Originally posted by shksprtx
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, if this is true it's IMHO a huge mistake on Marvel's part.Yes, the Skull is Cap's traditional arch-enemy, but it's gonna be really tough to make him work without coming across as being very cheesy...
At this point. That is the only thing that makes much sense. Skull will the villain for the first film. Beyond that would be anybodies guess.
Originally posted by Caps ConscienceI never though He could play anything but a free loving character. He always has this i love myself tone going on. After seeing him in reign of fire though, i think he might be able to play an emotionless solider killing machine. I think his voice might ruin it though. When i read cpatain america comics, i hear a voice more than i create a realistic mental image. The voice i hear is strong and assertive.
How about Mathew Miconehey or however you spell it.
Re: Re: Captain America...casting and thoughts
Originally posted by DARKLORDCAEDUS
Do you think Kevin McKidd can do a german accent?How about daniel craig as red skull, and mckidd as Cap...Someone should pay for this. smokin'
Craig is James Bond, I doubt he'd wanna do a comic book movie.
I like The Rock as Cap. Yeah, he doesn't have the typical blond-blue-eyed ubermensch look that one normally associates with Cap, but he has the build, the physical ability, and the acting chops to pull it off. The only foreseeable problem with that casting is that it might be hard to buy the idea of a racially-diverse American champion in the WWII era...but that could also be used to the filmmakers' advantage (see below)...
As for the costume, I agree that something more along the lines of Ultimate Cap would work better, with a special-ops sort of feel and the various associated utility packs, etc.
For that matter, if I were writing it, I would be more likely to use the Ult. Cap story for background, etc. I'd even use the Colonel as the main villain instead of the Red Skull...because face it, a Captain America movie will sell better if the bad guy somehow ties into the current world situation...
I think that, in the end, the emphasis of the movie should not so much be on the whole "America conquers all" angle as much as the culture-shock thing. Not that the patriotic angle is necessarily somehow flawed, but as a writer/director/actor I'm more interested in how Cap learns to relate to a world that has moved on: new values, new weapons, new enemies, etc...
Everyone he knew has either died or grown old, the face of the culture has changed, people are now much more tolerant of diversity (works with either The Rock as Cap or a white actor, just a matter of execution), the political climate is vastly different, and America has a new enemy...
But yeah, I could also see Thom Jane as Cap...
Seann William Scott could probably pull it off if only he would tone down the whole "goofy-stoner" act...
To cast Dwayne Johnson as a comic book icon would be a gross mistake. As for the Cap America costume more likely the one has has always worn. Prollu none of that Ult. Cap stuff. Thomas Jane as another comic book character. NOT... After the debacle with The Punisher and its sequel, I doubt Jane ever be another comic book character again.
What about Brad Pitt , playing Cap...
I like Pitt, but he is too old.
He would be perfect for Cap...
Yes Bale is perfect, but since he is already playing one the best comic book characters ever and is contracted by WB and DC comics, he won't be playing another comic book character.
The man with the best combination of looks, age, physique and acting chops right now, is Tom Jane. He's done all this extra training for a Punisher film he decided to back out on...Marvel should make it worth his while and get him now.
Unless they can find a perfect unknown, ala Christopher Reeve...I perfect unknown just may work here. I mean casting The Rock for obvious reason will not work, nor will fan stand for it. Tom Jane, yes, but as another comic book guy, prolly not...
That is a hefty post, well done. Funny you mention Sean William Scott and The Rock b/c I just watched The Rundown recently and thought it was pretty damn good and that The Rock is by far the best actor of any wrestler. He would make an awesome comic book hero, which one I can't quite say yet. I will say I appreciate that he's trying new roles, like The Game Plan. He's appealing to a larger audience (family, female) and I can respect that. The fact that this movie has football in it is a huge positive b/c The Rock hasn't lost his "tough guy edge". Observe... http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/gameplan/
Originally posted by Caps Conscience
Brendan Fraser looks like a woos to me. I don't think I could see him as Cap.
i have to agree with that. Even though i like bredan fraiser, her has that doofus thing going on. I only have the mummy movies to base the idea of fraiser staring in an action movie. Even in the mummy movies, when he was playing a badass, he was a doofus
Re: Re: Re: Captain America...casting and thoughts
Originally posted by edwinian
That is a hefty post, well done. Funny you mention Sean William Scott and The Rock b/c I just watched The Rundown recently and thought it was pretty damn good and that The Rock is by far the best actor of any wrestler. He would make an awesome comic book hero, which one I can't quite say yet. I will say I appreciate that he's trying new roles, like The Game Plan. He's appealing to a larger audience (family, female) and I can respect that. The fact that this movie has football in it is a huge positive b/c The Rock hasn't lost his "tough guy edge". Observe... http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/gameplan/
lol your entire post builds to a plug for a rock movie 😂
Originally posted by roughrider
After Transformers, I'm willing to take a look at Josh Duhamel. His character of Captain Lennox had elements of Ultimate Cap in his personality; plus, he looks like Brad Pitt but is ten years younger, and has a stronger vocal delivery.
He's a good choice. he could do it.