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trinityvixen

Attention! Attention please!

Mar 23, 2010 11:48

We have a Captain America.After not deciding immediately to jump on a role that would likely end up banishing him to Typecast Land forever, Chris Evans has decided to be Captain America. And being typecast is really the least of his problems with accepting this. Marvel, unlike DC, is all about gravy training their powerful franchises (the ones they ( Read more... )

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saturn_shumba March 23 2010, 16:30:04 UTC

I don't really know anything about Captain America, but when I heard he was going to be Captain America, I am now all about that film.

Chris Evans landing this role has secured Marvel's place in the "we cast hot guys" department. Let us never go back to Tobey McGuire again. (Okay, he's weird cute, but if I had to choose between him and Ryan Reynolds, umm NO FUCKING CONTEST.)

Some history, then, is called for. Then porn. trinityvixen March 23 2010, 16:53:14 UTC

The problem with casting Captain America has kind of fascinated me over the past week. Quite literally, every male actor of a certain age read for it. Up to and including Jim from The Office, I shit thee not. It was clear they had a type in mind, of which Chris Evans is fairly the Platonic ideal: young, but seasoned, preferably blond. But the casting went on for weeks. They're clearly working very hard to cast this exactly right. Whatever subtle qualities not covered by "looks good in tights" they were looking for took them forever to find. I don't think a then-unknown Hugh Jackman had this much trouble getting cast as Wolverine, and that's a role more beloved (if possibly less high profile) than Captain America--at least beloved by the fans.

It points to the ridiculous position Captain America occupies in the comic-reader's psyche. He has the weight of history literally on his side, as well as the moral authority. This was a guy made strong for the purpose of fighting Nazis. I mean, you don't get a higher moral authority than that. ( ... )

Re: Some history, then, is called for. Then porn. saturn_shumba March 23 2010, 17:04:52 UTC

Jim from The Office? Jim from The Office. Err, no, never, please. I mean, he's cute, but everyone in that show just drives me up the wall. (I feel like one of the 5 people in my age set that doesn't like that show. Never have, never will.)

When you mentioned RDJ and how Chris Evans will stand up next to him, I can't help but wonder if that was a conscious decision to play into Iron Man's favor. I guess I won't know until the film comes out.

And whhhaaaat Norton doesn't want to do The Hulk again? NORTON, NO. God damnit.

Re: Some history, then, is called for. Then porn. trinityvixen March 23 2010, 17:27:35 UTC

I know, I had the same reaction. "Jim. Jim? Jim. From The-- yes that one. Jim? Jim." A pause. "If you're not joking, kindly reassure me one more time so that I might go bang my head against a wall."

When you mentioned RDJ and how Chris Evans will stand up next to him, I can't help but wonder if that was a conscious decision to play into Iron Man's favor. I guess I won't know until the film comes out.

Possibly? Obviously, Robert Downey Jr. is having, like, the best years of his life right now. (And, given his past, I'm pretty sure that, yes, I can say that with 99% surety.) Iron Man pretty much rocked the socks off of superhero movies in a way that The Dark Knight did not. TDK was made by people who were amazingly smart about what they were doing, worked with iconic characters the likes of which aren't even seen in other DC heroes (Batman and the Joker and Harvey Two-Face), filled the film with a bevy of talented actors, and had, alas, a sorrowful aspect given the death of one of the actors who won an Oscar for his performance. There ( ... )