Captain America And THOR: First Look At The Full Costumes
Jun 3, 10
As posted in SciFi Mafia: We recently brought you a story which included a detailed description of Chris Evans‘ costume for Captain America: The First Avenger. Now, not only do we have the actual concept art of the costume in the description, we also have our first look at Chris Hemsworth in full, head-to-toe THOR gear, brandishing the iconic Mjolnir.
Though there has yet to be official confirmation from either Marvel Studios or Paramount Pictures, the Captain America concept art was scored by AICN and confirmed by Mike Sampson over at JoBlo to be the same art that he originally laid his eyes on and described in detail last week. The Thor images come from Collider and because both they and the Cap. pictures seem to share the same style, I don’t doubt their legitimacy.
Check them out below and let me know what you think in the comments.
I dig them both. It’s going to take me a bit to get past the lack of wings on Cap's helmet. Thor’s costume looks pretty cool and since we have already seen actual photos of that, we basically already know what that looks like ‘finished’ but it’s cool to see it in-full.
Hopefully everyone will get a chance to see these before Paramount or Marvel start issuing takedown notices, in 3…2…1.
Toby Jones Joins Captain America
May 9, 10
As posted in About.com: 
The First Avenger: Captain America has signed up another villain.
The Hollywood Reporter says
Toby Jones (incredible as Capote in
Infamous) will play scientist Arnim Zola, joining
Hugo Weaving ('Red Skull') as the bad guys in the superhero film.
The cast also includes
Chris Evans as Captain America, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, and Sebastian Stan as Captain America's sidekick, Bucky.
Joe Johnston (
The Wolfman) is directing.
The First Avenger: Captain America focuses on the origin of the story, following Steve Rogers as he takes part in a top secret program that turns him into Captain America. The film is set to hit theaters on July 22, 2011, shortly after
Thor's release on May 6, 2011.
Captain America Movie: Red Skull Cast
May 4, 10
As posted in Marvel News: Captain America Movie: Red Skull Cast
Hugo Weaving confirmed as the Red Skull in Marvel Studios' 'Captain America: The First Avenger
Marvel Studios announced today that Hugo Weaving has been cast to star as Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull in the studio's highly anticipated movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" opposite Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell. In the early comics, Johann Schmidt was drafted into loyal service of The Third Reich and renamed "The Red Skull." The character will be updated for the feature adaptation. Joe Johnston will direct the film penned by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige will produce "Captain America: The First Avenger." Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel and Louis D'Esposito will executive produce. The film will be released in the U.S. on July 22, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
"Captain America: The First Avenger" will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
Weaving was last seen in "The Wolfman" and his voice is very recognizable as Megatron from "Transformers" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" as well as Noah the Elder from "Happy Feet." His other film credits include starring in "V For Vendetta," "The Matrix" franchise and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
In addition to "Captain America: The First Avenger," Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including the highly anticipated sequel, "Iron Man 2," starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow on May 7, 2010, "Thor" on May 6, 2011, and "Marvel Studios' The Avengers" on May 4, 2012.
British actress Hayley Atwell cast as female lead in 'Captain America'
Apr 14, 10
As posted in EW.com:
Marvel’s latest superhero flick The First Avenger: Captain America is coming together quickly. British actress Hayley Atwell, best known for her role opposite Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell in Woody Allen’s 2007 flick Cassandra’s Dream, will play Cap’s love interest Peggy Carter. The news first appeared in The Hollywood Reporter. Atwell, 22, also starred opposite Matthew Goode in the British film Brideshead Revisited. She nabbed the role after screen-testing in London last week.
In the original comics, Carter fell in love with Captain America when they fought together in the war. Marvel says the character will be updated for director Joe Johnston’s big-screen version of the film, which stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Super Solider, a.k.a. Captain America. The movie is scheduled to begin filming in London this summer. The film will be released in July 2011.
Atwell can next be seen in Starz’s 8-part miniseries Pillars of the Earth.
Captain America casting latest
Apr 8, 10
As posted in Den of Geek!: We know that Chris Evans is to play Captain America. But who’s being lined up to play James ‘Bucky’ Barnes and Peggy Carter?
Published on Apr 8, 2010
We've said it before and we'll say it again - rarely has a casting process for a major film been conducted quite so openly. Last month, it was finally confirmed that Marvel had completed its search for its Captain America, with Chris Evans signing on for up to nine films.
The first of those is next summer's
The First Avenger: Captain America, which is being directed by
Joe Johnston. And now that he has his lead actor, the attention has shifted to the casting of
Peggy Carter.
Once upon a time, Keira Knightley and Emily Blunt were reportedly in the running. We're not quite sure how far things went with Knightley, but it was revealed at the start of the week that Emily Blunt had been offered the role, but decided to turn it down. Blunt had also been offered the role of Black Widow in the forthcoming Iron Man 2 - the part that eventually went to Scarlett Johansson - but had to turn that down due to other commitments.
However, this has all seemingly opened the door for British actress Alice Eve, whom we remember most from the solid Starter For Ten a few years back. Eve, who also appears in next month's Sex And The City sequel (which we're, er, really looking forward to), is reportedly the front-runner for the role according to E! Online. Also in the mix still is Hayley Atwell, and the pair are apparently testing for the role right now. A final decision is expected shortly.
A decision has been made as to the identity of Captain America's sidekick, though. James ‘Bucky' Barnes is going to be played by Sebastian Stan, an actor currently best known for his work in Gossip Girl.
The film is set to begin shooting later this year, and we'll be seeing it in July 2011...
Chris Evans tried to ignore 'Captain America' casting process
Apr 3, 10As posted in
Hitfix: It's a busy time for
Chris Evans. Not only has he been cast as Steve Rogers in "
The First Avenger: Captain America,' he's got two new films on the horizon: this month's ensemble action flick
"The Losers" and August's highly anticipated "
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World." Those projects collided on Saturday when Evans appeared at popular comic convention WonderCon to promote "Losers."
The packed house in the Moscone Center Ballroom were politely asked not to address Evans' new role during
"The Losers'" Q&A, but he did discuss "
Captain America" with HitFix afterward. The casting of Marvel's most patriotic hero was a bizarrely public affair with major media outlets revealing who was up for consideration on almost a day to day basis. Evans was a late entry into the casting process, but he beat out a slew of other candidates including
Channing Tatum, Ryan Philippe, John Krasinski, Chace Crawford and
Mike Vogel. It was not a situation Evans seemed to enjoy.
"I try and stay away from all that. That's almost none of my business," Evans says. "It's a slippery slope when you start reading that stuff. i have enough trouble doing press. You end up living in your own head a lot more than you'd like to and you start reading that stuff and it's a dangerous game to play. So, for the most part, I tried to stay out of it."
Now, Evans is in the spotlight and will face numerous questions over the next few months about a character that is integral to Marvel's long term movie plans. Fans are often curious about what may appear to be the most mundane things. In Evans' case, that means hair color (really). More specifically, whether or not Evans will dye his hair blond like Rogers' in the comics. A scenario Evans got out of when he played the fair haired Johnny Storm in the "Fantastic Four" films.
"I don't know it's up to them. I have no idea," Evans says. "It's just happened. I haven't talked to anybody, so I have no idea."
Yes, Mr. Evans, it's only the beginning. Make sure you keep track of what you wax Cap's shield with, because one of us will ask.
"The Losers" opens nationwide on April 23.