First of all I'm gonna come right out and say it: There is no chance in the world that every fanboy or girl will be pleased with who ever they cast. Sorry but that is a fact, directors and actors know this. So they are prepared if some of you are gonna rant when the official castings are revealed. Now with that out of the way:
The importance of the Captain America role is not just onesighted, this is the casting that is gonna echo long into the future. If it fails it doesn't only affect the Captain America movie it will also affect the Avengers movie and possible sequels to both of them. This is in many ways Marvels investment in the future. If they hit the head on the nail with these three movies before the Avengers, then they are almost free to do as they like. Think animations, think low budget movies with lesser known Marvel proporties.
So with that cleared out I don't think they are gonna cast someone who will make us all jump out of our seats and join a riot against there studio. Marvel won't allow Joe Johnston or anybody else to cast a total douch(now I'm not pointing any fingers here, but you know where I'm swinging at). I just don't buy it. They know just as well as we do that Captain America is beyond repair if they bug this up. They buged it up the first time, but luckily those where very different times, comic book movie-wise. This time around they can't affort to miss!
Furthermore the actor who is cast has to stand besides Robert Downey Jr, Edward Norton, Samuel Jackson and perhaps even Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson. Plus with recent reports from Chris Hemsworth colleagues on the Thor set it sounds like he is going to make a great Thor, which I don't doubt he will(the pictures of him and his brother in a real life brawl won me over). The actor has to hold his own with these A-class actors and say iconic lines like: "Avengers Assemble".
What I'm getting at with this is that I don't think they are gonna cast a completely unknown. I know thats what they announced in the early stages of pre-production, but I don't buy that. They must be weighing in other roles that the actor had to do, especially dramatic ones and action oriented roles. The guy they pick must have some experience and not be a total newcomer to drama or action, which should be equally represented in the movie by Cap.
I do realize that a lot of you, my dear members, have discussed this to the point of turning blue in the face and popping your bloodshot eyes out of their socles. But right now answers are few and questions are a vast and growing substance. I hope that the casting will soon be injected and abolish this substance, because it is getting more and more sticky for each day that goes by without any concrete news.
This article was only meant to hopefully cast a little light on what for me seems to be a more sane and rational way of going about the Captain America casting. I know a lot of you won't agree. And I know that throwing rocks at Marvel and the team assigned to bringing Cap onto the silver screen seems like the only logical solution sometimes. But I for one don't think Marvel is sitting with their heads up their... well you know.
I hope you enjoyed reading this and hopefully it gave you some perspective, and if not maybe a clearer view on the overall importance of this hopefully soon to be revealed casting. So till next time: KEEP ON TRUCKING!