Last week, it was reported that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was in talks to appear in Stephen Sommer's G.I. Joe, but at the time, there was no word regarding what role Levitt might be up for. Well, CHUD reports that Levitt will be playing a character who is best friend to Duke, leader of the G.I. Joe team.

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Furthermore, they reveal that Levitt's character is not only Duke's best friend, but he is also Cobra Commander! The character was a former G.I. Joe team member who turns to the dark side and starts the Cobra organization.

This news comes on the heels of the now dis-proven rumor that Dominic West was in talks to play Destro in G.I. Joe. IESB.net has spoken to sources at Paramount, who confirm that West isn't even on their list of contenders for the role of the Scottish arms dealer.

At the present, the confirmed cast list for G.I. Joe includes Ray Parks (Snake Eyes), Rachel Nichols (Scarlett), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Heavy Duty), Said Taghmaoui (Breaker), Marlon Wayans (Ripcord), Sienna Miller (the Baroness) and Byung-hun Lee (Storm Shadow). G.I. Joe is on schedule for a 2009 release.