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June 17, 2011

New Captain America Movie Stills Released
— Ace

They definitely nailed the costume.

No, but seriously, the headline is accurate: they did release new stills, including of the Red Skull, who is, what's the right word?, red skullish.

Thanks to for tipping me to that funny picture.

Posted by: Ace at 08:40 AM | Comments (97)
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1 Got me with that one.
I note he's drinking not one, but TWO cups of liquid honey badger.

Posted by: looking closely at June 17, 2011 08:41 AM (6Q9g2)

2 Palin/Steele? Is that you?

Posted by: Dave C at June 17, 2011 08:41 AM (x9YN5)

3 I thought Capt America became Capt Blue Beret or Capt Multiculti. My Capt America spent his time killing Krauts at a cyclic rate. What gives?

Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 08:42 AM (Q5+Og)

4 I'm sorry. What happened? I fell asleep in the TPaw thread. What day is it?

Posted by: Cherry π at June 17, 2011 08:42 AM (OhYCU)

5 Why is Captain America holding a couple of urine samples?

Posted by: Nighthawk at June 17, 2011 08:43 AM (OtQXp)

6 No 5,000 word review?

Posted by: Vic at June 17, 2011 08:45 AM (M9Ie6)

7 Classy guy, with that cummerbund and all.

Posted by: kathysaysso at June 17, 2011 08:45 AM (ZtwUX)

8
Capt America should let his wang stick out from his costume. Then he'll truly be modernized.

Posted by: gainsayer at June 17, 2011 08:46 AM (sqkOB)

9 Is Captain America going to be fighting actual Nazis in this film, or just generic baddies?

Posted by: looking closely at June 17, 2011 08:46 AM (PwGfd)

10 Has anyone seen the Green Lantern yet? Is is just opening up today?

I read that comic book religiously as a kid, so I kinda feel like I gotta see it. But it looks kinda dorky.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 17, 2011 08:46 AM (f9c2L)

I liked the original one.

What organization is the Red Skull a part of in this movie, since the NAZI thing has been beaten to death by hollywood?

Posted by: Ben (softie for Pawlenty..for now) at June 17, 2011 08:46 AM (wuv1c)

12 Psst. Ace. That's Captain Alabama.

Posted by: rdbrewer at June 17, 2011 08:46 AM (gGCrM)

13 Tea Party version of a Dic Pic

Posted by: Cherry π at June 17, 2011 08:47 AM (OhYCU)

14

I keep hearing ads for a new mini series on TNT produced by Spielberg.

It sounds a lot like a War of the Worlds ripoff.

Posted by: gainsayer at June 17, 2011 08:47 AM (sqkOB)

Has anyone seen the Green Lantern yet? Is is just opening up today?

I read that comic book religiously as a kid, so I kinda feel like I gotta see it. But it looks kinda dorky.

It's getting terrible reviews. I read it had a budget of 150 million, so they better hope it does well if they want to make their money back.

Posted by: Ben (softie for Pawlenty..for now) at June 17, 2011 08:47 AM (wuv1c)

16 Red Skull looks like he's about to scream, "It's SHOWTIME!"

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at June 17, 2011 08:48 AM (FkKjr)

17 Red Skull was an Odessa/Werewolf/Soros kinda guy, right.

Posted by: Jean at June 17, 2011 08:50 AM (WkuV6)

18 They put Captain America in WW II. He will be fighting the Nazis and the Red Skull, who is working with the Nazis.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 17, 2011 08:51 AM (f9c2L)

19
the HELL BOY movies were almost really good -- too bad they missed the mark

Posted by: gainsayer at June 17, 2011 08:51 AM (sqkOB)

20 O O O O O ahhhhhhhh

Posted by: palin steele at June 17, 2011 08:51 AM (agD4m)

21 Thanks, Ben.

If I go see it, I'll do a mini-review.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 17, 2011 08:52 AM (f9c2L)

22 stariring tpaw as the red skull

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 17, 2011 08:52 AM (Cm66w)

23 #9, 11

What the hell was I thinking.

Of COURSE Captain American is NOT going to be fighting Nazis here.

You can't stick swaztikas on plastic dolls and sell them to kids at Walmart, which by itself pretty much means no Nazis in the comic book movie.

A quick check shows he's fighting "HYDRA" which I guess is some sort of stand-in for the Nazis. You can see the skull/octopus insignia on Red Skulls shoulder in the above still.

Posted by: looking closely at June 17, 2011 08:52 AM (PwGfd)

24
He will be fighting the Nazis and the Red Skull, who is working with the Nazis.

And Chris Christie.

