Chris Evans as Cap?

An update on the Captain America casting front. The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Chris Evans has been offered the part of Captain America. As I said in an earlier post, I thought that Evans already having been the Human Torch would hurt his chances, but I guess it helped him. It shows that he already has superhero experience, he was also in Push, and he already has a working relationship with the Marvel family. The deal has not been inked yet. There are some hitches to be worked out first. Evans has to be prepared to commit himself to this role because he is signing on for the role, not just this movie. Playing Capt

ain America will involve being in at least three movies; The First Avenger: Captain America, The Avengers, and a came

o in another Marvel movies. So he will have to clear his schedule for the shootings.

This leads to another hitch in Evans picking up the shield, he is scheduled to shoot another movie this summer. This conflicts with the Captain America scheduling, The First Avenger: Captain America will begin filming this summer in order to meet its release date.

This is an issue, however, the movie is What's Your Number?, so it's not a big issue. The movie is a romantic comedy with the female co-star being Anna Faris. It sounds like Chris Evans could duck out of this production and do some Captain America stuff. It's not as if the makers of What's Your Number? couldn't just take any number of young, attractive, generic male leads for this. It doesn't sound special or unique. The role of Captain America however, is very special.

In recent weeks rumors and speculation have been swirling. Now there is some resolution. The potential casting of Chris Evans is a good choice. He's not the ideal choice, but this is a good choice. He's certainly one of the best options from any of the other potential candidates. He has superhero experience, even though it was in the forgettable Fantastic Four series, he

could very well have the Captain America look and he does have potential. His possibly casting is not a disappointment by any means. It can add stability and finally put a cinematic face to the well-known hero.

I have been updating on the casting rumors because I am very concerned with the way this

movie turns out. Spending this much time and energy on an Avenger series is a gamble for Marvel, but they are doing a great job so far. One of the key pieces to this grand plan of Marvel's is Captain America. He will most likely be the leader of The Avengers once the movies get to that point. Finding the right Captain America is important for the whole franchise to succeed.

As I have mentioned before, Captain America is my favorite superhero. When this movie comes out I will be in line at the midnight showing with my Captain America hat and shirt on. And from what I have seen so far, I will not be disappointed.