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‘Captain America’ Villian confirmed; plus costume news!
By FavaBeans | February 8, 2010
Director Joe Johnston has confirmed that the Red Skull will be the villian in the movie. Johnston was quoted to saying this in a recent Shocktillyoudrop interview:
“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. If you’re going to do it, let’s do it. Let’s do it first. Everyone wanted to tell an origin story. There was a version where it was a modern story and it didn’t work.”
In other Captain America news, Joe Johnston also talked about the costume to LA Times:
“The costume is a flag, but the way we’re getting around that is we have Steve Rogers forced into the USO circuit,” Johnston said. “After he’s made into this super-soldier, they decide they can’t send him into combat and risk him getting killed. He’s the only one and they can’t make more. So they say, ‘You’re going to be in this USO show’ and they give him a flag suit. He can’t wait to get out of it.”
“In the first USO sequences, the frustrated patriot will be wearing a version that is closer to the classic Jack Kirby-designed costume, but then later as the super-soldier hits the war zone he will be wearing a sturdier, more muted version that he makes himself that is more like battle togs. The stripes across his mid-section, for instance, will be straps, not colored fabric.”
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February 8th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
I like these ideas. I hope everything is well executed. It sounds very promising, though.
February 9th, 2010 at 1:24 am
I Cant wait for it, it sounds good to me…does anyone know the cast yet?
February 9th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
It all sounds very exciting. The lack of casting, though, is worrying me greatly.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:32 am
I am certainly anxious for this film. Cap was always a favorite of mine even with my limited comic-book exposure. Now if Johnston and company can get an official word on who will be playing Steve Rogers/Captain America respectfully. Hell they could do What Raimi did in Spider-man and use another guys body with the actors face to give the illusion that he was scrawny and then gets buff after the super-soldier upgrade.