Posted by: gainsayer at June 17, 2011 08:52 AM (sqkOB)

25 looks like they painted the Swamp Thing costume red

Posted by: negentropy at June 17, 2011 08:53 AM (27KAF)

26 Red Skull looks like a manly Michael Jackson with a sunburn.

Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 08:53 AM (Q5+Og)

27 Why is James Carville in a movie?

Posted by: Cherry π at June 17, 2011 08:54 AM (OhYCU)

Captain America's costume obviously got downsized as a result of the Obamaconomy.

Posted by: runningrn at June 17, 2011 08:54 AM (ihSHD)

29 By the way, THIS is what Captain America is supposed to be about.

This is the comic that introduced Captain America to the world. It was in March 1941 before the USA entered the war.

Posted by: looking closely at June 17, 2011 08:55 AM (PwGfd)

He will be fighting the Nazis and the Red Skull, who is working with the Nazis.

And Chris Christie.

That's Uncle Adolph Christie to you!

Posted by: runningrn at June 17, 2011 08:55 AM (ihSHD)

31 Why is Capt Alabama's beer glowing?

Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 08:55 AM (Q5+Og)

32 Nancy Pelosi needs to wear more sunblock.

Posted by: Y-not at June 17, 2011 08:56 AM (TFxd0)

...'Wise'...

...

Posted by: Frog on a Log at June 17, 2011 08:56 AM (dFHjx)

34 Those are bull testicles in those 2 beer cups

Posted by: Cherry π at June 17, 2011 08:56 AM (OhYCU)

Why is Capt Alabama's beer glowing?

Because it's not beer. If that's Captain Alabama, then that's his own urine.

'Cause that's how they roll in LA

(Lower Alabama)

Posted by: Sean Bannion at June 17, 2011 08:57 AM (sbV1u)

36 You can already see Captain America is kicking Nazi butt in this photo--the beer is in plastic cups (take that eco-Nazis!) and not in sustainable, reuseable Beer Steins.

Posted by: runningrn at June 17, 2011 08:57 AM (ihSHD)

37 Not even reading the comments but Red Skull IS James Carville.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 17, 2011 08:57 AM (Rlz/P)

38 One more crack about Bama and I will summon Zombie Bear Bryant to wishbone option you heretics.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at June 17, 2011 08:58 AM (MI4j5)

39
Comic book movies bore me. I haven't seen a one that I'd see again.

Posted by: arhooley at June 17, 2011 08:58 AM (lHIhh)

#hacked -

Those pics of my girl were stolen from my yfrog account! We were just role-playing...like we always do before I felate her!

Posted by: Ergie at June 17, 2011 08:58 AM (dFHjx)

41 Is HYDRA anything like MOVEON.ORG?

Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 08:59 AM (Q5+Og)

42 I'm going to take down that bilingual transgendered Captain America pansy and his intellectual morally superior European sidekicks, with my band of racist Tea Party thugs, before he can stop my evil plan to ransom the United Nations, for all the wealth stolen from the third world by American Corporations, or else unleash global warming on the Earth!

/Hollywood circa 5 minutes ago

Posted by: Red Skull at June 17, 2011 08:59 AM (ijjAe)

43 104 "So I ask again: What the fuck good is "moral authority" in any measurable, objective way?" - Nom de Blog

The best way I can explain moral authority is to use an example. Do you read comics? If so, I point to exhibit A or moral authority, Captain America.

Captain America would always do the right thing, and by doing so, he inspired his fellow heroes to follow his example. Even though a mere mortal with powers far surpassed by most other superheroes, he LED the Avengers, which included powerhouses such as Hulk and even gods in Hercules and Thor. They all believed in the goodness of Captain America.

The antithesis to Captain America would be Frank Castle, aka Punisher. He also went after bad guys, just as zealously as other heroes. But he had no moral compunctions, for him, the ends justified the means. And while he struck fear in the thugs of the world, he never shone light in the cities he staked out. Citizens feared him just as much as the criminals he fought.

So in conclusion, moral authority is what Captain America represents. It's something that President Obama is bringing back to our great nation.

Posted by: palin steele at June 05, 2009 06:44 PM (VDj74)

Posted by: Palin Steele from the Phantom Zone at June 17, 2011 09:01 AM (so1xa)

44 Little Tony is looking for a starring role on Broadway where he can wear tights and people take pics of him.

Posted by: Cherry π at June 17, 2011 09:01 AM (OhYCU)

Is HYDRA anything like MOVEON.ORG?

