He's battled versus Neo in
The Matrix. He helped guide the Fellowship of the Ring in
Lord of the Rings. He's voiced Megatron in
Transformers and also hunted the
Wolf Man, but it appears that
Hugo Weaving could very well be taking on
Captain America. News broke yesterday that the Nigerian born actor is in final negotiations with
Marvel and
Paramount to star in the upcoming
Joe Johnston directed "
The First Avenger: Captain America." Read the full details after the break...
The
Red Skull was appointed by
Hitler as a means of intimidation during
WWII. He was the evil face of the Nazi party (if you will) while Hitler remained a popular leader of Germany. His role was to essentially spread fear for the Nazi party, a job he took special pride in. The
United States countered the Red Skull and his fear with patriotism in
Captain America. The two would obviously become arch rivals during WWII. Both characters nearing the end of the war are lost to suspended animation only to be later discovered and revived in present day.
The idea of seeing
Hugo Weaving is absolutely mouth watering. Weaving is a perfect choice to play a wicked and ruthless fear monger. I recently re-watched
The Matrix and his interrogation scene opposite
Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus is a perfect example of how well Weaving will do in the role of
Johann Shimdt or more well know as the
Red Skull. Considering
Joe Johnston and Weaving recently did
Universal's
The Wolf Man together, it goes without saying Weaving will be the Red Skull.
Source:
Heat Vision
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