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Brent "brent wodehouse" <brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> writes: >[ >http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-chris-evans-wins-captain-america.html >]http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-chris-evans-wins-captain-america.html > >Chris Evans Wins the Role of 'Captain America' > >by Matt McDaniel > >March 22, 2010 > >After nearly two years of speculation, The Hollywood Reporter broke the >news on Monday that Chris Evans will be playing Marvel Comics' iconic hero >Captain America in the big-screen adaptation. > >The movie, titled "The First Avenger: Captain America," was announced in >2008 after Marvel Studio's first production, "Iron Man," became a >box-office hit. The names of many actors -- from established stars to >mostly unknowns -- have been rumored to be up for the role for months. >Action movie veterans Channing Tatum ("G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra") and >Garrett Hedlund (the upcoming "Tron Legacy") were reportedly considered, >as were TV regulars Chace Crawford ("Gossip Girl") and Scott Porter >("Friday Night Lights"). Even wild-cards like "The Office" funnyman John >Krasinski tested for the part. > >Chris Evans was a late addition to the roster of potential leads, but he >had already established himself as a comic-book hero by playing the Human >Torch in the two "Fantastic Four" movies. This goes against director Joe >Johnston's stated intention to use an unknown actor for the role. But >Evans is an American, which was Johnston's other requirement (and left out >foreigners like Australian "Avatar" star Sam Worthington). > >Finding the right actor to play Captain America has been pivotal for >Marvel Studios because they have grander plans for the character beyond >the one film. According to Johnston, "The First Avenger" is an origin >story set predominantly during the 1940s, when the red-white-and-blue >suited hero first appeared in comics. But the movie will also set up "The >Avengers" -- based on Marvel's long-running team series -- where Captain >America will lead a group of superheroes that will include Robert Downey >Jr.'s Iron Man. > >While fans of the comics have expressed their doubts at some of the >candidates for the role, response to Evans has been uniformly positive. >His performance as Johnny Storm in "Fantastic Four" and "Rise of the >Silver Surfer" were widely considered to be the best parts of those >movies. It's been said that Evans will sign a nine-picture contract that >could see him appear as Captain America in multiple films, both on his own >and with the Avengers. > >Production on "The First Avenger" will begin in the U.K. in June. Hugo >Weaving ("The Matrix") is in talks to play Captain America's nemesis, the >Red Skull. It is the third movie in Marvel Studio's pipeline, following >"Iron Man 2," which is coming to theaters on May 7th of this year, and >"Thor," currently filming for a May 2011 release. "Captain America" is >scheduled to open on July 22, 2011. > >In the meantime, Chris Evans has two films set to open this year, both of >which also happen to be based on comic books. Next month, he'll play a >Special Forces operative in the adaptation of Vertigo Comics' "The >Losers." Then in August he will appear in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," >based on the graphic novel series. > > > > >
