First Avenger OFFICIAL: Hugo Weaving is Red Skull

[Aztec]

You see it's stuff like this which is why I love Millar's Ultimates! I'm trade waiting this one because I like to have a nice hardcover edition, but I am psyched for Red Skull action!

 

[KangConquers]

Do we manke him some 50 years older then Cap?? And technically if they go oldschool, well, WW2 was....how long ago.


Wolverine has a healing factor so I can belived he was in WW2 and still looks pretty much the same,


The Skull in the books always gets his but kicked now IMO because he is an oldman, still formidable to a human, but not formidale to a cryo-cap.


I say re-invent the Skully, keep him deformed but go a new route, don't give him origins in WW2

Umm do you read Captain America? Skull was in a clone of Steve's body until 2005. Prior to that clone he used a serum to keep himself young.

As for the age difference, in the comics, Skull is 23 years older than Cap (Schmidt was born in 1899, Rogers in 1922.)

 

[sabetoonth]

i say stay with comics as a way of his continued living

 

[Keyser Soze]

I know it's the kind of totally unimaginative, repetitive, bandwagon casting that I usually rag on, but after seeing his performance as Colonel Hans Lamda in Inglourious Basterds, I can't help but imagine Christoph Waltz being a great Red Skull.

 

[sabetoonth]

i think your the first to suggest waltz as skull

 

[Brian2887]

I honestly don't like the idea of Red Skull being the villain in both the 40s and the modern day. It's too convenient. "Captain America, thank God we found you because the villain you were fighting when we froze you is back and badder than ever." It's too Austin Powers.

Keep Red Skull in the 40s, with a different villain for the Avengers. The only way I could see connecting the villains of Captain America and the Avengers would be a variation of the Skrull / Chituari angle the Ultimates took.

 

[Webhead2006]

well we have no clue if skull survives the 40s if he is even going to be used in avengers for all we know it could be the hulk/hydra for first film. I would like them to allued to skull maybe surviving ww2 so then if their is future solo cap films or in future avengers pics for him to return.

 

[Chewy]

I know it's the kind of totally unimaginative, repetitive, bandwagon casting that I usually rag on, but after seeing his performance as Colonel Hans Lamda in Inglourious Basterds, I can't help but imagine Christoph Waltz being a great Red Skull.

It's so cliche given Basterds but god help me if he isn't perfect for the part

 

[Keyser Soze]

Alas, Christoph Waltz was just cast as the villain in Green Hornet, so he's out.

 

[sabetoonth]

what about skulls costumeing? suld he be decked out in nazi unis or that rediculous green jumpsuit thing, or even in the ultimate costume, with a ling blavk coat

 

[Webhead2006]

nazi suit since it will be WW2 time frame.

 

[sabetoonth]

figured you ws gonna say that, but i also see him wearing that big coat over it

 

[Webhead2006]

I see no reason why he could wear some coat over nazi uniform.

 

[sabetoonth]

who know like a rain coat or trench coat, not all the time, just like when its cold or raining

 

[Triad]

As far as I'm concerned, Mads Mikkelson IS THE PERFECT choice for Red Skull:

(I know it's been said a million times already, I just thought I'd make it 1,000,001!)

 

[Webhead2006]

i have nothing against him. i did like his work in casino royale so he is someone on my list of guys i wouldnt mind to see play skull.

 

[sabetoonth]

never seen him

 

[Thundercrack85]

I would suggest they (and they might) give Red Skull a real SS rank.

I figure, something like SS-Obergruppenführer, or if it's after 1942, Oberstgruppenführer.

It wasn't uncommon for high ranking Nazi figures to make their own uniforms (Hermann Goring for example was infamous for his many over-the-top uniforms), so Red Skull could have a unique uniform, since he's Hitler's go-to guy.

 

[sabetoonth]

i still like teh rain cat ovr the shoulders or being worn over his uniform when its rianing, like my red skulll postrer, check my devart or teh cap fanart thread to see it

 

[Keyser Soze]

It was announced last night that Colm Feore would be playing a mystery villain in Thor. While the most likely choice for his role is Malekith, who showed up in the first draft of the script, could it be that Marvel want a Red Skull cameo to tie into the release of Captain America a couple of months later? Colm Feore would certainly fit the role:

 

[Triad]

Interesting idea, but I'll bet you are reading too much into it. Like you said, he probably is Malekith. (Or someone commented that he could be playing Odin...I don't remember them officially saying he was playing a villain.)

 

[Webhead2006]

I dont know who malekith character is, though he is likely going to be that. Plus from what i recall thor will be in present day time along with some asgard stuff to for the film right? where captain america will be in WW2 period.

 

[Chewy]

I dont know who malekith character is

 

[sabetoonth]

he looks like a nut job

 

[conan69]

Yes! Perfect!