In an obvious attempt to completely undermine or disregard the good hard work of MONDOmagazine’s Miles Baker and myself did in attempting to cast the CAPTAIN AMERICA film, it seems Marvel has a an actor in mind to play Steve Rogers/Captain America that wasn’t even on our list.
According to Latino Review, Marvel’s current top-runner is none other than Leonardo DiCaprio. This doesn’t mean anything is official far from it. No offers have been made as of yet apparently, so all this really means is that this is who Marvel would like to have. Not who they have lined up already. That being said, it’s not a horrible choice really. Sure, maybe he’s a bit on the old side, but his face isn’t bad actually. The only hurdle I see is that I’m not really sure he’d be interested in doing this. Also, I kind of want to say this is too silly and too good for him. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a snob about comic book movies, but a good, serious dramatic actor like DiCaprio is hard to imagine running around in spandex and throwing a big shield.
Of course I had to check in with Mr. Baker again, and he had the following to say: “”As much as I liked THE DEPARTED and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, part of me will not be able to wash TITANIC or ROMEO + JULIET out of my brain. But, he has proven acting chops, so I’d be willing to get excited after a good trailer. I mean, it’s a hard role to cast. I’ve yet to hear a name as perfect as “Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark”
What do you guys think? Do you have a favorite for Captain America? Do you think DiCaprio could pull it off? What about Marvel’s supposed No. 2 choice, Brad Pitt (who is also their No. 1 for THOR)?
With the announcement that a CAPTAIN AMERICA film is coming our way, and that Marvel has already a compiled a list of actors it wants to potentially play the star-spangled superhero (with Matthew McConaughey at the top of that list apparently), I decided to sit down with my friend, fellow comic book connoisseur, and co-editor of MONDOmagazine – the online magazine that gave this humble blogger his start – Miles Baker and talk about possible casting choices for the film.
NOTE: At the time this article was written Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige had not yet informed us the McConaughey rumors were false, nor confirmed that the film will be a period piece set in World War II.
REELaddict: So, Matthew McConaughey. I think though he has the physical build, I just see him as too much of a silly rogue who likes taking off his shirt and smoking weed. I don’t think he’s “serious” enough for the role. He always has that ironic glint in his eye in every movie he’s in.
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Marvel is really going all out in creating a seamless mega-Marvel universe being spun out across its many upcoming films. First up, is the top photo from the upcoming THE INCREDIBLE HULK that reveals the first appearance of the super-soldier serum that is responsible for the creation of Captain America (and unfortunately, for the Hulk, also the Abomination).
Second, the people over at First Showing apparently has some very sharp eyes, as they’ve keenly noted that if you look closely in one scene in IRON MAN, you can actually see Captain America’s shield on one of Tony Stark’s tables in his workshop (the second picture above is the best the internet has been able to produce so far). Now though the serum in INCREDIBLE HULK makes sense, a lot of people whether the shield in IRON MAN has any greater universal significance since chronologically Tony Stark isn’t even aware of Captain America at this point. Admittedly it might be feasible that Stark does know about Captain, given the Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) cameo at the end of IRON MAN, but I think this is really nothing more than just a “Wouldn’t it be cool?” easter egg in the film. It does raise some interesting issues though for the upcoming CAPTAIN AMERICA film. Is this something Tony was working on anyway, that later just is given to Cap? Does this mean the film might depart from the cannon of comics where the shield is made form adamantium (the same thing Wolverine’s skeleton and claws are made of) and be something more techy?
What do you guys think about Marvel’s efforts to really do something unprecedented and create a larger film universe for its characters/properties? What about the shield in IRON MAN? Is this part of some bigger picture perhaps, or just a little cute gift to keen-eyed Marvel fans?
Source: First Showing
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