Tommy Lee Jones to Mentor the Young Captain America?

Tommy Lee Jones to Mentor the Young Captain America?

UGO is reporting this as a RUMOR, but none the less a satisfying one.

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By jman1977 - Apr 30, 2010 12:04 PM EST
Source: UGO.com

Reportedly, Tommy Lee Jones has been offered the role to play a certain Military Leader who hand picks Steve Rogers for the Super Soldier program in The First Avenger: Captain America. Take this with a grain of salt as the news is reported as rumor from a very trusted UGO source.

This is great news for Captain America. Tommy Lee Jones is no stranger to playing military personal. Tommy will join an already great cast making it better. Let's hope this rumor plays out as it will definitely better Joe Johnston's 'The First Avenger: Captain America'!



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StrangerX
StrangerX - 4/30/2010, 12:23 PM
I think that would be cool
DasBoot
DasBoot - 4/30/2010, 12:26 PM
In the comics, does that character have any real significance to the rest of the story? Or would it just end up being a bit part?
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 4/30/2010, 12:27 PM
I don't know who recruited Cap originally, but it would be cool if Jones was kind of like WW2 classic Nick Fury. I still think it would be a cool idea to make the white Nick Fury a hero from WW2 and Jackson's Nick Fury a guy who admired him and took the name as an alias.
CaptainOtter
CaptainOtter - 4/30/2010, 12:28 PM
Two-Face as Captain America's mentor? How can that end well????? In the words of our recently revealed friend, "I SAY THEE NAY!"

But seriously, hes a great actor and thats nothing but awesome news if true.
Vafrous
Vafrous - 4/30/2010, 12:30 PM
Id like to see Liam Neesan training a young Captain America on a frozen lake,with swords...Lol
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 4/30/2010, 12:33 PM
I could definitely see him in a role like this...pretty good news if it's true! Nice find jman! :)

tea: What made you think that?
Paulley
Paulley - 4/30/2010, 12:34 PM
@teabag yea i kinda got that feeling too.. in the movie comic also it kinda hints he was there so maybe they really are gonna find a way to make it work.. but im still not sold on it.
CaptainOtter
CaptainOtter - 4/30/2010, 12:37 PM
@DasBoot, as far as i know, the general who recruited him didnt do much else besides that. Then again, I don't remember Cap in the comics receiving too many orders from higher ups. We usually just saw him in action. There might have been more info in the older comics.

Still, it would make sense to give the general who recruits him a bigger role. He recruited Steve, and then oversees him in the army. Someone has to give steve orders and instructions, and it would make sense to get one good actor to do it.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 4/30/2010, 12:37 PM
I have an unreciprocated bromance with TLJ. I'd love this if it were true.
WingPow
WingPow - 4/30/2010, 12:39 PM
What about if Jones plays the guy that recruits him/Reinstein (sp?). I'd like to see something like that happen and then Cap' forms a bond with him and looks at him like the Father figure he lost so many years before hand. Then when TLJ gets killed by a nazi spy, it creates an interesting emotional arc for Cap'
selinakyle
selinakyle - 4/30/2010, 12:40 PM
He can be a lil over the top but i can see it working.
canadianbacon
canadianbacon - 4/30/2010, 12:41 PM
i hope this is true, i f-in love TLJ, it would be really good for the movie to have a guy like that in it
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 4/30/2010, 12:43 PM
But wait, TLJ already played Two-Face in Batman Forever over 10 years ago! Everyone in the audience will get confused and think that he's playing Harvey Dent!

Oh noes!

:P
jazzman
jazzman - 4/30/2010, 12:47 PM
@Nicholsy

why u add comic book movies that been in development hell or dont have a release date on your list for
ASSASSIN666
ASSASSIN666 - 4/30/2010, 12:56 PM
Perfect actor to give that punk Evans more weight to his role, God knows he couldn't do it himself.
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 4/30/2010, 1:04 PM
@Nicholsy: AHH! Too many options!
jazzman
jazzman - 4/30/2010, 1:07 PM
@teabag

wasnt SLJ (Ultimate Nick Fury) was in WW2 anyway.

@wards

he lost his eye in the Gulf War


jazzman
jazzman - 4/30/2010, 1:22 PM
@teabag

them people are nuts SLJ Ultimate Nick Fury is going to be in WW2 since he was there.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/30/2010, 1:26 PM
TLJ RULES! He is going to train Chris Evans with a iron fist!:D
Joker1zero
Joker1zero - 4/30/2010, 1:30 PM
Maybe he'll be the Classic Nick Fury!
capcyclopsftw
capcyclopsftw - 4/30/2010, 1:37 PM
Assassin - Are you still calling Chris Evans a punk? REALLY???? Have you met him? Did he take your girlfriend from you? Did he bully you as a kid? What makes him a punk???
capcyclopsftw
capcyclopsftw - 4/30/2010, 1:38 PM
Tyler - Your Two-Face comment is hilarious!
StrangerX
StrangerX - 4/30/2010, 1:40 PM
Well the goal was to put a lot of name actors around Evans. So i wouldn't put this idea too far off.
capcyclopsftw
capcyclopsftw - 4/30/2010, 1:43 PM
Tyler - Your Two-Face comment is hilarious!
mindform
mindform - 4/30/2010, 2:04 PM
That would be great, I can see him in a role like this :')
capcyclopsftw
capcyclopsftw - 4/30/2010, 2:19 PM
Tyler - Your Two-Face comment is hilarious!
FrankGarret
FrankGarret - 4/30/2010, 2:19 PM
Assuming we're talking about Gen. Chester Philips here, I could see it work. Though I liked Dale Dye for the role, myself.
TheQuestion
TheQuestion - 4/30/2010, 2:22 PM
This news is so outta left field, therefore, it must be true. So far, if you look at it as a whole, the casting rumors for Cap are pretty accurate. TLJ would be a great addition to this cast.
jazzman
jazzman - 4/30/2010, 2:27 PM
yeah he must be playing General Chester Phillips good call Frank Garret
flames809
flames809 - 4/30/2010, 2:31 PM
cool
CRITIC17
CRITIC17 - 4/30/2010, 2:58 PM
Frick yeah!!!!!!
thatiscrazy
thatiscrazy - 4/30/2010, 3:23 PM
Tommy is the MAN!
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 4/30/2010, 3:27 PM
@Frank: A lot of people are thinking the same thing. I'd say that I hope that's who it is and I hope it's not a rumor. He's be kool as the General.
optimus
optimus - 4/30/2010, 3:30 PM
Tommy as Dum Dum Dugan
danzag
danzag - 4/30/2010, 3:53 PM
Good actors like him take crappy roles for the paycheck. They do that because the roles that require their skills do not pay the bills for the most part.
ASSASSIN666
ASSASSIN666 - 4/30/2010, 4:41 PM
Cyclop- He's a punk because I said so which should be good enough for you. The worst choice for the role as far as I go. He needs to start throwing some iron around and try looking like a f**king man instead of a frat boy who parties too much. As far as girlfriends go mine isn't moving from my side jackass. Maybe he could steal your boyfriend though, he looks gay enough to try.
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