…Kind of. There has been much contention over who would become the mightiest of all Avengers over the last few months. Rumors have been swirling that run the gamut from John Krasinski (Jim of The Office) all the way to Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe). Very little headway has been made and it all has felt like a great, big round-robin of sorts with the casting. Collider was where I first heard the news today, however, that Chris Evans (The Human Torch in the Fantastic Four franchise) has been offered the role as The First Avenger by Marvel Mouse. Interestingly, Evans has yet to accept the offer, and may even hesitate to do so. The agreement locks the actor who will portray Cap down to a three picture deal ON TOP OF an Avengers flick, as well as multiple possible appearances in smaller Marvel vehicles, as well. This is a fairly overwhelming amount of commitment for a role that has been rumored to only be worth $300,000, initially. And while the argument that $300,000 is a lot for playing a dress-up IS well-heard on this blogsite, allow me to remind you that Marvel looks to make GANGBUSTERS on this franchise. This flick, if done right, could easily put up Spider-Man numbers and Marvel is fully aware. So the concept of being locked down for the next five to ten years of your life for a less than standard sum may not be all that glamourous to Mr. Evans. (Granted, this writer would actually PAY to play one of his super hero childhood heroes, but I digress). With Hugo Weaving attached as The Red Skull, I can’t say at all that I’m disappointed with this casting news. As a matter of fact, I have quite a bit of faith in Evans over the other pile of names that have been slung around over the past month. This, of course, is because I was taught a lesson after bitching incessantly for months about Heath Ledger being cast as The Joker. And we all saw how that worked out.
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