First Avenger OFFICIAL: Hugo Weaving is Red Skull

[kedrell]

Yes!!! They're using the chamber. I had hoped they would instead of just using a shot with a syringe.

 

[kedrell]

doublepost

 

[Danalys]

Strangely early Science fiction like.

 

[MiniBond]

Weaving is beyond perfect casting, Just look at that face, It's got pure Evil written all over it (and he hasn't even got the Red Skull make-up on yet) I can't wait to see the Red Skull, I'm hoping they don't release any promo pics of what he's going to look like until the movie release date or better yet not at all and we'll just see the final look in the film .

the risk being to act over the top

 

[Symbiotic]

Weaving looks good and all, but I wanna see the Skull.

 

[dark_knight08]

Weaving is beyond perfect casting, Just look at that face, It's got pure Evil written all over it (and he hasn't even got the Red Skull make-up on yet) I can't wait to see the Red Skull,

Ladies and Gentlemen, Hugo Weaving is Johann Schmidt a.k.a. the Red Skull.
I can't wait to see the Skull make-up on his face.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I think Weaving is probably going to ham up the performance a bit, but for a character like the Red Skull, that is perfect.

 

[Project862006]

in the audio of the comic con scene he did'nt sound campy but menacing

 

[Spider-Fan]

By ham it up, I mean overact...you can overact menacing.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

This is the sound of inevitability. This is the sound of your death.

Goodbye, Mr Rogers.

 

[ElMariachi]

was that audio with Red Skull and Hitler real and apart of the movie?

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Edit.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

was that audio with Red Skull and Hitler real and apart of the movie?

It's not Hitler (it's Weaving and an old man who's the guardian/whatever of the Cosmic Cube) but it is from the movie. from the first week of filming, in fact.

 

[redhawk23]

I don't know, the role seems to be for scene shredding, but if anyone can pull it off without it being stupid its Weaving. Besides maybe Cary Grant, he is my favorite actor.

 

[GhostPoet]

The movieverse is seperate from the comics reality. Therefore, it only makes sense that the Red Skull would fit with the look of the movieverse...which apparently, judging from past films is riding the line between the comics and Ultimates.

 

[Elevator Man]

I was hoping they would've kept his origin a mystery. I wasn't expecting to see Weaving's real face. Like someone said above I hope they cover his Red Skull face till after the film's been released.
I remember Nolan didn't release any publicity stills of Two-Face. And if anything was leaked on Two face. I'd refused to look at any leaked photos of him. I wanted to be amazed (and I was) when I saw Two- Face the first time and the same goes for Red Skull. Probably doubtful that'll happen.
But I think it would of been interesting if they left his origins a mystery.

 

[kedrell]

So what are we speculating on? A mask, facial scarring or a combo of both?

 

[lixdexia]

i think it's scarring

 

[sabetoonth]

ima go with scarring

 

[kedrell]

I'm going with both. He uses the mask early on as a tool of intimidation and then later [blackout]get's f-ed up by the cosmic cube[/blackout].

 

[Raiden]

Weaving is beyond perfect casting, Just look at that face, It's got pure Evil written all over it (and he hasn't even got the Red Skull make-up on yet) I can't wait to see the Red Skull, I'm hoping they don't release any promo pics of what he's going to look like until the movie release date or better yet not at all and we'll just see the final look in the film .

Weaving is one of the best character actors around in Hollywood imo...he always look convincing in any role he plays, whether it's the ageless Elrond from LOTR or the evil Mr. Smith from Matrix trilogy. I'm very glad that he is lending his talent on Capt. America.

 

[kaijunexus]

I'm going with both. He uses the mask early on as a tool of intimidation and then later [blackout]get's f-ed up by the cosmic cube[/blackout].

I really doubt that. That's really quite a coincidence, isn't it? He wears a skull mask...until his face is accidentally scarred to look exactly like a skull?

 

[sabetoonth]

Well Skulls are a symbol, it doesnt even have to be red for me if they go that route

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I really doubt that. That's really quite a coincidence, isn't it? He wears a skull mask...until his face is accidentally scarred to look exactly like a skull?

It's like the lame pun names in comics, like if your name is Jim Burns and then you get fire powers. I always hated those.

 

[wobbly]

So what are we speculating on? A mask, facial scarring or a combo of both?

They have said its not a mask. Also, the Red Skull look is not a scarred or burned up face, it is red skin with exaggerated brows, cheek bones, no nose, etc, so I'm guessing the Cube may be what deforms his face rather than him having some other mishap, like getting burnt (a burned up face wouldn't be a deep red anyway once the skin heals)