Marvel Studios has official revealed their casting choice for Red Skull, the main villain to be featured in “The First Avenger: Captain America”…and the role goes to Hugo Weaving! Excellent casting choice, no? In case you’re clueless as to who this legendary villain is, here’s the description courtesy of Wikipedia:
The Red Skull, Johann Schmidt (sometimes spelled Shmidt), was a former Nazi general officer and confidant of Adolf Hitler. He has been closely affiliated with HYDRA and is an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Avengers, and the interests of the United States and the free world in general. He was physically augmented by having his mind placed into the body of a clone of Captain America, the pinnacle of human perfection. He has been seemingly killed in the past, only to return time and time again to plague the world with schemes of world domination and genocide.
While the deadline for casting Captain America was originally March 1st, director Joe Johnston is still in the process of deciding amongst 4 remaining contenders: Mike Vogel (Cloverfield), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy), Wilson Bethel (Generation Kill, The Young and the Restless) and Chris Evans (Fantastic Four). Shooting is scheduled to begin in the UK late June of this year.
“The First Avenger: Captain America” is projected to hit theaters July 22nd, 2011.
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