Captain America Script To Be Rewritten?

Captain America Script To Be Rewritten?

It looks like Joss Whedon won't rewrite just the Avengers,but he is also in talks to polish The First Avenger:Captain America script...

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By WolvieCBM - Apr 15, 2010 07:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Captain America
Source: pajiba.com



Now that we know that Joss Whedon is directing the Avengers, Marvel Studios is working hard to make everything as planned. So, according to Pajiba.com Whedon is in talks to polish the script for The First Avenger:Captain America.

This is from Pajiba:

"As for the exclusive news,Pajiba is fortunate enough to have a source close to the project who has some interesting info on The First Avenger: Captain America. Apparently Whedon’s role in the Marvel film universe may expand even further, as he’s also likely to be tasked with doing a polish on the Captain America script."

Previous screenplay was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Joe Johnston will direct the big screen adaptation and it will star Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan and Hayley Atwell.

Captain America is set to hit theatres on July 22, 2011.

What are your thoughts about Whedon rewriting the script for Captain America?

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Mercenary
Mercenary - 4/15/2010, 8:10 AM
he better polish that sheild while he's at it.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 4/15/2010, 8:14 AM
Damn, this just keeps getting better and better! :) As I've already said, I'm not completely sold on him as director of The Avengers but that fact that he's rewriting that and possibly this as well is great!

You've only got to look at his Astonishing X-Men run to see that this is nothing but brilliant news as he knows how to write the characters of the Marvel Universe very well! Awesome find Wolvie09!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/15/2010, 8:31 AM
LOL, TEA's gonna LUV THIS! : P
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/15/2010, 8:32 AM
WHEDON, dude, remember MORENA BACCARIN for THE WASP! ; )



Heh heh.
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 4/15/2010, 8:46 AM
I'd be down for this but I don't trust anything coming from Pajiba
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/15/2010, 9:01 AM
If its true, great news. Johnston won't have any choice but to give his character some emotion if Whedon is controlling whats coming out of their gobs!
Shaman
Shaman - 4/15/2010, 9:01 AM
Well...
Scorpioxfactor
Scorpioxfactor - 4/15/2010, 9:07 AM
Hell yeah!!! Man, A comic book guy writing the script for a comic book movie. Can't get no better than that!!! Can I get a Whoo Hoo!!!!!! Thanks Wolvie.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/15/2010, 9:10 AM
TEABAG @ Lmao!!! ; D

P.S. WOLVIE09 @ Great MARVEL STUDIOS picture up there dude!
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 4/15/2010, 9:16 AM
Shouldn't they be filming by now?
ngu13
ngu13 - 4/15/2010, 9:16 AM
@tea ....you not a happy bunny with the news m8lol
TheQuestion
TheQuestion - 4/15/2010, 9:22 AM
@LEEEE: I'm actually behind you 100% with your pic for Wasp. I've always thought she'd be perfect!
blueballs
blueballs - 4/15/2010, 9:23 AM
@Teabag: Whedon took 2 years because a)Wonder Woman is a boring character with absolutly no rogues gallery of any interest, and b)Joel Silver (who was producing @ the time) forgot a long time ago how to make an interesting movie, finally c) Warner bros. at the time could care less about a comic book character but now that Marvel has been quite succesful they're like hmmm lets jump on that band wagon 3 years to late, and d)Whedon himself said he found it difficult to find an starting point into that character simply because she has no personality as she was simply created by comittee to draw in female readers, so HE left the project saying he wasnt right for the material.
ngu13
ngu13 - 4/15/2010, 9:23 AM
just hope they dont use that shite 3d transfer ..like clash of the titans
blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 4/15/2010, 9:27 AM
good.. lousey direct and a lpusey lead.. they knew something neededto be upgraded with this formula so far
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/15/2010, 9:28 AM
People bitch ands moan about how they should get a comic book writer to script these movies, along comes one of the most popular X Men writers ever(whether you love or hate his Astonishing X-Men thats a fact) to script Avengers and maybe Cap and people still moan. It really is true, the only time you worry about a fanboy is when they stop complaining;)
Kablamo
Kablamo - 4/15/2010, 9:33 AM
This is great news. Having Whedon re-write Cap and doing the Avengers means it can tie so much more closely and he can add in the bits he wants for Avengers!
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 4/15/2010, 9:33 AM
@blueballs-Wonder Woman was not created by a "commitee to draw in female readers", she was created by a man named William Moulton Marston who wanted to have a superhero that girls could look up to. Coincidently, this was also the same man who invented the polygraph machine (lie detector test), hence the magic lasso of truth.
blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 4/15/2010, 9:37 AM
this movie is looking so down hill right now. The date is unrealistically close to be released. The lead choice was rushed after all the waiting and anticipation we got this last minute lazy choice and now the script as it needs work. to recap, bad director, rushed lead roles, and a script thats not up to par? hmmm
blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 4/15/2010, 9:44 AM
this movie is looking so down hill right now. The date is unrealistically close to be released. The lead choice was rushed after all the waiting and anticipation we got this last minute lazy choice and now the script as it needs work. to recap, bad director, rushed lead roles, and a script thats not up to par? hmmm
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/15/2010, 9:48 AM
i think this is good also. i had little confidence in johnston, but i have total confidence in whedon. and since this will be the lead-in to the avengers, i think its good he is involved.
ngu13
ngu13 - 4/15/2010, 9:50 AM
Jon Favreau should direct all the films ..that lead up to the avengers
Shaman
Shaman - 4/15/2010, 9:56 AM
Ror- Good one! *slaps a high five*

