September 8, 2008 - With Marvel Studios gearing up to produce The First Avenger: Captain America for a May 6, 2011 release, the rumor mill has been busy speculating who might be in the running to don the red, white and blue duds. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Matthew McConaughey and Sex and the City's Jason Lewis have all been mentioned at different points, but today brings the news that Marvel may be eyeing a certain multihyphenate with proven box office prowess to play its Sentinel of Liberty.
In an interview with MTV, actor Derek Luke let it slip, "I heard they offered Will Smith Captain America," adding that it "just shows you how times have changed." Smith previously played a superhero (albeit not a very good one) in this summer's Hancock.
MTV is quick to categorize Luke's claim as rumor, mind you. If true, though, would that mean that Marvel might use the Truth: Red, White & Black storyline about Isaiah Bradley as the basis for the film version? Or would a different origin story be concocted?
It is expected that the character of Captain America will also appear in Marvel's Avengers movie that's slated for a July 2011 release, which means whomever plays Cap will have to sign on for at least two films.
http://movies.ign.com/articles/908/908539p1.html
In an interview with MTV, actor Derek Luke let it slip, "I heard they offered Will Smith Captain America," adding that it "just shows you how times have changed." Smith previously played a superhero (albeit not a very good one) in this summer's Hancock.
MTV is quick to categorize Luke's claim as rumor, mind you. If true, though, would that mean that Marvel might use the Truth: Red, White & Black storyline about Isaiah Bradley as the basis for the film version? Or would a different origin story be concocted?
It is expected that the character of Captain America will also appear in Marvel's Avengers movie that's slated for a July 2011 release, which means whomever plays Cap will have to sign on for at least two films.
http://movies.ign.com/articles/908/908539p1.html
