Who Would you cast as Captain America?

[Brian Braddock]

I disagree that he has to be 'massive'. Cap's no Thor or Herc.

He has to look strong; sure, but he also need to be agile. Look at male gymnasts - muscular and strong but not so musclebound that they cant do handsprings and somersaults.

The peak of human physical perfection doesnt necessarily have to equate to muscle-mass.

 

[pifpaf]

Franco Columbu was the under 200 lb Mr. Olympia back in the day, if you've seen the filming "Pumping Iron"

Anyways, he's quite the muscled man that I wouldn't want to mess with in the gym, and he's under 200 lb.

So, in the end, weight means as little as height in Hollywood. (Just typed up a rant about fans complaining about height in the "Thor 1st Rumored Casting" Thread if you'd like to read about that)

and i said it depend of the height
i know your right but it was only 5.3 and wheight 190lbs

but arnold(1975 not now) height 6.2 and 240 lbs and captain america is 6.2 240 lbs!!!!!!

and the spandex make a guy look smaller i know because some bodybuilder put spandex and they look smaller but is just alook

 

[pifpaf]

cap always draw big and srong

 

[pifpaf]

240lbs is big ,but is not a muscle bound .

300lbs is muscle-bound behemoth .

2007 most of body builder are over 270lbs now and they are very muscle-bound behemoth

i do body building i weight 225lbs fot5.10 and i am not muscle-bound behemoth i am not so big . but is my point of view


dont worry i dont want to play cap i have to much respect for him and i dont have the look (no hair and average look) i dont fit

by the way is a debat of point of view and i respect your point because you have good one

 

[Brian Braddock]

I could definitely not see Arnold, in his prime, as Captain America at all.

Captain America is more of a toned, fit, guy. He doesn't have bulging muscles under that spandex, he's just a regular guy, granted one who is more fit than the average Joe, but still a guy that can fit in with normal surroundings, without people stopping him in the streets so he can lift their car.

The problem with casting a muscle-bound bodybuilder for Captain America would be the fact that he couldn't play a Steve Rogers well. Cause not only does he have to play the Cap, but when he takes that mask off, he has to play Steve, who is your average 9-5 guy who goes to the gym.

Tobey Maguire did this perfectly, with the good build underneath the suit, but average looking enough that he pulled off Peter to the T.

Agree completely.

 

[pifpaf]

I could definitely not see Arnold, in his prime, as Captain America at all.

Captain America is more of a toned, fit, guy. He doesn't have bulging muscles under that spandex, he's just a regular guy, granted one who is more fit than the average Joe, but still a guy that can fit in with normal surroundings, without people stopping him in the streets so he can lift their car.

The problem with casting a muscle-bound bodybuilder for Captain America would be the fact that he couldn't play a Steve Rogers well. Cause not only does he have to play the Cap, but when he takes that mask off, he has to play Steve, who is your average 9-5 guy who goes to the gym.

Tobey Maguire did this perfectly, with the good build underneath the suit, but average looking enough that he pulled off Peter to the T.

but is only a point of view what is to much for some is not enough for other with respect pifpaf


i am ok with most of you but this is what i am not (sorry how dont know how to make the good sentence)

that what i am not... (i dont know the right word sorry)same opinion :Captain America is more of a toned, fit, guy. He doesn't have bulging muscles under that spandex, he's just a regular guy, granted one who is more fit than the average Joe, but still a guy that can fit in with normal surroundings, without people stopping him in the streets so he can lift their car.

the problem i think is the drawer .each time they drew cap. they drew him very muscle when they drew steve they drew him fit he like if he have two kind of physique
btw the ultimate cap he really big

you know in handbook of maverl universe spidey height 5.10 for 165 is easy to find a actor to fit in is shoes
dont forget marvel said cap height 6.2 fo 240 lbs thas the way marvel want cap to look alike tall and big but not to much
i stand for to be more possible accurate to the official standard of marvel(offical handbook of marvel universe) and marvel comic say cap weight 240lbs for6.2thats it, thats all!

 

[Brian2887]

Find an actor first. The build is nowhere near as important as finding someone who can act the part.

It's unlikely we'll find a 6'0+ actor 240 pounds of muscle who can actually act.

Matt Damon, a favorite for the role, is only about 5'9. But, he can act and he can kick ass. That's what counts more than anything.

 

[Frico]

Damon could be cool but hell he better grow a bit taller and build up some size quick. Imagine Matt Damon as Jigsaw.

