Joe Johnston to Direct Captain America!

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Banjo

The problem with Jurassic Park III was that Joe Johnston began shooting the movie while the script was incomplete. They were literally rewriting some scenes on a daily basis on the set.

Not the worst movie, but certainly the weakest of the JP trilogy.

Like Indy IV, that's the problem of having a title for years without a script--
After a while, you just give up, throw a few tossed-out scraps together and improvise.

(So, what were some of the abandoned JP3 ideas in pre-script?...I only remember the "After the next Ice Age" one.)

[DR BLU NEO]

I don't have a good feeling about Captain America. I feel the odds are against Captain America being commercially successful. I can't see how you're going to make Captain America interesting enough for an hour and half movie all by himself. I think he'll make a good supporting role in the Avengers movie. It's like having Cyclops of the xmen having his own movie. He is best as supporting role in X-men movies, but by himself in his own movie. I don't think so.

I believe not all the characters in the marvel universe can have their own movie.

[GORT]

Originally Posted by DR BLU NEO

I don't have a good feeling about Captain America. I feel the odds are against Captain America being commercially successful. I can't see how you're going to make Captain America interesting enough for an hour and half movie all by himself. I think he'll make a good supporting role in the Avengers movie. It's like having Cyclops of the xmen having his own movie. He is best as supporting role in X-men movies, but by himself in his own movie. I don't think so.

I believe not all the characters in the marvel universe can have their own movie.

Useing that logic Ironman should have never been made and we all know how that turned out. Ironman showed that with a great script,cast and director any comic book hero can be a good bet

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by GORT

Useing that logic Ironman should have never been made and we all know how that turned out. Ironman showed that with a great script,cast and director any comic book hero can be a good bet

And to tie that all in:
The earlier non-Marvel producers originally wanted Elf/Zathura director Jon Favreau to do a "tongue-in-cheek" version of Cap, just in case the Fantastic Four thing went over--
Favreau wasn't happy about it, but turns out he was an Iron Man fan, and when he heard that Joss Whedon had turned down that project and it needed a new director...

(It's been the formula all the way back to Spidey, X-Men 1, and Daredevil:
The only...ONLY way a comic project can survive, is if you harness the Power of Geekdom, to keep everything serious and intact....Stan called them "True Believers" for a reason.)

[GreenScar]

The Screenwriters from The Chronicles of Narnia are in talks with Marvel to take up Cap.

The Chronicles of Narnia scribes Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are in negotiations to write the screenplay for Marvel Studios’ The First Avenger: Captain America. Last week the company announced that Joe Johnston had been brought aboard the project to direct. Markus and McFeely’s pitch must have been good, because none of their previous writing credits indicate that they are fitting for a World War II superhero film.

[GreenScar]

Didn't want to start a new thread for this but:

Cinematical visited the set of "Dear John" and had a chance to chat with the film's star Channing Tatum. The site asked whether Tatum has ever considered playing a superhero, especially Captain America.

Apparently, this is not the first time this has come up. A crew member has tried desperately to get Tatum to consider starring in "The First Avenger: Captain America." Here is what Tatum had to say:

"Captain America? Oh my God! Oddly enough, I just got given a book – one of the painters came up and here gave me a book. I would think about it. Maybe it's destiny! I would definitely think about it – I just got done doing 'GI Joe,' though. If 'Joe' does well, and it doesn't seem to be the exact same story, then I would. I don't know. They seem to be very, very similar – almost identical. Except for the – I think he takes a serum? Like a strength serum? [But the WWII setting] could be very very cool."

What do you think of Tatum as Cap?

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[fighthefutureofhd]

that could work. he's not an oscar winning actor, but i could see him as captain america. he was really good in stop loss.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

What do you think of Tatum as Cap?

Er....think he'd better start reading the book.

[Mikezilla3k]

Happy 10th anniversary to The First Avenger!

[Darkstream]

One of Marvel's very best films.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Darkstream

One of Marvel's very best films.

The whole Cap trilogy slaps.