CHRIS EVANS is 'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA'
Source: EW.com
Directed by Joe Johnston, ‘THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA’ hits theaters on July 22, 2011 and stars; Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Toby Jones, Samuel L. Jackson and Dominic Cooper.
CHRIS EVANS stars in 'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA'
'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA': Cap's old-school shield
HUGO WEAVING stars in 'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA'
HAYLEY ATWELL (left) and CHRIS EVANS star in 'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA'
CHRIS EVANS on the set of 'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA'
Source: INFDaily.com, CaptainAmericaFilmingManchester.co.uk
We’re pretty sure this set footage won’t last long on Youtube so have a quick peek while you can. CHRIS EVANS and HAYLEY ATWELL star in the upcoming ‘THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA.’
Marvel Studios announced that Oscar-nominated actor Stanley Tucci has been cast to star as Dr. Abraham Erskine in the studio’s highly anticipated movie Captain America: The First Avenger opposite Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving, and Hayley Atwell.
In the early comics, Dr. Erskine was a German scientist behind Project Rebirth, the secret experiment that created the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
Tommy Lee Jones [has been cast] in ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’ in a still-unknown role. Hayley Atwell, who plays Peggy Carter in the Joe Johnston-directed comic book adaptation, confirmed the news [in the interview below].
Chatter about the CAPTAIN AMERICA movie begins at about the 2:20 mark:
Rumors place the “Men in Black” star in the part of General Chester Phillips, the military officer who chooses Steve Rogers for the super soldier program and who aided in his training soon after the serum took effect.
In addition to Atwell, Jones is joining Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Toby Jones, Samuel L. Jackson and Dominic Cooper in the July 22, 2011 release.
In comic book lore, Barnes, a teenaged orphan, was too young to join the army but became one camp’s mascot. When he discovered Captain America’s identity, he joined Captain America as a partner in his Nazi-fighting escapades. The character died in Captain America’s final World War II adventure.
Insiders also say Stan has signed on for five or six pictures.
Chris Evans (“Fantastic Four” films) has accepted Marvel Studios’ offer for him to play Steve Rogers/Captain America in the Joe Johnston-directed The First Avenger: Captain America.
The deal calls for Evans to star in at least three “Captain America” movies, with the first hitting theaters on July 22, 2011.
He would reprise the role in The Avengers, which will united Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the Incredible Hulk (Edward Norton) in one film. That film is scheduled for May 4, 2012. The character also will likely make cameo appearances in Marvel’s other films.
Hugo Weaving will play the villain Red Skull in THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Chris Evans played Johnny Storm (AKA The Human Torch) in the FOX produced (and completely forgetable) FANTASTIC FOUR movies from a few years ago.
CHRIS EVANS will be THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA due in theaters July 22nd, 2011
CHRIS EVANS will be 'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA' due in theaters July 22nd, 2011
Those known to be on the list with [John] Krasinski include Michael Cassidy (who appeared in”Smallvile” and who tested for the Superman movie when McG was going to direct it), Patrick Flueger (one of the stars of “The 4400″ who most recently appeared in the Tobey Maguire movie “Brothers”), Scott Porter (TV’s “Friday Night Lights”) and Mike Vogel (“Cloverfield”).
Chace Crawford is also in talks to screen test, though no deal has been made.
Garret Hedlund, already starring in Disney’s “Tron,” was also on the list to test but has fallen off, at least for now, because of scheduling conflicts. Insiders say he may still make the testing round. Jensen Ackles is another actor who had scheduling conflicts.
The studio has put the actors on 30-day holds during the testing process.
One more interesting note:
So far, no British or Australian actors have been seriously considered though the search could widen if no suitable candidates are found.
'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA' - Due in theaters July 22, 2011
Source: ComingSoon.net
Finally starting to get some early movement on where the CAPTAIN AMERICA movie will be going.
[Director Joe] Johnston confirmed at the press conference that the Red Skull will indeed be the villain of the first movie.
Joe Johnston:
“Virtually the entire story except the bookends are in World War II because we all recognize we have one chance to tell the origin story of how he became Captain America, you can’t tell a modern story and then go back and tell the origin story.”
Source: Deadline.com
Right on time considering Hollwoods reboot, remake, sequel mentality and the current trend in favor of comic book properties. Also – seven years since the disaster that was DAREDEVIL starring Ben Affleck as sightless attorney Matt Murdock turned super sensory enhanced costumed crime fighter who patrolled NYC’s “Hells Kitchen”.
Regency is mounting the remake with former News Corp No. 2 Peter Chernin producing. Writing the redo is screenwriter David Scarpa.
“Use it or lose it” in effect:
Hollywood studios with Marvel superheroes need to keep reinventing these Marvel movie franchises or the rights revert back to Disney-based Marvel.
The studio rights for the Marvel characters are currently spread around in such a way that The Avengers will never team up with The X-Men, Fantastic 4, The X-Men, Spider-Man, or Daredevil.
THRALL WORLD wishful thinking would have as our MOST sought after Marvel Team-Up a meeting between Daredevil and Spider-Man with Spider-Man hanging out with the Fantastic 4 a distant second. Some newer school comic fanboys would probably favor a Spider-Man and Wolverine encounter.
I guess we’ll all just have to sit around and What If amongst ourselves..
[Frank] Miller is preparing a follow-up [to '300'] now titled “Xerxes,” which begins about 10 years before the events of “300,” and Snyder has expressed interest in it as a film property…
In a casting straight out of fan central, Katee Sackhoff, best known for her role as Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on “Battlestar Galactica,” has been tapped to co-star on another series with a big fan following, Fox’s “24.”
Sackhoff will play Dana Walsh, a smart, competent, expert data analyst at CTU with a secret past who is involved with CTU agent Davis Cole (Freddie Prinze Jr.).
Source: Golden Apple Comics, ComingSoon.net
Yes… You heard it here not-quite-so-first-ish. Girl visits comic book store and grabs all of the Typhoid Mary comics available. Fan boy comic-book store owner behind counter dishes.
DAREDEVIL movie reboot would be nice since the original with Ben Affleck was utter shit. But as I mentioned before, with any luck it won’t be with FOX whose track record on big budget comic book movies (the recent disaster – X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, FANTASTIC FOUR and its sequel, ELEKTRA, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN) is in the toilet.
Source: HollywoodReporter.com, Steven Zeitchik, Borys Kit
Frank Miller and Odd Lot Entertainment, the creator and production company behind the upcoming comic-book adventure “The Spirit,” are close to teaming again on the classic sci-fi property “Buck Rogers.”
Miller will write and direct his own big-screen take on the comic serial; while the creator has only begun to sketch ideas, it’s expected to be a darker take, with many of Miller’s signature visual elements and themes, such as corruption and redemption.
It’s likely to be a priority project for Miller, though he has been mulling a “Sin City” sequel.
Source: Coming Soon, MTV, Yahoo, IMDB
Watch the new trailer for Frank Miller’s ‘The Spirit’ HERE. The opening date has apparently changed since my last update. The updated release date is December 25th, 2008.
More info, pictures, and interviews can be found HERE.
Based on the Will Eisner comic book, the action-adventure stars Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons and Louis Lombardi.
