Over at AICN "Quint" has posted details of his set visit to Shepperton Studios London, where Captain America: TFA was being filmed. It's a great read, giving us descriptions of the sets, concept art, as well as interviews with Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving and Joe Johnston etc. But by far the most interesting part is his description of a brutal scap between Cap and Red Skull that he witnessed being filmed. Here is that except, and once again, SPOILER Warning..
Because of the tight Orbital Bomber stage, our monitors were set up in a smaller, unused stage where we could watch as they filmed a fight scene between Cap and Red Skull. Um… yeah. How cool is that? Not only was I there to watch some filming of a Captain America film, but they brought us there for a down and dirty punch-em-up between two of Marvel’s most iconic characters.
And the fight was surprisingly brutal. It didn’t feel overly choreographed and featured a lot of close hand to hand fighting.
The action of the scene began with The Red Skull and Cap falling over at the same time on the flight deck of the Orbital Bomber. Cap’s shield is at his feet, upended. He rolls forward and grabs it, sliding his left arm into the leather straps and punching forward at the now standing Red Skull with the shield.
Red Skull blocks the punch and lands his left fist into Cap’s gut and in one fluid movement grabs the shield, pulling it free of Cap’s grasp, and swats him with it.
The blow sends Cap crashing backward into some machinery, sparks flying on impact. The Red Skull doesn’t let up and pushes forward with the shield. Cap grabs it and they’re locked together for a moment. Red Skull shouts something like, “You wear a flag on your chest and think you fight for the future of your country. I’ve seen the future. There are no flags!” Cap shouts back, “Not my future!” and pushes back, catching Red Skull off guard.
With a mighty heave Cap rams The Red Skull into a chair near the windows, causing another explosion of sparks as the chair itself collides with the control panel. Immediately the Red Skull sends a boot flying at Cap’s face, sending him backwards as air and fog rush about the room.
The Red Skull grabs at a railing just as his feet upend and he’s struggling against a giant suction. They didn’t say what happened, but it’s clear the windows were blown out and the air is rushing out, trying to pull both men out with it. So, the Red Skull was pulling a Total Recall, holding on for dear life.
Sounds pretty cool eh? For the full report click on the link below.
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