Now that we finally have a Captain America in Chris Evans, it seems some old fan favorites are expressing their desire to wield Cap's shield. One guy who I remember was an absolute fan favorite, "V" & "Taken" actor, Joel Gretsch.
FlickCast recently had an interview with Gretsch, discussing his TV series 'V', and the Star Spangled Avenger came up in the interview.
FlickCast: Since the sci-fi world was introduced to you in Spielberg’s Taken, the question got raised if you would ever play Captain America. I know we’ve mentioned it many times around the office, and we think you would’ve been our number 1 pick.
Joel: [laughs] No Kidding! Aww, that’s great. I’m absolutely flattered. It’s nice to even be thought of as that.
Absolutely. Has the discussion ever been brought up in the past? Is that something you’ve ever been interested in?
Joel: Of course! Are you kidding me? Of course! I think I heard that Chris Evans is playing the character now. Terrific actor, and he’ll be wonderful in it. I think he’s a little younger than me, too [laughs].
I would’ve loved to do it. But no, nobody has ever approached me to do it. I’m still flattered, though!
Joel recently worked alongside our Captain America, Chris Evans, in 2009's "Push".