This summer has been all about the costumed heroes folks, with Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern and Captain America: The First Avenger all jockeying to be number 1 at the box-office.
Hot on the heels of a leaked Avengers one-sheet that revealed Hawkeye’s costume as well as a number of modern tweaks to Captain America’s suit for the 2012 superhero mash-up film, we’re getting a sneak peek at Chris Evans in the Captain America USO suit – the traditional, and less battle-hardened, version of his iconic outfit.
Just a few days ago we got our first look at Hugo Weaving’s Red Skull (in action) and now, thanks to French site MDCU, we’ve got our first (low-res) look at Chris Evans’ other Captain America costume – the USO suit.
In the context of the film, for anyone unfamiliar with the suit, Rogers will mostly use the costume for public appearances – and other non-battlefield situations. Outside of the film it’s clear that, more than anything, director Joe Johnston wanted to give a hat-tip to the character’s origins.
While certainly a fun nod to fans, the suit would have looked ridiculous on the battlefield in the actual film – and serves as a stellar example of why “updating” the look of iconic characters for modern action films is a necessity.
As a result, the USO costume is a nice opportunity to reminisce – and be thankful that Cap has a period-appropriate, and frankly bad-ass, costume for his latest film adaptation adventure. Of course, anyone still holding out for dramatic changes to the costume can always start petitioning now – since Evans will be getting an updated look for The Avengers as well as the inevitable Captain America 2.
To round out today's post, here is a picture of the cover from Cap's first ever, and you'll see why the director has thrown in Cap's USO costume. It really is a nice nod to the fan-boys.
Don't be shy readers, lets see those thoughts on the USO costume. And remember, only one more month!
Hot on the heels of a leaked Avengers one-sheet that revealed Hawkeye’s costume as well as a number of modern tweaks to Captain America’s suit for the 2012 superhero mash-up film, we’re getting a sneak peek at Chris Evans in the Captain America USO suit – the traditional, and less battle-hardened, version of his iconic outfit.
Just a few days ago we got our first look at Hugo Weaving’s Red Skull (in action) and now, thanks to French site MDCU, we’ve got our first (low-res) look at Chris Evans’ other Captain America costume – the USO suit.
In the context of the film, for anyone unfamiliar with the suit, Rogers will mostly use the costume for public appearances – and other non-battlefield situations. Outside of the film it’s clear that, more than anything, director Joe Johnston wanted to give a hat-tip to the character’s origins.
To round out today's post, here is a picture of the cover from Cap's first ever, and you'll see why the director has thrown in Cap's USO costume. It really is a nice nod to the fan-boys.
I'm sure that some people are mad about this, but who cares!!!!! I love the idea of this! Very nice throw-back to the comics and the creators of Cap themselves. The old shield is pretty sweet. I always knew that the Cap movie wouldn't have him in his original/comics suit for the whole movie, but this is a nice surprise. His suit for The Avengers looks amazing as well. Can't wait for this movie, seeing Green Lantern this Friday and let me tell you, I CAN'T WAIT ANY MORE!
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed. I wonder what Joe Simon's reaction to the movie itself will be? After all, he and Jack Kirby created Captain America, Bucky and the Red Skull. Next to Batman, Robin and the Joker, these three have had the longest "war" going on, almost a full century. The film itself will be amazing. I just hate it when the "die-hard" fanboys really get super upset over the most minute details.
ReplyDeleteCap is one of the most enduring characters in comic book history, and if people can't enjoy the movie because of a few small things, then there is something desperately wrong with them.