web counter
 

You Think This "A" Stands for France?

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (13)

captainamerica_head3.jpg

We’ve been inundated with news about Marvel’s in-progress Avengers project. Thor is well underway, Iron Man 2 comes out this year, we already have a Hulk movie under our belts. News about one of the most important members, Captain America, has been scant to say the least. So far, we know it’s being directed by Joe Johnston (The Wolfman, Jumanji, The Rocketeer), and that its official title is currently The First Avenger: Captain America.

Well, Johnston, in an interview with Film Journal about The Wolfman, gave out a wee bit of information about where they are in the process so far:

“We’re in prep… Rick Heinrichs is production-designing and we’re set up down in Manhattan Beach [California]. It’s the part of the process that I love the most,” he enthuses. “We have eight or ten really talented artists, and we all just sit around all day and draw pictures and say, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if we could do this?’ It’s that phase of the production where money doesn’t matter: ‘Let’s put all the greatest stuff up on the wall and [then later] see what we can afford.’” The film, he says at this early stage, will begin “in 1942, 1943″ during World War II. “The stuff in the ’60s and ’70s [comic books] we’re sort of avoiding. We’re going back to the ’40s, and then forward to what they’re doing with Captain America now.”

OK. So the timeline is right, which is good. And it sounds like they’re genuinely having fun with it, which is also good. Captain America is actually a pretty cool hero, and if done right (meaning if he doesn’t Ratnerfuck it into oblivion), it could potentially be a pretty compelling project. The whole “man out of his time” bit is well executed in the early Ultimates comics, which, judging by the casting of Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury, appears to be in line with what they’re doing. Hopefully, more news will start to trickle out once the hype over Iron Man 2 dies down (which will likely be never).









Each Time You Like, Share, Tweet or Stumble a Pajiba Post, An Angel Does the Paul Rudd Dance

← The Ten Biggest Oscar Snubs of 2010 | DVD Releases 2/2/10 →









Comments

BAD.

ASS.

Posted by: superasente at February 1, 2010 6:19 PM

Congratulations on inventing the phrase "Ratnerfuck."

Posted by: EJ at February 1, 2010 6:50 PM

I'm feeling pretty good about this movie now.

Couldn't be as bad as the Captain America movie from 1990.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103923/

Posted by: Doric at February 1, 2010 7:01 PM

^Now see, I disagree on that. I once said the same thing about the second Punisher movie attempt...

Posted by: EJ at February 1, 2010 7:04 PM

I suppose it would be insufferably pedantic to point out that Captain America was in no way the first Avenger.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at February 1, 2010 7:27 PM

No, Tracer, it wouldn't be. Had to be done.

Posted by: icecreammang at February 1, 2010 7:34 PM

*cross fingers*
castnathanfillion
castnathanfillion
castnathanfillion
*uncross fingers*

Posted by: esme at February 1, 2010 7:42 PM

Again, I can only hope for an eventual Civil War movie, but that of course means they'd have to do the FF right first. Still, I'm pretty excited about this shit.

Posted by: Jay at February 1, 2010 8:15 PM

I have a feeling that the Avengers will end up being a clusterfuck just like Spidey 3.

Posted by: schrome at February 1, 2010 10:05 PM

I would pay money just for Tamoh Penikett to be cast as Steve Rogers, never mind going to see the film.

Posted by: Shadowen at February 1, 2010 10:30 PM

schrome, I'm with you. I can't imagine any scenario where the Avengers goes well. Especially if Edward Norton is the Hulk. I hear he's a handful to work with, and this will be a movie where all the actors will have already headlined their OWN movie. The script, the direction, it's all going to have to please multiple egos, and I just don't see how that happens.

Posted by: The Wandering Parakeet at February 2, 2010 3:27 AM

God, that France bullshit is so not Cap, in any form or iteration.

He fought with the Resistance, for fuck's sake.

*summons Nextwave* "VICTIM? What do you think this stands for, AMERICA?!"

Posted by: twig at February 2, 2010 11:44 AM

Hi..
I like this i information it is really a nice article I am very excited about this one It is really very nice information .I like this game It is really a very nice.

Posted by: best speicherkarten at February 2, 2010 11:54 PM