First Avenger OFFICIAL: Hugo Weaving is Red Skull

[CaptainCanada]

Christoph Waltz would have been such an obvious, bandwagon-jumping choice - fresh as he is from playing a Nazi villain - but his awesomeness would have been just enough to overcome my cynicism.

Christoph Waltz would be unsuited to the part, at least based on his work as Landa. Landa was a great villain because he had humour, charm, and sophistication; the Red Skull has none of those things. He's a one-dimensional madman, devoid of sympathetic and likeable qualities. Totally different type of performance required.

 

[Figs]

Meh... I won't be settling for mediocrity and the same mundane, run-of-the-mill films we have seen from 90% of the CB movies the past ten years. Not that Weaving is a mediocre actor, but just in general. This is the one hero that embodies what this country is all about. If it's another forgettable TIH type effort, it's a fail. And no one will talk about it as a classic fifteen years from now. Felt the same way about the Watchmen movie... NO ONE is going to revisit that film twenty years down the line.

Hey, everyone has a right to their opinions but 90% is a huge stretch. What the hell do you mean by run-of-the-mill anyways?

I'm happy Marvel is getting good to great actors in their films. I can understand it being nice if they got fresh faces so we can see the character rather than a familiar face playing the character but they really are picking some great talent in their self financed films(well Disney is helping finance now as well).

When you say no one will revisit Watchmen twenty years from now, do you mean a remake or people still wanting to watch it?

 

[roach]

Christoph Waltz would be unsuited to the part, at least based on his work as Landa. Landa was a great villain because he had humour, charm, and sophistication; the Red Skull has none of those things. He's a one-dimensional madman, devoid of sympathetic and likeable qualities. Totally different type of performance required.

which is better to have a three dimensional villain or a one note baddie???

 

[OB12]

I really can't see how Weaving possibly playing Red Skull could be a bad thing. The guy is a great actor with a ton of range, he is as believable playing wise, or heroic, or menacing. Add that to the fact that he has a very unique face that could easily be enhanced through makeup, similar to how Ron Perlman is as Hellboy. This would be great casting and would really go a long way toward making this a great film.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Ironic given that he was a fan favorite to play Sinestro. But this could be ****ing awesome. You need a great actor who can play Red Skull. No doubt he can't do fine.

 

[roach]

Just got to see what they do for the Red Skull...if its a mask or a disfigurement from the Nazi SSS

 

[CaptainCanada]

which is better to have a three dimensional villain or a one note baddie???

Depends, but that's what the Red Skull is. He's pure Golden Age evil, a nihilist who just likes destroying stuff. He requires an actor who conveys a deep-seated hatred of the whole world; he's not funny or charming, which is Waltz's big strength.

 

[Weadazoid]

I can hardly call it 'inspired' casting, but I find it hard to argue against it, other then the fact that he is a little to typical a villain

 

[roach]

we dont know how the movie Skull is going to be portrayed

 

[CaptainCanada]

we dont know how the movie Skull is going to be portrayed

I rather doubt they're going to significantly diverge from his comics portrayal in that respect, which is like how most supervillains or film Nazis are depicted. Landa was so notable because he was so unlike cinematic depictions of Nazis. If you're expecting the Skull to be like Landa, you're going to be disappointed.

 

[Octoberist]

this casting is one of those choices where it's too good to be true that funny enough, I'm sure most people thought of Hugo Weaving but never though he would actually get it because it would have been too fanboy-castingish.

I think Christoph Waltz could have been a wonderful Red Skull, but I digress, I knew he wouldn't do it because he's filming a movie during the same time as Captain (Water for Elephants) and he's already playing a comic book type villain in Green Hornet.

also, I don't think he wants to play another Nazi.

The choices of Hugo Weaving as Red Skull and Mark Strong as Sinestro will make me a happy fanboy next Summer. I'm sure too that the guy playing Loki will bring down the house.