Oh c'mon AD. Does height really need to matter? Damon's 5'10" an' Cap is stands around 6'2". I really doubt 4 or 5 inches is gonna matter on screen. Besides, they have the tech now to make actors look taller, though I don't think it's needed

As for the size thing, he was in AWESOME shape for The Bourne Supremacy. Same for Ultimatum

Like any other actor in a superhero flick, Damon could totally get even bigger

I just watched Bourne Ultimatum today, and he reminded me so much of Steve Epting's Steve Rogers. So yeah, I'd be pretty pissed if he does not become Steve Rogers.

Thing with Damon also is that he's starred in war movies before. So he's already got that down for Steve/Cap.

 

[Frico]

Guys, imagine. Damon, RDJ, and Norton together in one flick for Avengers. I think I'd completely geek out in the cinema

 

[Sun_Down]

Guys, imagine. Damon, RDJ, and Norton together in one flick for Avengers. I think I'd completely geek out in the cinema

Oh man, don't even fill my head with such wondrous thoughts.


As for this Cap's physique discussion, I agree with the "he should be a fit dude, but not overbearingly large" camp. Somone at like 6'1 190 lbs. (Christian Bale in BB) would look just fine.

 

[Advanced Dark]

Oh c'mon AD. Does height really need to matter? Damon's 5'10" an' Cap is stands around 6'2". I really doubt 4 or 5 inches is gonna matter on screen. Besides, they have the tech now to make actors look taller, though I don't think it's needed

As for the size thing, he was in AWESOME shape for The Bourne Supremacy. Same for Ultimatum

Like any other actor in a superhero flick, Damon could totally get even bigger



Thing with Damon also is that he's starred in war movies before. So he's already got that down for Steve/Cap.

I didn't know he was 5'10. That could work. He needs to build himself up which he could do if it's a 2010 film. The heigh wouldn't be an issue then after he's all dressed up and the supporting cast is chosen carefully.

 

[Frico]

Oh man, don't even fill my head with such wondrous thoughts.

I can't stop! t:

I didn't know he was 5'10. That could work. He needs to build himself up which he could do if it's a 2010 film. The heigh wouldn't be an issue then after he's all dressed up and the supporting cast is chosen carefully.

Exactomundo.

Plus, another example 'bout height, RDJ is 5'9" when Stark in the comics isn't even that tall. Yet people think he's already the perfect IM. Plus Norton stands at 6'0" so hell, he might be taller than comic Banner

So yeah, the height isn't a problem. I can also totally see Damon gettin' in shape by then.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

The more I think about it the more I'm convinced that Damon's the right guy for the job. Check out this pic while he was prepping for Bourne Identity:

http://www.beverlyhillspeople.com/pages/Fitness.html

Guys, imagine. Damon, RDJ, and Norton together in one flick for Avengers. I think I'd completely geek out in the cinema

*dies*

edit: Damon + Norton = Rounders reunion!

 

[chiefchirpa]

C'mon just hire Matt Damon and get the production starting.

 

[Advanced Dark]

The only reason why I may think Cap is on for 2009 with Thor is that Sega signed on earlier this year to make Hulk, Thor, and Cap video games to tie into movies. There is no plans for an Avengers, Ant-Man, or Fury game...yet.

 

[S_H_F_4839]

I think Matt Damon would make a good cap also. I just wish they would get the ball started on this movie.

 

[chiefchirpa]

The only reason why I may think Cap is on for 2009 with Thor is that Sega signed on earlier this year to make Hulk, Thor, and Cap video games to tie into movies. There is no plans for an Avengers, Ant-Man, or Fury game...yet.

Alright, AD. Have faith on Cap in 2009.

 

[Frico]

The more I think about it the more I'm convinced that Damon's the right guy for the job. Check out this pic while he was prepping for Bourne Identity:

http://www.beverlyhillspeople.com/pages/Fitness.html

Noiiiiice! Never seen that pic before

*dies*

edit: Damon + Norton = Rounders reunion!

C'mon just hire Matt Damon and get the production starting.

QFT.

The only reason why I may think Cap is on for 2009 with Thor is that Sega signed on earlier this year to make Hulk, Thor, and Cap video games to tie into movies. There is no plans for an Avengers, Ant-Man, or Fury game...yet.

Good point, good point

 

[antonydelfini]

Guys, imagine. Damon, RDJ, and Norton together in one flick for Avengers. I think I'd completely geek out in the cinema

You've got great taste and vision young man.

