Capt America just doesn't impress me

hahahahaha...we could have our own Kapten Malaysia

Captain America's shield detected in Iron Man:

SDCC: Torchwood Star Up for Captain America?

John Barrowman, the star of "Torchwood," was just asked moments ago at the San Diego Comic-Con panel if there was any possibility that he would be playing Captain America in the upcoming feature film.

He smiled and gave the stock answer that he'd love to play the character and that Captain America has always been his favorite comic book superhero. Clearly, though, the notion did not take him by surprise and he ended up admitting there had been discussions with his agents and meetings on that very issue.

What do you think? Though maybe not the star-power that the studio might be looking for, Barrowman certainly fits the bill. We'll bring you more news as it develops.

The First Avenger: Captain America is currently scheduled for a May 6, 2011 release.

Captain Malaysia sounds kinda gay.

Yup, I also heard that. Instead of white..now Will Smith is front man for the Capt America

Wooah where did all you haters come from so suddenly

Need to wait for true Marvel fans to come in later

Stan Lee: Will Smith a "Long Shot" for 'Captain America'

At age 85, Stan Lee is seeing a renaissance of comic book characters he created 30, 40, and almost 50 years ago. Among his superheroes that have made the transition to films are Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Hulk, Daredevil, and Fantastic Four, with Thor on the Marvel Comics to-do list for 2010.



Moviefone recently chatted with Lee about the past and the future of these characters. He talks about being in the shadow of The Dark Knight this summer, though he says all it means to him is that Iron Man 2 will have to outgross the next Batman movie.

And while he says that he's not in the loop on the high-level discussions anymore, he anticipates full cooperation from the current Marvel stars when it comes to The Avengers.



I agree that I want Edward Norton to get a sequel, I just don't think audiences give much of a rip about the Hulk. I mean, Iron Man has made more money than both Hulk movies combined. Earlier this month, Norton expressed a little frustration over his dealings with Marvel, and one of our readers commented that for The Avengers, it might make more sense just to use a CGI Hulk and avoid Banner altogether. That's not a bad option, really.

Lee also addressed one of the more unlikely rumors of the summer: Will Smith as Captain America. For the record, I can't think of anyone better. Marvel needs stars for these roles, and he's guaranteed box office, the biggest star in the world. Does it matter that he's not a white guy? Not to me. I understand wanting to be faithful to the story, but it's not like this would be the first time Marvel fudged its own history to sell tickets (*cough* Spider-Man 3). If you've got a better action hero, go ahead and nominate him.

Stan has his opinion, too:



Hm. Maybe not the best way to phrase that, but the contention seems to be that Smith can't do it because he's black. Personally, I don't buy that, because there's nothing "white" about Captain America, meaning the character's race doesn't determine the character, just as Will Smith's Hancock or Robert Neville doesn't need to be black.

It's probably a dead issue at this point, but all the same, it's interesting to hear Stan's take.