Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Liberty & Justice


Marvel Studios entertainment is not slowing down with the announcement of Captain America: The First Avenger, slated to be released in the summer of 2011.

Doesn't the excitement just make you feel like a little kid again?

Here at The House of El; we're nothing if not continuously keeping up to date on superhero tidbits of information. In light of the coming of the proclaimed first avenger, let's take a look and who's in the actor roster for this:


Chris Evans will be playing: Steve Rogers / Captain America: a sickly young man who is enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort - if you're a fan, you would know this already. Evans said that he wanted to play Captain America because, he stated, "I think Marvel is doing a lot of good things right now, and it’s a fun character". All fans out there would best remember Evans for playing Human Torch in the recent Fantastic Four installments.


Hugo Weaving will be playing: Johann Schmidt / Red Skull: Captain America's main nemesis and the head of the Nazi's terrorist activities who was personally groomed and trained by Adolf Hitler to be his right-hand man.

Sebastian Stan will be playing: Buck Barnes: Captain America's sidekick. It is not clear on whether the movie version of Barnes sets up the Winter Soldier identity (the baddie that Bucky eventually becomes). It has been revealed however that Stan has been sign to a multiple of movies under the Marval Studios umbrella.

Samuel L. Jackson will be playing: Nick Fury: a sergeant in the United States Army during World War II who lead an elite special unit of US Army Rangers nicknamed the Howling Commandos and would later become the director of the super-spy agency, S.H.I.E.L.D..

Dominic Cooper will be playing: Howard Stark: The father of Tony Stark, who worked on various government projects dating back to the World War II era.


Neal McDonough will be playing: Dum Dum Dugan: a former circus strongman and member of Sgt. Fury's Howling Commandos, known for his his marksmanship with rifles and for his impressive physique.In an interview with MTV News, McDonough stated that he is already growing Dugan's trademark mustache and plans to wear the character's signature bowler hat.

The latest addition to the exciting cast is Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips. Lee's involvement in the Captain America movie was announced in June 2011.

More exciting stuff: the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be releasing more movies into cinemas near you with Thor (also scheduled for 2011) and The Avengers (for 2012)

Avengers Assemble !

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