CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till release

[Aragorn]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Apparently, Krasinski didn't pan out because of internet complaints. Marvel has a tendency to leak things to see how the internet will react. The job was Krasinski's until the internet had a collective . It's a good way to find the perfect people for the job. After that, they mentioned Evans, and the internet agreed. But the question is, did the internet agree because it was just relieved it wasn't Krasinski?

And yes...the internet is an entity unto itself now. Didn't think this is how AI would come about, did you? We're all just little neurons, firing in the giant brain.

Supposedly the internet is why Stallone dumped 50 Cent and replaced him with Terry Crews for The Expendables. Of course, if Wesley Snipes didn't had his legal issues or Forrest Whitaker didn't have a conflicting schedule, this never would've happened in the first place.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Apparently, Krasinski didn't pan out because of internet complaints.

WHAT?

The fools, the unmitigated fools! Do they actually take the Internet seriously?

They shoulda gone ahead and cast Krasinski if they thought he was the best one for the role. When he blew everyone away, the Internet opinion would do a 180. Happened with Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and Heath Ledger as the Joker.

 

[Anwar]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Eh, if Ledger hadn't died I doubt Joker would so well-regarded. His Joker came off as a bunch of over-acted serial killer stereotypes.

Downey, on the other hand is made of win.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Apparently, Krasinski didn't pan out because of internet complaints.

WHAT?

The fools, the unmitigated fools! Do they actually take the Internet seriously?

They shoulda gone ahead and cast Krasinski if they thought he was the best one for the role. When he blew everyone away, the Internet opinion would do a 180. Happened with Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and Heath Ledger as the Joker.

Hey, you....er, it got Quinto the job!

 

[T'Baio]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Eh, if Ledger hadn't died I doubt Joker would so well-regarded. His Joker came off as a bunch of over-acted serial killer stereotypes.

You think The Joker was over acted? Are you familiar with the character at all?

As for Downey, wasn't his casting universally praised when it was announced? I don't seem to remember anyone having a problem with it.

 

[JacksonArcher]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Eh, if Ledger hadn't died I doubt Joker would so well-regarded. His Joker came off as a bunch of over-acted serial killer stereotypes.

Downey, on the other hand is made of win.

Why are you even comparing performances? They're lightyears apart.

 

[Anwar]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

I grew up with the 90s Timmverse version of Joker and the Nicholson version too, I thought Heath was okay as an anarchist villain but he didn't really scream "Joker" to me.

But this is about Cap, not TDK.

Anyways, like I said Alice Eve would work out better as Sharon Carter instead of Peggy Carter.

And the bad guys in this movie should be Baron Zemo and Red Skull, then when Cap is dethawed they can just say that the Baron Zemo of the present day is the middle-aged son of the original (instead of the original WWII one still alive). Then Cap kills HIM, leaving his son Helmut to be the new Baron Zemo (now the grandson of the original rather than the son).

 

[Captaindemotion]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Eh, if Ledger hadn't died I doubt Joker would so well-regarded. His Joker came off as a bunch of over-acted serial killer stereotypes.

You think The Joker was over acted? Are you familiar with the character at all?

As for Downey, wasn't his casting universally praised when it was announced? I don't seem to remember anyone having a problem with it.

Oh, there were a few complaints all right. Not to the extent of Ledger as the Joker or (pre-internet) Keaton as Batman but the response was certainly not universally positive.

The flipside of internet reaction is that apparently it was the fanboy preference for Christian Bale which led to him being cast over Jake Gyllenhall.

 

[Captain Craig]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Based on this short piece I'm thinking we might get some digital de-aging ala Stewart/McKellan in X:3 for Chris Evans.
What other options might they use?

Earth's Mightiest Fansites got a chance to ask The First Avenger: Captain America director Joe Johnston a couple of questions about the casting of Chris Evans in the title role.
"Casting Captain America is really casting two roles... Steve Rogers before and after the transformation from 98 pound weakling to perfect physical specimen. I can't divulge how we're going to do it, but the performance will be Chris Evans from beginning to end," Johnston said.
In looking for the perfect actor for the role, Johnston added that the "actor playing Captain America has to embody that backstory and let it inform his understanding of his new self. One of the interesting aspects of the character is the effect that kind of total transformation would have on the his psyche. It gives the character more dimension and the actor playing him a wider range of interesting choices."

 

[Professor Zoom]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Based on this short piece I'm thinking we might get some digital de-aging ala Stewart/McKellan in X:3 for Chris Evans.
What other options might they use?

Earth's Mightiest Fansites got a chance to ask The First Avenger: Captain America director Joe Johnston a couple of questions about the casting of Chris Evans in the title role.
"Casting Captain America is really casting two roles... Steve Rogers before and after the transformation from 98 pound weakling to perfect physical specimen. I can't divulge how we're going to do it, but the performance will be Chris Evans from beginning to end," Johnston said.
In looking for the perfect actor for the role, Johnston added that the "actor playing Captain America has to embody that backstory and let it inform his understanding of his new self. One of the interesting aspects of the character is the effect that kind of total transformation would have on the his psyche. It gives the character more dimension and the actor playing him a wider range of interesting choices."

