Entertainment Weekly has released the first big image of Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull from the upcoming Captain America movie.
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Image: Hugo Weaving As The Red Skull!
Mar 03, 2011
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Captain America Moves To England
Brian Braddock had better watch his back, his territory’s being taken over…
The Los Angeles Times has broken the news that the upcoming film Captain America: The First Avenger, despite the title, will actually be shot in London.
Cost is a major factor in this decision, which is also decided because a majority of the film is set in Europe and many London-based locations such as Piccadilly Circus are involved. There are also “favorable tax incentives” involved with the London location.
The movie, which stars Chris Evans and Hugo Weaving, begins shooting in July, an on the bright side, even though it’s a film about an American hero shot in the United Kingdom, it still won’t have an Italian Red Skull, and for that we should be thankful.
May 20, 2010
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Marvel Confirms Hugo Weaving As The Red Skull In Captain America
Lord of the Rings actor Hugo Weaving has landed the role of the Red Skull in the highly-anticipated The First Avenger: Captain America movie.
Here’s the announcement from Marvel:
Marvel Studios announced today that Hugo Weaving has been cast to star as Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull in the studio’s highly anticipated movie “Captain America: The First Avenger” opposite Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell. In the early comics, Johann Schmidt was drafted into loyal service of The Third Reich and renamed “The Red Skull.” The character will be updated for the feature adaptation. Joe Johnston will direct the film penned by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.
Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige will produce “Captain America: The First Avenger.” Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel and Louis D’Esposito will executive produce. The film will be released in the U.S. on July 22, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
“Captain America: The First Avenger” will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
Weaving was last seen in “The Wolfman” and his voice is very recognizable as Megatron from “Transformers” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” as well as Noah the Elder from “Happy Feet.” His other film credits include starring in “V For Vendetta,” “The Matrix” franchise and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
In addition to “Captain America: The First Avenger,” Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including the highly anticipated sequel, “Iron Man 2,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow on May 7, 2010, “Thor” on May 6, 2011, and “Marvel Studios’ The Avengers” on May 4, 2012.
May 04, 2010
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