Chris Evans in Marvel's the Avengers courtesy Marvel
Disney and Marvel announce the Captain America sequel will hit April 4, 2014.
Cap’s second solo adventure will “pick-up where the highly anticipated Marvel’s The Avengers (May 4, 2012) leaves off, as Steve Rogers continues his affiliation with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., and struggles to embrace his role in the modern world.”
Chris Evans will reprise his role as Steve Rogers.
For the entire press release here’s the Marvel.com link.
A Geek’s Hope: I really hope Marvel/Disney will use Ed Brubaker’s The Winter Soldier epic as the inspiration for the modern-day set sequel. This would mean Sebastian Stan returning as a very different Bucky Barnes. Plus the introduction of the Red Skull’s daughter Sin and her lover/enforcer Crossbones.
Marvel recently revealed they’ve narrowed down their list of directors.
Captain America: The First Avenger courtesy Marvel.com
Chris Evans wields the shield but he may have two directors yelling “action” for him to throw it! Marvel is closing in on a director for the sequel. Vulture reports that Anthony and Joe Russo (director/producers brothers of comedies: Community, Happy Endings, Arrested Development) are in the running. F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job remake, The Negotiator, Friday) and George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) are on the short list.
This Geek’s Opinion: Have Faith in the Feige. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has a track record of turning surprise choices into hit movies. I have two more words to say about Captain America 2: WINTER SOLDIER.
Marvel unveiled the first of six new movie posters for The Avengers. Captain America (Chris Evans) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) are ready for battle in this new design.
Steve Rogers and Clint Barton have had an often rocky relationship in the comics. The boy scout from an old-fashioned era and the hot-headed bad boy with a criminal past didn’t always connect. So far all we know is this cinematic Hawkeye is a good soldier and SHIELD operative that follows orders. Hopefully we learn more of this Clint’s back story on May 4th.
The Cast of X-Men: First Class courtesy Marvel.com
Best Film: X-Men: First Class
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender as Erik Lensherr/Magneto
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
Best Supporting Actor: Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast
Best Supporting Actress: Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
Best Director: Matthew Vaughn X-Men: First Class
Best Villain: Tom Hiddleston/Loki
Best Script: X-Men: First Class
Captain America: The First Avenger courtesy Marvel.com
Most Inspiring Moment: Captain America bringing back Bucky and his unit back!
Best Special Effect: Asgard and the Bifrost
Best Human Special Effect: Chris Hemsworth (male) January Jones(female)
Best Costumes: Thor
Best Decision to Change a Costume for the Big Screen: Captain America
Gone Too Soon: Darwin, X-Men: First Class
Coolest Comic Book to Movie Makeover: Azazel (Jason Flemying) X-Men: First Class
Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The First Avenger courtesy Marvel.com
Coolest Male Character I Hope to See in a Sequel: Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)
Coolest Female Character I Hope to See More of in a Sequel: Lady Sif (Jaime Alexander)
Most Perfect Casting: Chris Evans (Steve Rogers) and Hugo Weaving (Red Skull)
Best Mix of Marvel Mythology in one movie while still keeping it accessible: Captain America: The First Avenger
Honorary Award: James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier. Michael Fassbender received most of the praise but he had the more demanding role. Everyone roots for the anti-hero. Xavier was the optimistic, steady yin to Erik’s passionate, revenge driven yang. Xavier is the mentor to the other characters and McAvoy was the rock for the rest of the cast.
Tom Hiddleston as Loki & Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor courtesy Marvel
Honorary Award: Kenneth Branaugh! I had serious doubts about making Norse Gods, Asgard, and the Nine Realms accessible and enjoyable but he pulled it off beautifully. His Shakespearean background was perfect to infuse the Odin, Thor, Loki conflict with power and drama.
A stellar year for Marvel superhero fans at the box-office. Great action, inspiration, and emotion. Thanks to all the creators and actors who accepted the challenge of bringing our heroes to the big screen.
Thor and Loki’s sibling rivalry explodes to threaten the world in Marvel’s The Avengers this May. Tom Hiddleston gave insight into Loki’s interactions with Captain America and the Hulk in a new interview with Total Film.
“I had huge fun with Chris Evans, as Captain America, because super-soldier though he may be, he’s still a man, up against a God who in his own mind is infinitely superior,” Hiddleston said. “Then, in the ring with The Hulk, we’ve got this silver tongued, lightening quick mind up against the embodiment of rage…Loki has this mercurial, transformative ability, not just physically but intellectually, so not all the fights are purely physical. Mind games? Maybe..”
Thanks to Spinoff Online for the story and I salute their description of the film as “Earth’s Mightiest Movie. The best kept secret of the big screen movie is still a secret – Loki’s army he unleashes on Earth.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America in The Avengers courtesy Marvel.com
The Avengers Assemble under Joss Whedon. The stars were all signed up. The fans are excited. The director talks about the real challenge in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly and how he solved it.
“I set out with a very simple problem: There is no reason for these people to be in the same movie. So that’s what my movie has to be about.”
Whedon says Steve Rogers’ awakening in modern times from Captain America: The First Avenger sets the stage for this movie and serves as the audience’s path into the story.
“So much of the movie takes place from Steve Rogers’ perspective, since he’s the guy who just woke up and sees this weird-ass world,” Whedon says. “Everyone else has been living in it.”
Although Tony Stark’s ego may not approve I think this is a great choice. I’m looking forward to seeing Cap’s ‘innocence’ and ‘wholesomeness’ interact and inspire Stark, Clint and Thor. Imagine Cap’s reaction when she first sees Black Widow!
See the heroes recruited by SHIELD to save the world from Loki from Thor (and his unrevealed secret army) on May 4th.
For more of the article and the 2012 movie preview visit EWOnline.
