KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia-born actor Henry Golding is unstoppable after taking Hollywood in last year’s Crazy Rich Asians.
The 32-year-old artiste who now resides in Los Angeles has been reported to star as the titular role in Snake Eyes.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Golding is said to currently be in negotiations for the action film, a G.I. Joe spinoff, set to be produced by Paramount in partnership with Skydance and AllSpark Pictures.
Robert Schwentke, who directed two installments of the Divergent franchise, is directing the project that has Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner among the producers.
Snake Eyes is the ninja commando that first appeared in the 1980s as part of Hasbro and Marvel Comics’ relaunch of the toy line, dubbed G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
Dressed in all black, the character never revealed his face and never spoke, but stood out among the military anti-terrorist group and quickly established himself as the most popular. He sometimes carried out solo missions with his pet wolf, Timber; his archenemy is Storm Shadow, a ninja who is also his blood brother.
Previously, Paramount has made two G.I. Joe movies — G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2019 and 2013’s G.I Joe: Retaliation (2013) — with actor Ray Park playing Snake Eyes in both.