Digital Spy managed to catch up with the actor, who is rumoured to be playing Howard Stark in The First Avenger, at the UK National Movie Awards last night and asked him about comic books and whether or not he'd confirm his role in the movie!
"I never was one of those kids that liked comic books...I never got into them. They're great now when I read them or see what they're based on, like Captain America. They're great."
And as for whether he or not he will definitely be starring in the Captain America movie alongside Chris Evans and fellow British actress Hayley Atwell he said, "All sorts of people are saying that and I don't know whether I'm allowed to say...maybe! I'm not sure!"
UPDATE:
Since I posted this article another interview has emerged where the actor
CONFIRMS that he will appear in
The First Avenger: Captain America but still hasn’t revealed exactly what his role will be. Although the rumours so far have pointed to him playing Howard Stark, the fact that he’s British has led many fans to believe that he may actually play Union Jack! Thanks to
DogsOfWar for letting me know about the following information which comes from
Contact Music!
“It's kind of, yeah kind of confirmed. I don't know how much I can say about it. It's all kind of top secret.”
“I'm not allowed to see a script. I'm very rarely allowed to see a page of script. But I think it just has such a huge fan base surrounding it.”
“But I think so, and I'm very much looking forward to doing it. It's a great part.”
The First Avenger: Captain America is set to be released on July 22, 2011!
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