I explained with all my grace and style in the last article(see Perspective: The Importance of The Captain America Cast, link at the end of the article as I do not yet know how to make a link) how important the casting of Captain America is in my opinion or should I say was? Because as we all know by now, and I don't think I'm spoiling anything by saying this, Captain America was casted this past monday. And even though Marvel haven't officially stated anything I think it is safe to go with it.
The lucky guy who gets to wield the shield and punch everyones (in)favourite nazi in the head is no other than The Human Torch aka Chris Evans.
Now, what do I feel about this, do I think that he is capable of carrying this role and did Marvel have any thoughts at all in regards to the importance of the role of Captain America when they casted him.
To answer my first question. I feel good about the choice, I knew from the start and that is what I've always been saying, the casting was gonna dissapoint someone and it would never please more than about 10%(maybe even less) of the fans. That is how important Cap is to us. Which leads me onto the second question.
Yes, I think he is capable of doing the role great honour and frankly I couldn't care less about him being Johnny Storm in the F4 franchise, because it is getting the "boot of re" anyway and it is a property of FOX so it's not part of the universe Marvel Studios is creating.
I think people forget about there reactions to Ryan Reynolds being cast as Hal Jordan. At first people were sceptic but as the news sunk in, a lot of us realized that Ryan could actually pull this off.
Now why do I use this argument. Well, because the two actors remind me off each other. They've both played cocky roles, comedic roles and an officer of the law(Chris in "street kings" and Ryan in "Smokin' aces"). And I have to say they're both good in those roles.
Now I know that for Ryan to go from the roles he has played to Hal Jordan is something different than Chris going from the roles he has played to Steve Rogers. But In my opinion the characters of Hal and Steve aren't really that far from each other, if you look at their sense of justice, their will to victory and compassion for teammates.
What is even more funny is that Ryan Reynolds has portrayed Deadpool(or at least I think that was Deadpool on the silver screen) before his upcoming portrayal of Hal Jordan and Chris Evans has portrayed The Human Torch before his upcoming portrayal of our beloved Captain. So they both know what it is like to adapt a character from the comics and onto the big screen and if you ask me they both did a hell of a job the last time(maybe except for the Barakapool, but you cannot really blame that on Ryan).
Finally my last question. Once again: YES! I'm more than sure that Marvel had a lot of thoughts invested in this particular casting. They know that if the movie goes down the pooper they can just as well stick "The Avengers" up their behind. Because it is not gonna happen without Cap. Without a doubt they are aware of the importance that I stressed out in my other article concerning this subject. I said then that they were not going to cast an unknown and they sure as hell didn't.
Both to fans and to the average moviegoer the name Chris Evans rings a bell. Also as I've already explained the actor they choose should be able to handle drama and action. Something which Chris is not at all a newcomer to. And you can't deny that he has somewhat a resemblance to the star spangled avenger.
If you look at how good Iron Man 2 and Thor are coming along, and take into the equation that they spent this long to cast the right guy for Captain America, I think we can all rest assure that Marvel is doing the right thing.
Now as always I hope you enjoyed diving into the far side of my comic book movie mind. Debate you're own mind in the comment section and remember constructive criticism is always welcomed in my book. So till next time: KEEP ON TRUCKING!