Feb 8 2010Captain America Items of Interest
1. This shirtless guy could maybe be Captain America.
In a discussion with "Captain Awesome" from Chuck (Ryan McPartlin), Moviehole discovered that the actor has read for the part of the patriotic superhero. "Reading" for a part is basically just like getting an interview for a job, though, so McPartlin shouldn't start figuring out how to use his Captain America employee discount just yet.
2. Red Skull will be the villain.
You know that comic book character whose head is a red skull rather than a human head? Well, that's Red Skull, and he's going to be the guy Captain America fights.
3. The film takes place primarily around WWII.
Captain America will remain a member of THE GREATEST GENERATION. Director Joe Johnston said:
Virtually the entire story except the bookends are in World War II because we all recognize we have one chance to tell the origin story of how he became Captain America, you can't tell a modern story and then go back and tell the origin story.
So, presumably the film ends the same way the 1992 Mel Gibson film Forever Young begins.
4. The Invaders will have a large presence.
The superhero group whose members have included Namor, Union Jack, a Human Torch who looks exactly like the Fantastic Four Human Torch but is an android, and other little-known characters will dominate much of the latter half of the film, and there will be six of them. Good thing comic book movies aren't known for becoming clusterfucks of characters, or this could become a clusterfuck of characters!
5. Captain America has a really awesome shield.
Seriously, it's probably the best shield I can think of.
(Thanks to: Kevin, our greatest examiner of comics.)
Reader Comments
1. Red Hood - February 8, 2010 5:14 PM
I'm ok with the idea of Ryan McPartlin playing Cap. He's got the look for it so why not. Sure as hell beats the idea of Will Smith playing him.
2. RichardH - February 8, 2010 9:31 PM
Totally down with McPartlin playing Cap. Good looks, but also steals every scene he's in on Chuck.
3. White Nick Fury - February 8, 2010 11:20 PM
NO BLACK CAPTAIN AMERICAS!
4. Deeptha - February 9, 2010 12:25 AM
Who's on interiors?
5. Puny Banner - February 9, 2010 11:25 AM
This might not suck. The movie opens with Shield finding Captain Awesome in the ice. Who's that they wonder? Samuel L. Fury says something about knowing who it is, or gets on the phone and says - Stark, we found him and then the screen fades to WWII and the super soldier project and Cap fighting the Nazi scumbags and then the second half of the film is all action with the Invaders fighting the Nazi scumbags and the Red Skull. Cap gets seemingly killed (although he is just knocked into the snow where he'll freeze over, etc.) and Namor leaves (so that he can still be around in the future). The movie closes with an appearance of Iron Man, the Hulk, and maybe Thor or Hank Pym who is a scientist that Stark called in).
6. atomic ave - February 10, 2010 10:27 AM
I still think Aaron Eckhart should be Captain America. He even has the chin for it.