Comments on: Will Smith As Captain America = Pure Rumor

By: Captain America Finally Cast! (Well… Maybe Not) - Screen Rant

Captain America Finally Cast! (Well… Maybe Not) - Screen Rant — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:20:20 +0000

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Channing Tatum Eyes Captain America - Screen Rant — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:01:35 +0000

[...] a while ago (one which seems to rear it’s head almost like clockwork every so often) that Will Smith was going to play the Marvel hero, but that rumor has officially been debunked. Which is great news for Tatum, as Smith’s [...]

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:30:26 +0000

Well, it’s just that they already have a fan base. Those fans want to see what they already love on another medium. So I think a good comic book movie should try to look as much like the comic as it can without being cheesey or campy. Obviously not everything in comics can be directly translated to the screen like costumes, giant characters, etc. but if it’s easily done, it should be attempted. Like getting a black actor to play a black character, that’s very easy to do, there are plenty of good black actors that can do it, so why not. And in this case, there are plenty of good white actors that can play Captain America, so why not?

By: MarcusFenix09

MarcusFenix09 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:51:03 +0000

True Ken J. well i honestly think thats up to the comic writers or head of staff to decide. As much as comics have changed over the years, I dont think change is always a bad thing…why would it be a bad thing to have a white guy play spawn or jim rhodes? if the actor is good enough they can pull it off. We all know that no comic movie will ever be 100% true to the comic…its almost impossible…Almost everyone wrote off heath ledger in the dark knight but he was dynamite. so all Im saying is its good to have an open mind.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:42:32 +0000

Well, personally I think it would be a bad idea to have a white person play Spawn, a white person play James Rhodes, etc. etc. Not matching the appearance is one thing, changing everything about the character is another. Where would you draw the line? Should they get a woman to play Captain America?

By: MarcusFenix09

MarcusFenix09 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:56:58 +0000

Im a huge comic fan, Im also black…I dont have a problem with a white actor playing a black superhero or a black superhero playing a white superhero…the only ones race matters to in comics are the geeks and comic con nerds. As long as the movie turns out good I dont have a problem with a few minor changes. I think heath ledger proved without a doubt that you dont have to look exactly like a character in order to play them.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:58:51 +0000

The only actor I know that I think looks like him is Thomas Jane, the guy that looked so awkward as Punisher a few years back…

By: mtzbk

mtzbk — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:05:48 +0000

-ken j

ya lol, well i dunno hes just a thought but in all honesty they will probably bring in a new guy with not much of a history to the table see how it goes.who would be your first choice for cap?

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:32:21 +0000

It’s too bad he’ll probably rather play Cpt. Anti-America.

OK I’m kidding… kind of…

By: mtzbk

mtzbk — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:52:10 +0000

its late but i say my choice for cap is matt damon, look at him in bourne he looks like a home grown boy and he can pull off the ass kicker when he needs too thats who my money is on but i doubt itll happen, but please please please keep cap as steve not isaiah

By: Orlando

Orlando — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:11:11 +0000

I have to say no to Will Smith. I love his movies and he is a great actor but Cap is white and thats all there is to it. Also no Brad Pitt and hell no to Tom Curise

By: the old man

the old man — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:48:39 +0000

Will you bent like wheat in the wind or having bent lay in the mud till you rot?

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:31:43 +0000

Sin, there’s something called sticking to the source material. If you’re going to make a movie based on a book or comic, you don’t go changing everything around, unless you want it to fail. You’re quick to pull the race card, something tells me this applies to more than just with this specific issue, but it applies to ALL races, not just one. And that’s the point you just keep missing.

And the fact that you cannot carry a logical disagreement without turning to personal attacks really says a lot. You’re quick to point the fingers and accuse everyone around you of racism, but when is the last time you looked on yourself?

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:46:36 +0000

@SIN187UM

Must you be so abrasive in your replies? I had my mouse hovering over the delete button on your comment but let it slide.

Vic

By: SIN187UM

SIN187UM — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:39:57 +0000

LOL

you guys make me laugh. point blank I DONT GIVE **** about who is where and replaced. Fact of the matter is SOME people want things to be a certain way and unfortunately that involves a character’s race. KEN J who are they?? Why are u even asking me some stupidness like that. My issue with DB is that it will suck because it looks like some Laguna Beach garbage.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:31:37 +0000

I don’t think he played AS an Asian Clark Kent though. Even though the actor might have been, they probably picked him because he could pass for a “white” person with a baby face. If they would have went with someone that was full Japanese, meaning that’s what he was and there wasn’t a way to disguise it, and people were fine with it, then I would see the argument. But I wouldn’t be fine with it, not that it would matter much since I’m not a huge fan of Superman or that Lois and Clark show anyhow, but I would have thought it to be quite weird if they had done that.

By: the old man

the old man — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:27:57 +0000

Um, less we forget Dean Cain is 1/4 Japanese and played Superman on “Lois and Clark” for years. I think he did a good job too.
The idea could be done and if done right be successful. However in the end none of us here control the purse strings. As my next door neighbor is fond of saying “it’s all about the money.”

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:41:50 +0000

Yah, while I’m not a fan of any anime, I think most people have an issue that they got a white person playing Goku instead of an asian kid. So SIN, are they racist for not wanting a white person?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:20:30 +0000

To be fair look at Dragon Ball Z

By: Ken J

Ken J — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:06:10 +0000

Yah I agree. It comes down to the fact that we want the actor to LOOK like the character in the comics. Not wanting a black actor for the role is not racist, it’s just due to the fact that the character wasn’t black. Same thing if the comic character was black, we wouldn’t want a white person to play the role in the live action film.

What if they were to cast a white person as Al Simmons of Spawn, I’m sure people will be against that. I know I would. Would that be racist to not want a white person?

Or if there was an Asian comic book hero (I’m almost 100% sure there isn’t any in American comics) we wouldn’t want anyone but an Asian playing the role. Pretty simple logic.