Why Robert Buckley Should (And Could Be) Captain America

I'm curious why this guy didn't get more fan support. He is a good as you could get physically for the role.

I've never seen the dude act or heard his voice. He may be too teeny for the role. He just seemed to be the closest physically. Truth be told I was sold on Jim from the office. He isn't a physical match, but the movie wouldn't have been focused on the perfect human aspect of the character, which is really boring. It could have been directed towards a man who lead his country through a world wide battle between good and evil, that is thrust into the ambiguous mish mash of the current comic book wars.

Nope, he does not have the right build at all. He's as lengthy as Hedlund. They both have a swimmer's body while Cap's is more along the lines of an Olympic Gymnast's body. Not saying they can't put on the muscle and IMO they both are decent choices for the role, but as they stand now they are NOT eclipsing all the runner ups especially in the build department. JENSEN ACKLES IS:







But I really like the guys we're left with now:

JENSEN ACKLES
Mike Vogel
Chris Evans
Ryan McPartlin
Chris Pine
Garrett Hedlund (Bucky/Winter Soldier)
Bobby Buckley (Bucky/Winter Soldier)

In that exact order :)

YouneedaHero- I understand your point of view about Shrek but seriously, his skill is nothing legendary. In fact, he's only as decent as any other choice mentionned which actually makes him less of a good choice than the others since they are all as talented but ALSO look the part. I just can't understand why people would root for him out of all the choices we were told about when he has nothing better to bring than the others and on top of that, looks nothing like the part! If only he was the acclaimed award winning actor that everyone loved, but the truth is, he really isn't.

Wingpow- I would really like to know why you say Buckley can't be Captain America more elaborately. I know there is a sound logic behind your pic of Hedlund for Cap(being Disney's golden boy and all) but looks and presence wise, i really don't see where Hedlund is a better choice than Buckley. I know he has more box office experience and might have snagged roles that made him shine better than Buckley but i don't see him as being in a different league yet. And yes, i've seen Death Sentence which Hedlund was brilliant in but there's nothing about his performance in it that's remotely relatable to Cap's role.

YouneedaHero- But that's my point. Kraz is NOT a "great" actor. He's decent at best just like any other Cap choice on the list. But the others actually look the part all while having the same talent level as Kraz. I just can't see the logic in settling for a merely decent actor that doesn't have the looks. If Kraz actually was as good as Damon or Pitt, then i could totally see your point of view but Kraz is still nowhere near they're league yet. And IMO no one if focusing only on looks. Everyone just wants the total package which isn't asking for the moon really. We shouldn't just go quietly into the night and settle for a lesser choice.

YouneedaHero- Couldn't agree with you more, i'm very worried myself. I guess Rocketeer is pretty much what we all expect of out this but he did screw the pooch with Wolfman. Either way, i had called it way before the movie came out. The general audience of our day and age are sick of the "morphing" concept. It's the reason why no werewolf film can stand on it's own without Vampires being a part of it and it's also why The Incredible Hulk didn't overshoot Ang Lee's Hulk even though it was a better film. Ang Lee made his money off people's nostalgia over the 70ies show. People wanted to see what today's technology could bring to their childhood favorite. But after having seen it, no matter how good the sequel would be, it was bound to have lesser numbers since all it is to the general audience, is a "morphing" concept that's been done way too many times before. A DR Jekyl/Mister Hyde remake wouldn't do any better than Wolfman did in our era. And it's also why i really hope that they don't use the Donald Blake morphing into Thor angle for Thor's film. He could take up the name "Donald Blake" to be a part of midgard but he shouldn't change bodies in a burst of lightning. I think it wouldn't fare well today. It's also why i think Captain Marvel doesn't have a leg to stand on unless it's a family oriented film made by Nickleodeon or something.

And i'll have to also agree with you on wanting to see Kraz's audition. In fact, i'd love to see EVERY SINLGE aucition for Captain America!!! That would be AWESOME!!! :))

anyone notice that on Chuck, Ryan McPartlin's awesome character want to join doctors without borders. Could be a break from chuck to play Cap?

@Shaman and Youneedahero

You can't watch The Wolfman and then call shanannigans on Johnston. He's a very capable director.

Hear me out:

October Sky:
Have you seen October Sky??? This movie was VERY WELL received by critics everywhere (got like a 95% on RT. Although it's not an action movie, it really shows what Johnston can do when he focuses on character development. This movie was great. It was also a period peice.

Rocketeer:
This is the kind of rock em' sock em, 1940's exciting, action movie that Marvel was looking at when they picked it. What can you say about it? Not the deepest movie in the world, but overall, it was A LOT of fun and entertaining to watch. It moved well and had a nice character arc.

Raiders of the Lost Ark:
Johnston was art director for this movie. If you don't know what they do, look it up and then you'll realize how important he was to this movie. This movie was awesome. No more need be said.

@Shaman

Well, I don't know what you do, but I have headphones at my job. Plug em to the CPU!

I saw Wolfman. And I agree, it sucked. I think Johnston loses focus of his characters when he does horror type movies like Wolfman and Jurassic Park.

I think Marvel will watch it closely to make sure he does it right. Feige even said that it would be a lot of "October Sky" and some "Rocketeer". if that's the case, we're in for good things.

WingPow- Well, i don't have the opportunity to have head phones at work ;)

And here's hoping for what Feige said!!!