I was thinking more along the lines of that really humongous Code Pink Chick--the one who's panis cannot be contained--kind of like a hydra.

Posted by: runningrn at June 17, 2011 09:01 AM (ihSHD)

Is Captain America going to be fighting actual Nazis in this film?

I watched the trailer again (how I suffer) because I thought it was actualfax Nazis. It doesn't look that way but if not it's close enough not to matter. Also the tagline on IMDB includes "a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals." so it looks like no blue helmet, at least not yet.

I love Chris Evans so I'm v v excited about this. (Obligatory go watch Sunshine now plug here)

Green Hornet? It looks horrific and, hell, I watched Chaos Theory just because Ryan Reynolds was in it. So if I think a superhero movie with Ryan Reynolds looks too sucky to see? Yeah.

Posted by: alexthechick at June 17, 2011 09:02 AM (VtjlW)

Where's his shield?

Must have been implanted in his abs, . That ain't a beer gut, it's protection!

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 17, 2011 09:02 AM (9hSKh)

48 Captain America will be leading the ACORN army against racist Tea Party activist bent on disenfranchising deceased, undocumented, and cartoon character voters.

Posted by: Damiano at June 17, 2011 09:03 AM (3nrx7)

I don't think I really want to know the answer to this question, but what the heck are those stains all over the front of Captain America's pants?

Posted by: runningrn at June 17, 2011 09:03 AM (ihSHD)

50 I'm surprised that Hollywood didn't make Captain America a dark-skinned woman with lesbian tendencies fighting corporate Nazis who pollute the environment and don't care about children's education.

Posted by: kathysaysso at June 17, 2011 09:03 AM (ZtwUX)

51 You know Hollywood's efforts to produce real hero - action movies is quite limited by the fact they never want to identify any readily identifiable bad guys. Jeebus, its not like bad guys belonging to a worldwide conspiracy would'nt be wearing any laundry on their heads or something. How much money does Hollywood make selling shit to the mideast crazies?

Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 09:03 AM (Q5+Og)

52 Isn't Captain America busy battling the evil Tea Party in the comic book these days? Big Hollywood was all over that a few months ago.

Posted by: Pyrocles at June 17, 2011 09:05 AM (cv5Iw)

I'm surprised that Hollywood didn't make Captain America a dark-skinned woman with lesbian tendencies

I'd watch that. Hell, I think I've written that fanfic.

IIRC, there was a lot of talk from those in the production that we aren't going to wuss out on the whole America part of Captain American unlike other movies *koff*superman*koff* when this was first in production.

Posted by: alexthechick at June 17, 2011 09:05 AM (VtjlW)

I saw the Captain America trailer in the theater the other day and I thought the villians are going to be Nazi-Nazis.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 17, 2011 09:06 AM (9hSKh)

55 I saw Green Lantern yesterday (cool vendor promotion got to see it a day early). In 3D. Meh. The 3D didn't do anything for the movie. The storyline was so so. For a big budget action comic book thingie it was actually kind of boring in parts. Thor was a better movie.

Posted by: blaster at June 17, 2011 09:06 AM (l5dj7)

56 dum dum!!

Posted by: glowing blue meat at June 17, 2011 09:07 AM (K/USr)

57
You know what else the Nazis did after they first persecuted the unions? The Nazis forced circumcision on all the Germans.

Then the Nazis lowered taxes and forced everyone to but SUVs.

Posted by: gainsayer at June 17, 2011 09:08 AM (sqkOB)

58 Thanks, blaster!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 17, 2011 09:09 AM (f9c2L)

59 I'm trying to figure out the guy in still number six. Is that Truman Capote? Or the Nazi who had his face melted off in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at June 17, 2011 09:10 AM (xqhoO)

60 I hate to call Hollywood homo racists, but have you noticed that all superheroes are white guys in tights? Its kind of funny when you think about it.

Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 09:10 AM (Q5+Og)

61 50 I'm surprised that Hollywood didn't make Captain America a dark-skinned woman with lesbian tendencies fighting corporate Nazis who pollute the environment and don't care about children's education.
Making a movie based around a comic book character or a video game is a chore because while the producers need more than just the fan-boys (and girls) attendance to make the movie profitable, said fan-boys (and girls) are the movie's primary audience. If you change the characters too much, non-fans won't notice the difference, but you will infuritate the fans, as they'll wonder why things were changed from the original media. In this respect, they can't change the character of the Captain too much, but they could still pull a "Superman Returns" and omit parts of the "American" portion from the character.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 17, 2011 09:11 AM (9hSKh)

62 Voldemort with a can of red spray paint?

Posted by: Kevin at June 17, 2011 09:12 AM (l+F7N)

63 60 I hate to call Hollywood homo racists, but have you noticed that all superheroes are white guys in tights? Its kind of funny when you think about it. Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 01:10 PM

No, hadn't noticed

Posted by: Lara Croft at June 17, 2011 09:12 AM (so1xa)

I saw the Captain America trailer in the theater the other day and I thought the villians are going to be Nazi-Nazis.

