Chris Evans as CAPTAIN AMERICA on the Cover of Entertainment Weekly
Hey Gang! Here is are first real look at Chris Evans as Captain America in Marvel's highly anticipated Captain America: The First Avenger being directed by Joe Johnston. I think he looks great in the role and in that suit. He's got the look that I was hoping to see.
Entertainment Weekly got the exclusive first look and slapped it on the cover of it's new issue. The magazine also talked to the star and the director about the July 22nd 2011 release. Here's some quotes from the interview.
"At the time, I remember telling a buddy of mine, 'If the movie bombs, I'm f—-ed. If the movie hits, I'm f—-ed!'" After declining the part three times, Evans took a meeting with Marvel execs and Johnston and was dazzled by their plans for the movie. He still felt wary about suiting up for Captain America — but then he had an epiphany. "I was just scared," he says. "I realized my whole decision making process was fear based, and you never want to make a decision out of fear.'" Evans signed a six-picture deal with Marvel to play the character, and he has no regrets: "I can't believe was almost too chicken to play Captain America."
"The interesting thing about this character is that he's an everyman who in the course of a few minutes become a perfect human specimen. That has to create some interesting personal issues," says Johnston. "I saw it as an opportunity to make a superhero movie that felt real, that didn't have to rely on an overabundance of fantasy elements."
What do you think of the cover? Does Evans work for you as Steve Rogers?