The scary part from the same interview:

JOE JOHNSTON: Chris didn't audition at all. I was already familiar with everything he'd done and was championing his cause, not that I had a fight from the Marvel team. They were fans of his as well. He came in to the art department to say hi, saw all the jaw-dropping art and designs on the wall and reacted the way I'd hoped he would. It was really his wonderful enthusiasm for everything he saw that cinched the deal. We have some of the best designers and illustrators in the industry working for us and the art is just incredible to wander through. He will bring the perfect balance of dramatic performance and physicality to the role.

Um. Maybe you want to check that with, I don't know...an audition?

Can you tell I'm not exactly sold on Evans?

 

[CaptainCanada]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

That's not really unusual, if an actor's a known-enough quantity and the studio thinks they can do it (and they've got something in the neighbourhood of $200 million, all told, riding on it, so evidently they didn't have a problem with it).

They evidently did the same thing with the female lead, at least with Blunt and Knightley: made them offers, and they both declined.

 

[A beaker full of death]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Can you tell I'm not exactly sold on Evans?

All I can say is that anyone who can play both the immature Johnny Storm and the stolid Captain America had better be one hell of an actor.

He was a good Johnny Storm. He's way too young and skinny to be Cap.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

He's way too young and skinny to be Cap.

Chris Evans is 29. According to the comics Steve Rogers was 20 when he became Cap and not quite 25 when he was frozen.

As for him being too skinny, check out his pic of him from WonderCon (2nd pic in article)...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/44510

 

[Nerys Myk]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Can you tell I'm not exactly sold on Evans?

All I can say is that anyone who can play both the immature Johnny Storm and the stolid Captain America had better be one hell of an actor.

He was a good Johnny Storm. He's way too young and skinny to be Cap.

He's way too young and skinny to be Cap.

Chris Evans is 29. According to the comics Steve Rogers was 20 when he became Cap and not quite 25 when he was frozen.

As for him being too skinny, check out his pic of him from WonderCon (2nd pic in article)...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/44510

I'm disappointed in beaker. I thought he knew this stuff.

 

[Professor Zoom]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

That's not really unusual, if an actor's a known-enough quantity and the studio thinks they can do it (and they've got something in the neighbourhood of $200 million, all told, riding on it, so evidently they didn't have a problem with it).

They evidently did the same thing with the female lead, at least with Blunt and Knightley: made them offers, and they both declined.

True, BUT, generally, those actors who don't have to audition are already known to either have acting chops or to be able to open a movie.

To me Evans hasn't really shown either. I've seen him as cocky and that's about it.

This is Captain America, he's not Johnny Storm.

Can you tell I'm not exactly sold on Evans?

All I can say is that anyone who can play both the immature Johnny Storm and the stolid Captain America had better be one hell of an actor.

He was a good Johnny Storm. He's way too young and skinny to be Cap.

To me, it's not about youth. It's about gravitas. Whether I can believe this guy is not only a leader but a living breathing symbol of freedom.

I just don't believe it. Both him and Ryan Reynolds, I just don't believe they've been cast well for their respective roles.

 

[JacksonArcher]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

He's way too young and skinny to be Cap.

Chris Evans is 29. According to the comics Steve Rogers was 20 when he became Cap and not quite 25 when he was frozen.

As for him being too skinny, check out his pic of him from WonderCon (2nd pic in article)...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/44510

I think beaker would rather have a walking 35 or 40 year-old behemoth in the role with no required acting prowess. Who cares if he can act... the most important thing is if he matches the comic-book exactly!

 

[CaptainCanada]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peggy Carter will be played by British actress Hayley Atwell.

Bit of a swerve there; it seemed like Alice Eve was the likelier candidate, but I think Atwell's a better choice. I've seen her in a couple of films (Brideshead Revisited, The Duchess), and she was quite good in them (and they were both period pieces, one in the exact same era as this movie, so she's got the right look). She's also got the role of Aliena in the upcoming miniseries of The Pillars of the Earth, one of my favourite books.

 

[Aragorn]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

Hayley Atwell was hot in The Prisoner, but I liked Ruth Wilson more.

 

[A beaker full of death]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

I'm disappointed in beaker. I thought he knew this stuff.

I was reading comics in the 70s - always thought of Cap as pushing 40. To me he was always the elder statesman of the superhero set.

I think beaker would rather have a walking 35 or 40 year-old behemoth in the role with no required acting prowess. Who cares if he can act... the most important thing is if he matches the comic-book exactly!

You might want to check some of my posts. My requirements when it comes to acting skills are rather stringent.

May as well take this excuse to post another pic of my collection:

 

[CaptainCanada]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA-shooting July 2010:Casting, Rumors, Pics till rele

I was reading comics in the 70s - always thought of Cap as pushing 40. To me he was always the elder statesman of the superhero set.

The character certainly acts older than he is, particularly post-revival, but no, he's always been early 20s at most starting out. He's only circa 40 like now in the comics (though with the serum, he still looks younger than that).