Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) (1 Viewer)

[oscar_merkx]

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=32353

Some superhero costumes, like Iron Man, make fairly easy transitions to the world of movies. Others, like Captain America, prove to be a little more difficult. What works in the comics doesn't always work well with an actor actually having to wear that costume. So I've been curious to see how they were going to adapt the Captain America suit for Chris Evans to resemble the original design but work within the WWII world that Joe Johnston is creating for the film. I got an exclusive look at one of the approved costume tests for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER and while I can't pass along anything here, I can describe to you what I saw.

 

[Greg_S_H]

AICN claims to have official concept art of the suit:


http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45326


You know, I can mostly live with the design, but that material is just bizarre for WW2. I know, I know . . . a 97-pound weakling becomes a super soldier, but I can't accept anachronistic material? I'm just thinking if it was that basic design using standard WW2 materials, it would be that much better.


And, of course, I hope his modern day suit goes even closer to the classic comic suit.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Apparently, the classic comic suit is used as a costume for Rogers's USO propaganda tour. It's when he gets out there to actually do the fighting that he wears the suit that AICN posted. What fascinates me is the idea of seeing World War II as it existed in the shared Marvel film universe.

 

[JonZ]

Looks fine for the modern suit.


I thought it was pretty much set in stone we were gonna see a more historic look for the WW2 footage.

 

[oscar_merkx]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/17429/tucci-in-captain-bell-closing-in-on-spidey-

Marvel Studios has officially announced that Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones," "Julie & Julia") is set to play Dr. Abraham Erskine in the upcoming "Captain America: The First Avenger"


In the comics Dr. Erskine was the German scientist behind Project Rebirth, the secret super soldier experiment that created the titular hero.

 

[oscar_merkx]

Dum Dum Dugan has been cast http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/06/07/neal-mcdonough-confirms-captain-america-role-bowler-hat-howling-commandos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+splashpage+%28MTV+Splash+Page+Blog%29&utm_content=Twitter

Late last week, reports surfaced that "Band of Brothers" star Neal McDonough would return to his World War II roots as Dum Dum Dugan in "The First Avenger: Captain America." We're happy to report that the casting has been confirmed by a very reliable source: none other than McDonough himself. "I'm so excited — I'm playing Dum Dum Dugan," the actor revealed at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday. "It's going to be a blast with Chris [Evans], Sam Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones and everyone else. It's going to be fantastic. We're going to tear it up!" McDonough is already growing Dugan's trademark mustache and plans to wear the character's signature bowler hat. He also said that the Howling Commandos are a part of "Captain America," though the squad's name could change between now and shooting. "I'm not sure at this point. It may change — I'm reading a few things that it might change," McDonough said of the Howling Commandos' name. "But at this point, it still is. All I know is that I'm going to kick some butt and it's going to be a blast." Indeed, McDonough is going to kick plenty of butt, as the actor gleefully revealed: "Oh, I'm going to see a lot of action. [I'm] the go-to guy, so I'm very happy with that."

 

[Sam Favate]

When is this scheduled to begin shooting? It would seem like it would have to be soon.

 

[Greg_S_H]

What's the problem with Howling Commandos? Keep the name!

 

[TravisR]

^ Yeah. And I don't even care so much about keeping true to the comic as that I think Howling Commandos sounds cool.

 

[Edwin-S]

I'd rather see a Howling Commandos film than what they are planning here. Of course, they have queered that idea by casting Jackson as Nick Fury.

 

[oscar_merkx]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/assets/0012/1721/capban.jpg

 

[JonZ]

Wow, thats nice.

 

[Steve Christou]

Very nice indeed. My new wallpaper, thanks.

 

[oscar_merkx]

Stanley Tucci Says Captain America Has a Very Good Script

 

http://screencrave.com/2010-08-29/stanley-tucci-says-captain-america-has-a-very-good-script/

 

[Sam Favate]

EW's cover this week has Chris Evans in the Captain America costume:


http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/28/captain-america-chris-evans-2/


Is this the first look at it? I can't remember. Anyway, it looks pretty good. The article says the movie "hews closely to Captain America’s WWII-era origins."

 

[TravisR]

I'm not the biggest Captain America fan (so I don't have the investment in the character that some people might have) but from what I can see of the costume, it looks cool enough to me.

 

[JonZ]

A couple more pics....

 

[Chuck Mayer]

Love the two WWII pictures. He looks great and the shield looks great.

 

[Greg_S_H]

Oh, no. In the new Avengers cartoon, Captain America never fought the Nazis. It was Hydra and the Red Skull sweeping across Europe during WWII. Is that going to be the case here? It sure looks that way from these pictures (starting with image 4 of 10):


http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20385926_20437910,00.html


Wiki still has mention of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party, so maybe there's hope. I don't think the mass movie audience will respond well to the villains of WWII being recast as the fictional Hydra.

 

[oscar_merkx]

Also the new Captain America comic mini series seem to imply that Bucky was a deep cover Russian spy and that the Skrulls were somehow also involved.


Huh