Sienna Miller is the first thesp to enlist in Paramount Pictures' big-budget tentpole "G.I. Joe." British actress will play the film's female lead, described as a raven-haired baroness and sexy femme fatale skilled in espionage, reports Variety
Stephen Sommers directs the live-action film based on the Hasbro toys, comicbook and TV series.
Paramount, which has set a mid-February start date, has slotted the film for an Aug. 7, 2009, release.
Story is set at Brussels-based GIJOE, an acronym for the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, and revolves around an international co-ed force of operatives who use high-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil org headed by a Scottish arms dealer.
