. The first one, not the Superbowl one, to be released by Paramount is a little, well…. iffy.

I was really excited about the movie during the Superbowl trailer, but now I don’t know. The action looks pretty cool, not so sure on the special effects, but… I’ll have to see a little more before I get any more excited about it. But, here’s the trailer…

What did you think?

Last Sunday, during the Superbowl, my son and I were just getting ready to grab something to munch on when this came on the tube…

Oh yeah!

We just sort of looked at each other and smiled. Joy. Priceless. Can’t wait.