It's a win-win situation if Matt Damon plays Rogers. Damon brings this credibility and respectability into the project which will generate good buzz. And in return, Daamon will be an even bigger household name if he plays the iconic and legendary Steve Rogers in a good Cap movie.

Marvel, let's get it done and release it in 2009!

 

[logansoldcigar]

The algorithm of trying to find Cap actor should be different than that:
1. Find a good american actor from a pool of thousand aspiring ones and actor database
2. If he's not found then find foreign one.

While your algo on the other hand
1. Mix all actors and find fandom favorite if possible.
2. Get actor from the mix.

If the actor who plays James Bond is almost certain a Briton or ANZ, why can't Captain America be American (at least for the 1st movie)?.

Now, answer that.

James Bond is English, dear boy. its a country on its own.

anmd James Bond has been played by an Scot ( Connery), an Aussie (Lazenby), an Englishman (Moore), a Welshman (Dalton), an Irishman (Brosnan), and another englishman (Craig). that doesnt count the american that played him in a TV play, or david niven and peter sellers.

Its also been offered to Sam Neill (a Kiwi), tho he turned it down.

I would still say this: cast the best actor. As long as the accent is convincing (no Clive Owen then), then who cares.

I wouldnt care if Brad Pitt played a british character, as long as he got a british accent right.I think Daniel Craig is a brilliant bond, but i wouldnt have criticed if Hugh jackman or Eric bana got the role. But i wouldnt have wanted Orlando Bloom anywhere near it.

Im not a harry Potter fan by anystretch of the imagination, but rather than cast first british kid that looks right (and anyone that thinks that Danbiel radcliffe is anything but bland is a fool. hes as bad an actor as orlando Bloom), imagine if they had cast someone that could act. even if an american.

 

[zeptron]

About the height thing is everyone forgeting that Hugh Jackman is a foot taller than his character?

 

[chiefchirpa]

James Bond is English, dear boy. its a country on its own.

anmd James Bond has been played by an Scot ( Connery), an Aussie (Lazenby), an Englishman (Moore), a Welshman (Dalton), an Irishman (Brosnan), and another englishman (Craig). that doesnt count the american that played him in a TV play, or david niven and peter sellers.

Its also been offered to Sam Neill (a Kiwi), tho he turned it down.

Any how I don't think Scotland and Wales are sovereign nations. Pierce Brosnan learned acting from an English acting school. Lazenby is a mistake. An offer to a NZer, how impressive. Isn't God Save the Queen still sung by ANZ people?

 

[drmick]

Has anybody suggested Ryan Reynolds yet?

 

[logansoldcigar]

Any how I don't think Scotland and Wales are sovereign nations. Pierce Brosnan learned acting from an English acting school. Lazenby is a mistake. An offer to a NZer, how impressive. Isn't God Save the Queen still sung by ANZ people?

No, it isnt. its not sung in australia either.Aus and NZ are still in the commonwealth thpough, as is half of africa. so following your logic, its ok for a black nigerian to play James Bond, but not a white american.

try telling the scottish and welsh that they aint seperate nations. they are conquered nations, that havent gained independance yet. they have their own laws, their own road signage, their own money in scotland, and so on..the scottish and welsh have their own national anthems.

whether or not Pierce brosnan went to acting school in the UK isnt relevant, it doesnt make him less irish: ben Browder and Eric Roberts went to rada. doesnt make them british, does it?

 

[chiefchirpa]

No, it isnt. its not sung in australia either.Aus and NZ are still in the commonwealth thpough, as is half of africa. so following your logic, its ok for a black nigerian to play James Bond, but not a white american.

Yes, actually. I'd like to see Black James Bond (Blond haired James Bond is a start) and I rather have an all-American black Captain America/Isiaiah Bradley/Patriot then a bloke who pretends to enjoy Baseball. Nationality extends beyond race.

try telling the scottish and welsh that they aint seperate nations. they are conquered nations, that havent gained independance yet. they have their own laws, their own road signage, their own money in scotland, and so on..the scottish and welsh have their own national anthems.

Yeah, yeah I grieve for them. But you can't equate the difference between them and the English people than the divide between Americans and English.

whether or not Pierce brosnan went to acting school in the UK isnt relevant, it doesnt make him less irish: ben Browder and Eric Roberts went to rada. doesnt make them british, does it?

It doesn't make him less Irish, but he's accustomed to the English culture. He grew up in British TV and movies, wasn't it? Like it or not, British media -> English media. He didn't grow his acting skills in Dublin. He grew up in the English culture.