 

[Octoberist]

Christoph Waltz would be unsuited to the part, at least based on his work as Landa. Landa was a great villain because he had humour, charm, and sophistication; the Red Skull has none of those things. He's a one-dimensional madman, devoid of sympathetic and likeable qualities. Totally different type of performance required.

it's not fair to say that Red Skull is one dimensional when his character is just different.

 

[DarthDaveBanner]

And so after being suggested for pretty much every comic book supervillain you can name, Weaving could be finally cast as one and possibly the most fitting one.

 

[Octoberist]

I'm sure Weavin was in so many fanboy castings that it had to come true eventually. haha hoy

 

[CaptainCanada]

it's not fair to say that Red Skull is one dimensional when his character is just different.

No, he's one-dimensional. He's evil just to be evil; Marvel has always kept away from assigning him any deeper characterization or sympathetic qualities because he's incarnate fascism. He can be used well, but he's no Magneto or Dr. Doom.

 

[Project862006]

how is he type cast looking at his film record he has only played a bad guy in the Matrix Trilogy and Recently the Wolfman

 

[OB12]

He is only type cast in the sense that he is suggested by fans to play every villianous character. In actuality, he has only played a couple of villians, the most notable being Agent Smith, which sticks out because many of his films have not been mainstream releases.

 

[Artistsean]

I always thought he would be a good actor for the part not because he plays good bad guys, but because he is willing to not show his face for an entire movie (V for Vendetta) and can act with just his voice and movements. Red Skull is a bad guy who never shows his face (in the comics) so that would be good for the movie.
Plus, he is a good actor. And I thought, since he was in Wolfman, the director might consider him. But I didn't know if it would actually happen. It still could turn out false. But I hope its true.
If he is cast, that would be great. If he isn't I hope they cast an actor who could play the Red Skull well.
I hope he wears a mask like this:

 

[Keyser Soze]

I have to agree with CaptainCanada. I'm not bashing Red Skull - I like the character, and actually think this is a good thing about him. But in the era of sympathetic, nuanced villains, Red Skull has always remained pure evil, devoid of any redeeming qualities.

 

[Artistsean]

I think Weaving will be a great Red Skull, if they choose him, and the version I want to see is this one:

a Nazi soldier (highly trained) who wears a mask the whole movie.
The mask has a built in gas mask and such. And under his Nazi uniform is body armor.
(Not a super soldier, or a mutilated soldier, or a mutated soldier) Just the classic version.
But I guess whatever they choose to do, as long as its good, I will probably like it.

 

[Congo Jack]

Weaving is a solid choice for the Red Skull. I'm sure he'll do a great job if cast.

 

[Rock Sexton]

I've seen Weaving in the LOTR trilogy and while I liked the first movie and aspects of the second one, Weavings performance as Elrond was one of the bad things (besides Liv Tyler) of this trilogy.
I don't know why I saw ALL three Matrix movies (because I absolutley hated the first one) but Weavings wooden acting as Smith was worse than whatever Keanu Reaves did in this flicks.
I sat through V for Vendetta and while I loved the Graphic Novel, the only good things in the movie were the perfomances by Portman and Fry. Weaving did nothing in VfV that made me appreciate his "acting abilities" just a little bit.
Transformers, I don't know, I saw the first hour of the movie and then left the theater, because that film was one of the worst pieces of faeces I've ever seen.
All in all, I'm sorry, but I don't think that Weaving is an actor I'll ever enjoy watching.

Billy Zane on the other hand did I Woke Up Early The Day I Died, which was hilarious.

So, yes, I've seen better performances by Zane than by Weaving

Wow. You didn't like the first Matrix? That was the only good one. And how could you not appreciate his charisma in "V"?

Hard to please I see.

 

[Iceman]

Christoph Waltz has been my pick since IB but I'm more than happy with Hugo Weaving! As long as we get someone of this kind of calibre, everyone's a winner!

 

[DocHoliday]

I could see him wearing the Red Skull mask if he was severely scarred from the SSS.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Wait, someone attempted to argue that Hugo Weaving is a bad actor?!?!?

Yes I did. I don't like his acting & I know I'm not alone.