Tea- I think... both. Look at X-Men, Penn is getting the same shaft as Fox ;)
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 4/15/2010, 9:59 AM
If they are bad, Tea, Whedon won't have a shield to hide behind. The movie will have a big budget and everything that goes with it. Whedon has never had that so the responsibility will fall greatly on him. Sure, Marvel will be part of that too but Whedon will have all the resources available to him.
MICHAELSIX
MICHAELSIX - 4/15/2010, 10:01 AM
1) Any rewrite at this stage means a lack of confidence at a senior level
2) We do not need Whedon's brand of sensitive hero plot development
3) I agree with BlankoftheDead - lazy casting, average director & now a script they feel needs a re-work. It must be Chrimbo - I smell turkey And finally . . .
4) The man has a ginger pubic comb-over for god's sake!
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 4/15/2010, 10:12 AM
strange news, I thought they were preparing to film. Oh well, hopefully this is a good thing.
DudeLove721
DudeLove721 - 4/15/2010, 10:13 AM
This is absolute BS, I don't believe it for a second.
Shaman
Shaman - 4/15/2010, 10:17 AM
No one would pay the same price for a one hour film and no theater would lower their prices for a shorter film. So scratch that. It's a cool idea to us fans of the books but not to the average movie goers. Plus how much time and money could you save from cutting a half hour away on each film? I don't think it would be significant enough to try. And they can barely fit enough of the source into a 90 minute feature to make a stand alone film, they'd never pull it off in 60 minutes short films. There would be way to many WTFs goin' around to ever be profitable.
blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 4/15/2010, 10:22 AM
its not really out of the box thinking.. its jsut trying to get people to pay top dollar to see a mini series.. high quality or not thats what it is
Shaman
Shaman - 4/15/2010, 10:24 AM
blankofthedead- Bingo! It could work in the comfort of your own home but never in theaters. I mean, who here would actually go every friday night of the year and pay full price for just one episode of True Blood per night? Never gonna happen.
blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 4/15/2010, 10:33 AM
@shaman, yeah the whole idea is too much. It would lose the fanbase and its just never gonna happen.. that's what we have cartoons for lol and sometimes they have their animatedm ovie hit theaters too. so really its nothing original IMO
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 4/15/2010, 10:37 AM
It's not a re-write, it's a new draft of the same script. This stuff happens quite regularly. Everyone should just calm down!
SHHH
SHHH - 4/15/2010, 10:43 AM
@teabag: thank you....
blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 4/15/2010, 10:48 AM
@ryguy- nice avatar. more philly users on here than i thought
Shaman
Shaman - 4/15/2010, 11:04 AM
blankofthedead- Definitely, it's what DCU has been doing with their straight to dvd short movies. Alone they aren't long enough to be in theaters. Everbody enjoys buying them to see them in the comfort of their own home repeatedly but i don't know many non cb fans that would pay for them full price for one showing of it in theaters. Full features, animated or otherwise have better legs to stand on in theaters at the mo but then again, 3D is hitting the industry pretty damn hard for straight up animation to succeed at the movies.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 4/15/2010, 11:20 AM
Relax people, rewrites and "polishing" up scripts happen all the time, even while a film is being shot. Haters can question his directing ability and though I don't agree, I get that he has only directed one film. His writing skills are stellar though, so I don't get people hating on that.
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 4/15/2010, 11:28 AM
This sounds like a great idea. Hopefully, Whedon will polish the stupidity out of it, like that USO crap. This could be excellent news. I'm happy with Evans playing Cap, now to make sure we have a good story that is worthy of one of comicdom's premeir characters.
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 4/15/2010, 11:35 AM
Hey TEABAG.... LOL
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