Posted on Friday, March 19th, 2010 by Brendon Connelly
If Chris Evans fancies adding another comic book character to his resume, then the coveted mantle of Captain America is reportedly his for the taking.
Posted on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
If you believe all the recent reports about The First Avenger: Captain America, it appears that Marvel Studios and director Joe Johnston are very undecided when it comes to which actor will wear the red, white and blue tights. At the Wolf Man junket last month Johnson said that casting needed to be complete by March 1st 2010 (a date that has now passed) as filming is set to begin at the end of June in the UK.
Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
A couple weeks ago a short list was leaked, containing the actors that Joe Johnston was considering for Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in The First Avenger: Captain America. The list included John Krasinski (The Office), Scott Porter (Speed Racer, Friday Night Lights, Caprica), Mike Vogel (She’s Out of My League, Cloverfield) Michael Cassidy (Smallville) and Patrick Flueger (Brothers, The 4400), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) and Garret Hedlund (Tron Legacy).
Earlier today we ran a story linking Fox 411 (and a previous Cinematical) report stating that Office star John Krasinski is Marvel’s top choice for the part, after reading four times for producers and recording two costumed screen tests. The Fox report claimed that producers are having Krasinski read with multiple actresses up for the female leads, to ensure chemistry. Of course, many comic book fans were not happy with the choice, calling him too small and unmuscular for the role of the scientifically engineered super soldier.
Now Mike Fleming is reporting that Krasinski is out of the running for the role of Captain America, and that Marvel has expanded its search slightly. Details after the jump.
Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
A couple weeks ago a short list was leaked, containing the actors that Joe Johnston was considering for Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in The First Avenger: Captain America. The list included John Krasinski (The Office), Scott Porter (Speed Racer, Friday Night Lights, Caprica), Mike Vogel (She’s Out of My League, Cloverfield) Michael Cassidy (Smallville) and Patrick Flueger (Brothers, The 4400), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) and Garret Hedlund (Tron Legacy), most of which had agreed to do a screen test for Marvel. We now know that you can cross at least one of those names off that list, details after the jump. Read More »
Earlier today a rumor cropped up that Marvel was delaying production on The First Avenger: Captain America due to trouble with director Joe Johnston. As the rumor went, he’d either been fired or had walked. I didn’t run the story at the time because the rumor seemed seriously thin and driven in part by negative reaction to The Wolfman. Now Marvel is denying that there is any trouble behind the scenes. Read More »
Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 by Russ Fischer
Today’s lesson is: indecision will cost you. As the long saga of Universal’s new version of The Wolfman unfolded, it often seemed to outside observers like the studio and producers didn’t know what movie they wanted to make. Original director Mark Romanek walked at the last minute, Joe Johnston was hired to replace him, then the standard shoot was followed up with more reshoots than is usually the case. There were reports of multiple edits going at once and replacement scores, all of which contributed to the suspicion that the film was a mess.
Now Joe Johnston is talking about the making of the film with unusual candor for a director with his picture still in theaters. He confirms some of the speculation about the making of the film, underscoring what you’d think would be a basic rule for movies based on setpieces and effects: know what you’re making before you make it. Read More »
Posted on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
As is to be expected, director Joe Johnston was bombarded with questions about The First Avenger: Captain America, as he appeared on the junket scene to promote his new film, The Wolfman. Collider, The LA Times, Shock and AICN collectively learned a bunch of bits about the next Marvel comic adaptation. I’ve included the highlights below, but click the links to read the full interviews on the respective sites.
Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010 by Devindra Hardawar
Two bits of Marvel news tonight: Director Joe Johnston, who’s helming the upcoming The First Avenger: Captain America, recently told Sci Fi Wire that they need to cast the Cap soon, “We have a very short list, but we’re still juggling actors here. I’d say within the next couple of weeks we’ll have ourselves a Captain America, I hope.” The film is “fairly early” in preproduction, and shooting isn’t expected to start until the end of June. I wouldn’t be surprised if we start to catch wind of this short list sometime soon. I recommend any of you with an investment in this franchise to start prepping for the fanboy/fangirl fury.
Posted on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
The Wolfman director Joe Johnston recently did an interview with Film Journal, and gave a new update on his next project, the Marvel comic book adaptation of The First Avenger: Captain America.
Posted on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 by Russ Fischer
What does The First Avenger: Captain America director Joe Johnston mean when he says of the film, “it’s not going to be a Captain America that you expect. It’s something different. It is influenced by the comic book, but it goes off in a completely different direction”?
We know a few things about the film so far: it’s largely a WWII period piece, and an origin tale for the super-solider Captain America. Expect more news about Cap to start coming in soon as Johnston hits the promo trail for The Wolfman, which he directed for Universal. The first salvo of new info just hit, and even though he prefaces it with that quote above, it is a logical spin on the character…I think. Read More »
