Monday, June 7, 2010

'Captain America' casting news

The weekend Marvel Studios announced two more roles have been cast for "Captain America: The First Avenger".

First, Oscar nominated actor Stanley Tucci has been cast as Dr. Abraham Erskine who is the German scientist that created Project Rebirth, the experiment that Steve Rogers volunteers for and in turn, becomes Captain America.

Neal McDonough, starring in the new ABC series "Scoundrels", has been confirmed for the role of Dum Dum Dugan, who in the comics, is a member of the Howling Commandos. In the early announcements for "Captain America", Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, mistakenly called the Howling Commandos the Invaders, and said they would be fighting alongside Captain America early in the story. He was later corrected, but there is a possibility, reasons unknown at this time, that the name of the team will be changed in the film.

My question is why doesn't the head of Marvel Studios get in front of cameras and reporters without having the correct information? You would think the head of the studio would at least know a little about the stories he is bringing to the screen.

Anyway, I am very excited to see these two actors part of the project.

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