Marvel is making good on its promise to release The First Avenger: Captain America on May 6, 2011. The studio just signed director Joe Johnston (Hidalgo) to helm the project. Johnston, the director of Universal’s 2009 film The Wolfman, will be charged with transforming Steve Rogers from an unfit military man into a super-powered crime fighter.
It won’t be new territory for the Texan director. He was formerly a visual effects director who won an Academy Award for his work on Raiders of the Lost Ark. No word yet on who Marvel is intending to cast as Captain America but they better get on it soon: Marvel will have its superhero-coalition movie The Avengers in production simultaneously and will need its Captain America for a crucial appearance. The two movies are scheduled to bow two months apart in Summer 2011, which ought to prove a good season to be a comic book fan.
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YOu know at this point I would just like Steve Rogers Captain America comic book. They couldn’t of found a worse Multi-title crossover to kill him off after. “I quit,” Wow, great ending (Sarcasm).
Not that a Cap movie wouldn’t be great, but I don’t think it’s doing anything for the poor comic book industry itself.
Brad pitt for captain america
Scott Porter (comic book geek) for Capt. America!
This should actually be a decent movie. The casting is critical of course. A bit of a challenge since it is a geeky skinny guy who transforms into a muscle bound geeky guy!lol. Hopefully the war action will be realistic, similar to that in Iron Man. Time will tell. We will see Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury somewhere in this one! That will rock! Well here’s hoping for the best…no wait they hired Tom Cruise, dyed his hair blonde, and gave him a rubber body suit to make him look like he has big muscles aka Daredevil… blecccchhhh, can I puke now or later…hahaha
The right stature and the ability to play the part – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be a great Captain America.
There’s a guy on Youtube, and he looks just like Cap would look if he were a real person. Please don’t cast some billion-dollar star just for his looks. Cap is not a pretty boy; he is a crusader.
JACK BLACK FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!!!
JACK BLACK FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!!!
JACK BLACK FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!!!
JACK BLACK FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!!!
JACK BLACK FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!!!
Yeah, Jack Black as Cap. Way to screw that movie up before it goes straight to video as a bomb. Why not make Cap a black woman and let Beyonce do that too?
I nominate Patrick Wilson to play Cap!
I think Josh Duhamel would be great. He’s actually a pretty good actor, which may be hard to tell from “Las Vegas”. But, he did some compelling acting on “All My Children”. He can also be funny, and he’s yummy to look at.
Josh Duhamel worked as a military man in Transformers, I can see him playing cap.
However, I think a better choice would be Matt Kesslar from The Middleman.
Matt Damon for Captain America!!
Wow. This has “Daredevil 2″ written all over it. Let’s see…I know. To make Cap more “real” to filmgoers, instead of a red, white and blue costume, we’ll make his costume…black. Yeah. That’s it. Black leather or thick latex with a built-in ribcage and nipples. And instead of a red, white and blue shield it’ll be…black. Wouldn’t want all those patriotic colors to get in the way of “realism”, now would we? Well, after two tries at a Cap movie, we can already expect the costume will suck, but I hope at least they are able to show that Cap’s popularity was less about the costume and more about the man: Steve Rogers.
Matt Damon should play Steve Rogers/Captain America. He has earned his action cred in the Bourne trilogy and would make a great Cap.
Open casting call for Captain America. Let this be open to an unknown actor, let them take the character to new heights based on acting and not on screen popularity. Every one has to start somewhere, why not?
Just a thought.
Forget Pitt and Damon, Jared Padalecki is the perfect choice to play Cap hands down!! He’s fantastic as Sam Winchester on Supernatural. He’s got that all-american look, he’s 6ft 4in and looks tough as nails. Jared Padalecki for Cap!!! All Supernatural fans, start campaigning for Jared!!
They need a wholesome goldenboy type to play him. Aaron Eckhart would’ve been great, but he may now be seen as Two Face.
Donnie Walhberg for pre-super soldier serum Steve Rogers.
Mark Wahlberg for post serum Cap.
John Barrowman for Captain America.
Isn’t Iron Man the first Avenger? It seems that way from the scenes in Iron Man and Hulk movies.
History has shown us that the new Marvel movies leans on casting an acclaimed actor. So, IMO Matt Damon is Captain America (over Matthew McConaughey), and Brad Pitt is Thor (remember Achilles Troy).
Can you someday picture those two Avengers Assembled with Robert Downey Jr/Tony Stark Iron Man, Ed Norton/Bruce Banner/Hulk, Samuel Jackson/Nick Fury? I can.
But what’s the budget on that movie?
Ryan Reynolds!
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Ryan Reynolds would be a great Captain America, but I think there would be a lot said about the fact that the actor is Canadian…
I always thought jon hamm would make a good Captain America. I know he doesn’t look exactly like the comic(i.e blond hair) but there is just something about him. Plus how amazing would he be with RDJ and Edward Norton.
How about Mark (Keen Eddie)Valley as the Captain ? or Matt Kesslar from “The Middleman” ? Two choices that I can think of….
The movie should be a little like “Saving Private Ryan” and stay accurate to the legend of Cap’s origin.
Anyone remember the horrible Albert Pyun’s Captain America movie that was released on VHS back in the early ’90s, it was so bad with the horrible origin story changes like the Red Skull’s an Italian and Steve from Redondo Beach, CA instead of Brooklyn, NY ? For a major motion picture, this film should have been court-martialed !
And I hope they get the costume right, the Classic Cap look from the comics !
Chances are it will be set in WW2 so no worries about costume colors at least I hope. and I think maybe Jeffrey Donovan from Burn Notice would do well. just have to borrow Bruce Campbells chin
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has already been suggested below…I just wonder when he will be chosen for SOME superhero, be it Marvel or DC…he would even make a great Doc Savage!
Joe Johnson made Jurassic Park 3, Jumanji, The Rocketeer, and Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Hmmm
Well the director of Iron Man made Elf, so I shouldn’t judge. We’ll see how it goes- though my enthusiasm has now dropped.
I like CSI’s George Eads for this.