McConaughey Clueless About Captain America Rumors - Would Rather Play Hulk
His name was the first one to be bandied about for the lead in "The First Avenger: Captain America," but surfer dude/actor Matthew McConaughey seemed clueless that he was even up for the role.
This from MTV...
When MTV News mentioned to McConaughey that he was rumored as a potential lead for the big-screen debut of Marvel’s red, white and blue hero in “Captain America,” McConaughey seemed surprised by the news.
“I was?” he asked, adding that he “wasn’t a big comic book reader, but that’s a super cool name — Captain America.”
While the star of the new film “Surfer, Dude” didn’t seem to have Marvel’s Sentinel of Liberty on his radar at the moment, he did have quite a bit to say about one of the publisher’s other well-known characters.
“My favorite one growing up has already been done twice and that was The Incredible Hulk,” said McConaughey, who had fond memories of Lou Ferrigno’s turn as the Green Goliath during the 1978-1982 television series.
“Lou Ferringo would come on, and it was an hour show, [so] you knew he was gonna turn green [and] get big, two times in that hour,” said McConaughey. “So at 7:22 you knew he’d do it, and at 7:39 you knew he’d do it — so if you were going to go make a milkshake or something, you better be back by 7:22 or 7:39, ’cause he was about to turn green.”