Chris Evans Nearly Turned Down Captain America!

It's the biggest role of his entire career. I don't blame him for being hesitant. And him reading up on the character is yet another good sign that he'll be great in the role. So he's bulking up, knows the importance of the role, and is researching the character so he knows how to portray him. Win.

life changing role indeed, i do like Evans, he was a total left sided choice to play capt which i never thought of at the time, he'll be great, i have no doubts about that.

I think(hope!) he'l do great. I watched The Loserss yesterday. Man, if they had of made it R and toned down the silliness it could have been very good.. the cast and the characters were all cool. Evans was pretty funny and likable..but a very different role to cap.

It's good to hear he's reading comics. :)

Watch somebody use that new Thor pic as their avatar pic...

"I feel like he's not taking this seriously"

Really??? How the [frick] did you come to that conclusion?

[frick] this guy.. he gets a damn gift from the sky here with the biggest role of his life and all hes done is bitch about what a burden this is.... recast and give it to someone who will appreciate it. damn this guys a little pussy

Not taking it seriously? Did you even read any bit of the article? He's spent a lot of time making the most important choice in his life and now he's going to start researching the role so he can get a better idea of how to be Cap.

Breasticles..oh, like who? Those pretty boy hair farmers that were also mentioned who had barely any tv, let alone movie experience? Oh yeah, perfect.

Hey Ukboy, life is pretty good man, I'm busy as [frick] with college deadlines but otherwise its all good! Hows you? Yeah I loved him in Sunshine, great character..he was a dick but a fair dick! That movie ruled full stop.

Evans looks lie that dude from Reaper in the teaser pic!

I still think He's the wrong choice for Captain America. He's the Human Torch. Hollywood thinks that by reusing actors that have already played other comic book characters, We (Fanboys) will be happy and it will shut us up. We all know that hollywood monitors these fanboy websites and read our posts for ideas and celebrity possibilities for roles. So Hollywood...if you are listening??? WRONG CHOICE!!!! Ryan McPartlin from CHUCK is the choice to go with.

I haven't read that much with Cap, so for me, Civil War kind of defines him for me. Before, I kind of saw him as this really partiotic strait-laced guy, so I was surprised to see him go against the government. It really shows him as a strong leader and the kind of person who stands up for what he believes in no matter what. The "No. You move." speach is really moving and pretty much sums up his involvement in the story perfectly.
That said, there's probably a lot of other stuff that's more important for him to read for Cap's role in this movie and the first Avengers movie.

ror@ ah cool man, what can i say, i have my up and down days and indeed awesome character who you felt kinda felt sorry for and be pissed off at the same time and it proved he could do a serious role as well and yeah i love that film to :)

RorMachine
Before I make my statement, allow me to preface by saying that in no way am I supporting Breasticles's statement.
Why would they have to be stars from film or television? Why not a stage actor that isn't known? I mean, I understand full well that Evans is cast and that's that, but I'm just saying that there are other mediums to get good actors.

I would like to also know who all those great actors for the role are. The scrawny yuppy boys that were on the short list? I am very thankful we have Evans for the role compared to the rest of the list.

If he put that much thought into taking the role, that means he DID take the role seriously. I don't see how that can be logically taken any other way. He wanted to make sure it was the right part for him and that he can do it justice, rather than just taking the part without thinking about it. To me, that shows maturity on his part.

Shazam@ He was the Human Torch a number of years ago! Do you realize how many actors have been cast in multiple comic book roles in movies? The list is quite extensive. Do people really watch an actor in one film and then always see them in that specific role forever?

I just caught up on the last season and half of Chuck, paying particular attention to Captain Awesome and I don't see him playing Captain America.

Logan@ The subtitle is for mainstream movie viewers who aren't familiar with Captain and it is pre-marketing for the Avengers movie. It is definitely a smart move from the marketing perspective.

Ranger14
In the interest of objectivity, I would think its safe to say that most haven't seen McPartlin's performance in any other role. So, he may have range and versatility. But he may not. We really don't know. His performance may be as deadpan as his Chuck character appears. But that could be McPartlin's acting coming out for a 2 dimensional character, which is part of that character's charm.

Starsapphire
No! I was one of them.
The guy really hadn't done too many versatile roles, in our defense. I still think my prejudice had some residual justification to it.

Pine..Why not stage actor indeed, I wouldn't care as long as they had the chops, but breasticles insinuated that they were looking at some plethora of amazing talent before giving the role to Evans and they just weren't..at all! Also on the Leger thing, I actually wasn't worried. I had seen him give enough quality performances to know he had talent, I still thought it was an unusual choice no doubt, but I trusted Nolan. I do not however trust Johnston, he is my biggest fear for Cap, not Evans by a long shot.

Phinehas@ I hear ya and he does have the look for the part. Evans has a better build. More toned and proportionate, though McPartlin is taller and has a larger frame.

Blanketofdead@ I am not interpreting Evan's interviews as sounding negative at all. I see it that he is taking it very seriously and realizes that he isn't just taking on a normal one movie acting gig. I see it as no different than a job interview. Do I want to hire someone who just wants to take the job because it is a job, or do I want someone who is going to analyze the pluses and negatives and put some actual thought into the decision? I would take the latter each and every time.

I don't think Evans is perfect for the role, but he is better than the other options that were out there. Time will tell.

Ror@ I thought the Ledger casting was a great piece of casting when I first heard about it, but I was pretty familiar with a lot of his prior work.

Superman@ It has already been established they won't be using him for any future FF movies.

well...flame on!

Evans will do alright as Captain America. i agree with some people here that why they keep on casting actors whos well known on another comic book movie.

i found it funny when Wesley Snipes wanted to play Black Panther he was stopped but Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds both allowed to play more then one Marvel films.