Could Torchwood Star Be Captain America?
Comingsoon.net is reporting that John Barrowman, the star of Torchwood, was just asked if there is any possibility that he would be playing Captain America in the upcoming film for Marvel. Barrowman is in San Diego and is currently appearing on a panel at Comic-Con.
Apparently, Barrowman gave all the correct stock answers that we’ve all grown to expect: he’d love to play the character, Captain America is his favorite comic book hero, etc. The thing is, though, the question was not surprising to him. In fact, by the time they finished asking him questions he had admitted that there had been discussions with his agents on the subject.
As Comingsoon says, he doesn’t really have the star-power that studios usually like to have, but Barrowman definitely looks the part and could actually be a pretty fair sized star by the time the Captain America movie comes out.
So, what do you think? Could John Barrowman be Captain America?
The First Avenger: Captain America is scheduled to hit theaters on May 6, 2011.
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But y'all know I'm all about Jason Street!!!
Six for Cap! Six for Cap! Six for Cap!
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universe, thats the ticket
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But, I would hop that with all of the success and aclaim coming out of this summer's comic book movie crop that a guy like Matt Damon is considering the role. He'd be perfect.
Lastly, Dadofiandi, I'm going to geek out on you a little bit here: It's Steve Rogers...not Richards. :) (But, I agree with you. For some reason I think of Cap as being older, too. He won't be though because of the origin--new recruit in WWII that takes the super soldier formula and --at most--a couple of years later is frozen in ice. Technically, he should be around 20-24).
I think an older actor could work because of the commanding presence he's supposed to have. I think younger people/actors have a hard time pulling that off. Also, if they eventually do a Cap movie that's not an origin film, they ffwd in time a bit. I get the impression that even in the timelessness of the comic book universe, Cap has been around for a long time. You can see it in the way the newer heroes are in awe and get nervous around him.
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So if you have Mr. Happy pants bragging about his latest outing with whomever American boy or UK boy, its not going to relate to something that Steve Rogers would do...thats why it might matter..
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I know it WILL matter, I just think it shouldn't. It's a shame, IMO.
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