Wednesday, 30 March 2011

6th April 2010 Re-post: Captain America lead cast & Resident Evil:Afterlife



There I found it! A zoomed in screenshot off the reflection the one and only Wentworth Miller as big brother Chris Redfield.. by golly this does look like the character.
hmm,.. wait a minute, as I closed up on this, there is another female in the background of Wesker that’s imposed over by the reflection of Ali Larter (Claire Redfield) huh? wonder who’d she be in the screen?
(March 2011 - lol, thats just Milla Jovovich; so much for speculations)
As of what I’ve spied off the rumor mill, apparently this edition would most probably be the end of Milla Jovovich’s Alice; as the next possible plot for R.E. 5 & 6 respectively would be of the continued fight/extermination effort from the rest of the gang headed by Chris & Claire, with possibly a re-cast of Jill Valentine (don’t think they’d get that French actress back as what I’ve read, but of course its possible, but they’d still need more star power) and of course, the still favorite yet ‘reclusive’ Leon S. Kennedy ;) 
which begs for another paragraph really for that once-partner of Claire yet miraculously has yet to appear so far in the silver screen.. who would be cast as the fan (gamer) favorite? Rumor mill would be Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, right?) or was it the other dude playing the brother? 
but in my opinion; either of these two wouldn’t exactly result in “Eager Anticipation” mode for the character; yeah no doubt they’ve got some pull as being in that series; but Wentworth is also another (albeit being better in acting, imho)… but that would all turn if Wentworth Miller's Chris Redfield gets the nod on this coming October release here.. all in all, I will be waiting for this one for sure.



On the current hand, finally the damn cast is set for next year’s anticipated The First Avenger: Captain America. Well, the protagonist of course! After months of rumors and stuff,. the chosen one is Chris Evans ( Human Torch @ Fantastic 4)… which to me,.. is pretty much a disappointment. Don’t get me wrond, I like Chris Evans, even as stereotypical as he is as an actor…which actually fits him the bill as the Human Torch a couple of years back..but him, in a title role? and someone as important,pivotal and straightforward leader as the Captain? I just don’t see it. He is just too cheeky and smart-assed in almost every other role he played at, and just ain’t the brooding hero type that commands respect from the field team that would lead Iron Man, Thor & the rest is he? From his age, the plot would focus on how Captain aka Steve Rogers got optioned to serve in that special program ultimately making him Captain America plus some humor and love story arc …but I dare not think of how the end of the movie would be unless director Joe Johnston pulls a magic bunny out of his hat. It doesn’t have to be Nolan-esque or Snyder-ish, (and most certainly not Michael Bay) but it should be something really good to have this audience to be convinced of a younger Captain America being pulled to join and form The Avengers; and seeing this young looking Captain America sharing battle time with the gang the year after in The Avengers Initiative (2012)
Casting Captain America was a very tough decision, hence the delay so far, and with so many in contention, not in merit, but more to mass disagreement on a character of the importance. I can’t seem to recall all the rumored casting as the list is way long but I’ll give it a shot on the few worth mentioning.. there was Sam Worthington, Will Smith, Channing Tatum, Matt Damon, .. 
My vote would go to Sam Worthington or Channing Tatum if they were to stick to the younger Captain story arc by the end.. Worthington isn’t just that he would look great in tights or behind a shield like how he is in The Clash Of The Titans, but he does look aged enough to pass off when they are in the gang soon. But of course, general media would go cahoots over this seemingly he is an Australian. Which is just plain immature as I think of this over. Come on, for many a years Hollywood have cast differing nationalities in big title roles on other national or folklore or modern fictional heroes such as Robin Hood (American and the reboot an Aussie), Alexander (Irish), Gladiator (Australian), 300 (English), Troy (ahh, American, i love him), Braveheart (Australian),  Wolverine (Australian), Dark Knight (English).. 
I mean, almost every one of these lead roles casting drew in the blockbuster with their performance, did it not?
Which basically to me begs the question. whats in it just being a name? More over a comic book hero, cult status or not.
Timid.