First Avenger OFFICIAL: Hugo Weaving is Red Skull

[Rich Santoro]

Rich, I thought the same thing. Stormare could do either and (really) so could McDowell. However, when I really gave it some thought I think that McDowell could pull off more of a sophisticated, cerebral, academically-minded Zemo and that Stormare would play a more frightening RS.

You have convinced my on McDowell for Zemo. It is a very good fit.

 

[BT18]

maxon was the vdry first red skull he was an american nazi and wore a mask, he had nothing to do with the schmidt skull other than being a nazi, there was yet another one as there was a fifties cap while rogers was frozen

other than being a nazi and them both having the same persona of "the Red Skull". Maybe he wasn't a decoy per se (I didn't read the comics this was covered in, just read summarizations online) but I think he's an example of an obscure character that could work very well in the movies. Especially since Red Skull is so much more dominant than any character in Cap's rogues gallery, having sort of a decoy or double of him wouldn't be redundant or take the place of some popular character the public wants to see. I think a big theme of the movie should be the awe of and propaganda about these figures on both sides (Cap for the Allies and Red Skull for the Axis) and having the Red Skull seem to have the ability to be in more than one place at one time would add to his enigmatic quality.

 

[sabetoonth]

thats a good idea

 

[catintheengine]

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with my choices:



Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Heinrich Zemo, 12 Baron Zemo


Peter Stormare as Johann Schmidt a.k.a Red Skull

 

[Webhead2006]

i could see them, i dont know peter stormare work but i do like mcdowell's stuff.

 

[Triad]

Don't you remember him as the killer in Fargo? "I likes the pancakes."
He's been in a million other flicks, that's just the one that sticks out for me.

 

[sabetoonth]

storeman loks familiar i just cant place him, hw big is he?

 

[Webhead2006]

So i was just wondering has any one seen what they are doing with red skull in the new ultimate avengers comic line. I was like WTF!!!!

 

[sabetoonth]

no could you post a pic?

 

[Webhead2006]

No i meant character wise what they are doing with him now in the new ultimate avengers title.

 

[Webhead2006]

No i meant character wise what they are doing with him now in the new ultimate avengers title. But here is what he does look like:

 

[sabetoonth]

holy **** nazi

is his skn peeled away frm his face?

 

[Webhead2006]

i have no clue, but do u know the most shocking element about this ultimate red skull is.......

 

[sabetoonth]

he is the illegitimate son of cap? ive got wikipedia up now, they will also bring in ultimate ghost ridder which ive wrote a kind of fan fic of, its closer to the movies,m though ii plan to edit more comic origin in there, well, its a way different way to make the skull, i mean hot damn, that would make him 60+ years old, he lookin pretty good if i dont say so myslf, cept for the whole skll face

 

[Webhead2006]

YEa i was like what the heck when i was reading the final pages of ultimate avengers the other day when i picked it up.

 

[NEXUS 6]

Making Skull the illegitimate son of Captain America is the most ******ed thing to hit the comic book world since... hmm, can't really think of anything worse than that. I mean, how out of character can you get. Cripes, I'm glad I'm not a fan of the ultimate universe.

 

[Webhead2006]

well it is ultimate verse they are allowed to do what they want their.

 

[Triad]

Of course the purists are going to b***h, (and I can understand why they would) but I'll give the Ultimates props for going a different route. I haven't read this yet, but I have to admit that the image above of the Red Skull looks pretty badass! Not what you'd expect.

 

[ManSpider412]

storeman loks familiar i just cant place him, hw big is he?

he played Abruzzi in Prison Break Series 1 and 2

 

[Webhead2006]

yea i am a purist myself at times. But other times when its characters i dont really know much about or care little about i dont mind a change like this in ultimate/altered/what if universes. Cause the classic Red skull is still their in the main regular 616 verse. Well is he i dont know lol.

 

[sabetoonth]

he is, and i find thiis intersting cause it creates a different dynamic, instead of he is/was a nazi and therefore an enemy, cao might try and pull him to the light or something, and when he stays evil, it would make it a harder fight, would you want to kill your own son who you just found?

 

[Webhead2006]

yup should be interesting how it comes to play in the new ultimate line.

 

[sabetoonth]

the only ultimate books i have are ultimate xmen 1missing the cover
ult marvel team up 2 and 3
now i want to make a custom ult red skull so bad

 

[Webhead2006]

well only ultimates i read i spidey the old ultimate(have all single titles minus a single issue one) and new one, uff(got all regular issues) and i have read a few ultimates issues but i dont have all of ultimates 2 or any of ultimates 3.

 

[sabetoonth]

i kep tabs on the universe via internet and wizard