Posts Tagged ‘captain america’
  • Thor and Captain America Going 3D; First Image of Anthony Hopkins as Odin
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    Posted July 14th, 2010 at 11:25 am 1 Comment »
    The first official image of Anthony Hopkins as Odin in Thor has been released. In the background you can also see Chris Hemsworth as Thor, for the first time holding his hammer, and Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Marvel has also announced that both Thor and Captain America will be released in 3D. Audiences have turned on post-conversion 3D this year and the percentage of gross attributed to 3D screens has been dropping with each release. Apparently the studio recognizes that proclaiming that they ...
  • Stanley Tucci Cast in Captain America
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    Posted June 9th, 2010 at 1:48 pm No Comments »
    While there is still maybe some trepidation concerning Joe Johnston directing Captain America the same can't be said about the cast. Academy Award nominated Stanley Tucci has signed on to play Dr. Abraham Erskine. The character creates the super-solider serum that turns Steve Rogers into Captain America. Tucci joins Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, and Samuel L. Jackson as confirmed for the film. Captain America is set to begin filming late this mon...
  • Captain America Concept Images Emerge
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    Posted June 2nd, 2010 at 4:49 pm 8 Comments »
    Ain't It Cool News has revealed concept images of how Chris Evans will look as Captain America in the upcoming movie. Multiple sources have confirmed that the images are legit and have been used internally and this will be the costume worn in the film. The look achieves the desire to stay true enough to the source material while at the same time avoiding the potential for it to come across as cheesy. Captain America is set to start shooting later this month and is slated to release on July 22n...
  • Tommy Lee Jones Cast in Captain America
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    Posted May 27th, 2010 at 12:29 pm 1 Comment »
    With shooting planned to begin late next month the casting for Captain America is beginning to round out. The latest addition is Tommy Lee Jones though the part he will play is still uncertain. Speculation has been that he will take on the role of General Chester Philips who is the military officer that chooses Steve Rogers for the super-soldier program. He certainly would have the look and presence for the part of a General. He joins Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America), Sebastian Stan ...
  • Joss Whedon May Do Rewrites on The Avengers and Captain America
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    Posted April 15th, 2010 at 12:46 pm 2 Comments »
    With the news having just settled that Joss Whedon has been brought on to direct The Avengers it now appears that he will have even greater influence on the movie as well as another one of the Marvel projects. Variety is reporting that he will do a pass-over of The Avengers script, while Pajiba is citing a source that he will also get to work on the Captain America script. Given that Captain is set to start filming at the end of June time is running short to complete a rewrite. As mentioned...
  • Haley Atwell Cast as Peggy Carter in Captain America
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    Posted April 14th, 2010 at 4:49 pm 1 Comment »
    Though everything has settled down now that Chris Evans has been cast as Steve Rogers in Captain America, there was still another important role that was to be determined. A few weeks of rumors included names such as Keira Knightley and Alice Eve being screen-tested. However it is British actress Haley Atwell that has been cast as Peggy Carter, the Captain's girlfriend during World War II. Atwell joins Evans, Hugo Weaving, and Sebastian Stan as the main roles established for the film which is ...
  • Captain America Offered to Chris Evans
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    Posted March 19th, 2010 at 8:58 pm 8 Comments »
    Reports today indicate that Marvel has offered the part of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, to Chris Evans. Neither side has confirmed the news but multiple sources have revealed that a deal has been offered though Evans would first have to find a way out of an obligation to film a different movie this summer. Months of ongoing speculation has led Marvel to miss their self-imposed decision date with rumored names being narrowed down and added over the last few weeks. One of the concerns w...
  • Another Name Being Considered For Captain America
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    Posted March 15th, 2010 at 2:25 pm No Comments »
    Having passed the self-imposed deadline of March 1st for deciding who will get the role of Steve Rogers aka Captain America, the rumors continue to swirl with yet another new name added to the list of those seen as final candidates. Ryan Phillippe has emerged for the first time as reported by HitFix. He is definitely on the older side of things at 35 and that could make it difficult to see him in this role. He joins Mike Vogel (Cloverfield), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Garret Hedlund (Tro...