With all the confusion for Marvel Studios & director, Joe Johnston, finding Captain America himself, it seems they may have the supporting cast in placed. From THR...
Marvel Studios has zeroed in on Hugo Weaving to play the villainous Red Skull in “Captain America.”
The dealmaking with Weaving is in a delicate stage that will play out in the next day or so. Agencies grouse that Marvel plays hardball in the negotiating process and also demands multi-movie commitments, though the latter usually applies to actors playing its heroes.
If a deal happens, it would reunite the actor with Johnston, with whom he worked in the recent horror thriller “The Wolfman.” The CAA-repped Weaving already is known to genre fans as bad guy Agent Smith of the “Matrix” movies and elf ruler Elrond of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
(Red Skull Drawing courtesy of Cowboy-Lucas of DeviantArt)
MarvelFreshman: It's strange how also in Thor's casting process, the villain was announced first. Anyhow this is just the first of many announcements to come. From
Deadline's recent Cap article, they said they had a female lead. So for those thinking the film will get pushed back because of casting, Marvel hasn't been slacking with the supporting cast.