Captain America Will Be Cast Soon, Is Iron Man 2 A Hulk Prequel?
Two bits of Marvel news tonight: DirectorJoe Johnston, who’s helming the upcomingThe First Avenger: Captain America, recentlytold Sci Fi Wirethat they need to cast the Cap soon, “We have a very short list, but we’re still juggling actors here. I’d say within the next couple of weeks we’ll have ourselves a Captain America, I hope.” The film is “fairly early” in preproduction, and shooting isn’t expected to start until the end of June. I wouldn’t be surprised if we start to catch wind of this short list sometime soon. I recommend any of you with an investment in this franchise to start prepping for the fanboy/fangirl fury.
In other news, Jon Favreau wasrecently askedby a fan on Twitter ifIron Man 2took place before or after 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk. Favreau simply responded, “before.” Yes, I’m about to launch into an analysis of what a single word means to several films — something which Favreau could have said just to mess with a well-meaning Twitter fan — please bear with me.
As our friends atEmpiremention, the statement adds some extra weight to the final scene inThe Incredible Hulk, wherein Tony Stark recruits General Ross to join the Avengers Initiative. The logical assumption was that the scene took place beforeIron Man 2. But if Favreau’s comment is true, it points to anAvengersfilm featuring Stark, Captain America, Nick Fury, and Thor hunting down the fugitive Hulk.
I suppose we won’t know what he really means until we seeIron Man 2, but after so many have talked about this potential plot for theAvengersfilm since last summer, I’d like to finally see it happen. If it does, I just hope that they bring back Edward Norton — whonotoriously took issuewith the action-heavy cut of the film.
