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SDCC: Director Joe Johnson on Captain America

by SuperHeroHype
July 21, 2010

"A slightly different spin on Steve Rogers"

Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston told the Los Angeles Times the screen version of the hero will be true to his roots up to a certain point.

"We're sort of putting a slightly different spin on Steve Rogers," said Joe Johnston, "He's a guy that wants to serve his country but he's not a flag-waver. We're reinterpretating sort of what the comic book version of Steve Rogers was."

"He wants to serve his country, but he's not this sort of jingoistic American flag-waver," Johnston added. "He's just a good person. We make a point of that in the script: Don't change who you are once you go from Steve Rogers to this super-soldier, you have to stay who you are inside, that's really what's important more than your strength and everything. It'll be interesting and fun to put a different spin on the character and one that the fans are really going to appreciate."

You can read the full article here. Captain America: The First Avenger hits 3D and 2D theaters on July 22, 2011.

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kevinz
July 21, 2010
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hmm lets see how that will work out
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kellen
July 21, 2010
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Every time Joh Johnson opens his mouth about this movie, it makes me want to punch a baby. Did the fans really just get lucky with Iron Man (and to a slightly lesser extent, Incredible Hulk)?
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gasly130
July 21, 2010
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Stick To the Mythos that is Captain America. What is up with theses Hollywood types and their "slightly different takes" on what's not in the history of the characters?
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Gundammrw
July 21, 2010
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I don't mind a new spin like this. I think if they had him TOO patriotic it would come off as corny on screen. But definitely need to end it with something like picking up a huge american flag at the end or something with epic choir music.
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Reilly
July 21, 2010
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He's not a flag waver... he just designs his costume and shield off of it.

Truth ...justice... "and all that stuff," me thinks.
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lamberto
July 21, 2010
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that's sounds good.
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ACK86X
July 21, 2010
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i want the flag waver
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corrado90
July 21, 2010
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i was really starting to wonder how they were going to go from super skinny weakling to super soldier without it looking super c g'd.
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rainingcrow
July 21, 2010
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I hate it when they say "different spin" It usually means "we're gonna f it up"
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Farview
July 21, 2010
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Yeah, heaven forbid that a Hollywood film might promote American exceptionalism and true patriotism
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