That's what I thought too but in the trailer there's no clear cut swastikas.

Posted by: alexthechick at June 17, 2011 09:13 AM (VtjlW)

65 The thing you're bringing up with the "blue helmet" is conservative chatter nonsense. What they did is attempt to make his actual costume -- which is a spandex thing -- into a more "realistic" thing, with actual functionality, something it looks plausible a soldier could wear. Since Captain America wears a blue cowl in the comics, they translated this to blue helmet for the movie. They also turned his red-and-white abdomen stripes into equipment straps. Not any kind of attempt to turn him into a United Nations peacekeeper. Some people have a little too much time on their hands with this over-reading of everything.

Posted by: ace at June 17, 2011 09:13 AM (nj1bB)

66 O/T

Chris Christie awesome verbal attack. He doesn't need an adamantium shield, he is one.

http://is.gd/EUhtyf

Posted by: Ben and Jerry's at June 17, 2011 09:13 AM (3eTJD)

67 Capt America should let his wang stick out from his costume. Then he'll truly be modernized.

Posted by: gainsayer at June 17, 2011 12:46 PM (sqkOB)

He can't.

He's a white guy, so he's only got 1" meat, so with the fly open, nothing would come out and say HI!!!.......Kid told me so.

Posted by: © Sponge at June 17, 2011 09:15 AM (UK9cE)

68 Has anyone seen the Green Lantern yet? Is is just opening up today?

I read that comic book religiously as a kid, so I kinda feel like I gotta see it. But it looks kinda dorky.

I'm going to watch it with the family later today (pre-Dad's Day). From the trailers, the alternate title should be The Ring Chooses the Frat Boy. Hopefully Frat Boy grows up by the end.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 17, 2011 09:16 AM (/U/Mr)

69 Hang on. They got a WHITE MAN to play Barack Obama? That's racism, straight up.

Posted by: palin steele-garofalo at June 17, 2011 09:17 AM (lbo6/)

70 Even as a kid I never did buy into guys with superpowers. I always prefered Sgt Rock and Sgt Fury to the guys wearing costumes. They were both real and heroic. Nothings says justice like a Thompson sub-machinegun. Rat a Tat Tat.

Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 17, 2011 09:19 AM (Q5+Og)

71 Jim Carrey as Red Skull? Unless they broke all those make-up molds.

Posted by: TheSev at June 17, 2011 09:19 AM (eIXPw)

72 Why is James Carville in a movie?

Silly moron! It's Alan Holmes with a sunburn.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 17, 2011 09:19 AM (/U/Mr)

73 71 Jim Carrey as Red Skull? Unless they broke all those make-up molds. No, Jim Carrey is currently cashing a paycheck with some dang penguin movie. /I am not kidding.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 17, 2011 09:20 AM (9hSKh)

74 Didn't read the article. What is Alan Colmes pissed off about now?

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at June 17, 2011 09:21 AM (4136b)

Captain America is a gay-loving RINO squish who . . .

sorry, wrong thread.

Posted by: Emperor of Icecream at June 17, 2011 09:26 AM (epBek)

76 Settle a question for me, is Green Lantern part of the Avengers? (no Diana Riggs references please).

Posted by: The Robot Devil at June 17, 2011 09:27 AM (136wp)

77 Green Lantern is in the Justice League along with a million other DC heroes.

The Avengers is published by Marvel.

Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at June 17, 2011 09:28 AM (xqhoO)

78 Dang it! Squibob beat me, sort of.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at June 17, 2011 09:29 AM (4136b)

79 66 O/T

Chris Christie awesome verbal attack. He doesn't need an adamantium shield, he is one.

http://is.gd/EUhtyf

Posted by: Ben and Jerry's at June 17, 2011 01:13 PM (3eTJD)

yep, pretty awesome.

Posted by: The Robot Devil at June 17, 2011 09:29 AM (136wp)

80 Ace thank you for getting back in the pilot seat where you belong. Not in the cabin serving beverages and babysitting morons.

Posted by: Helen Loomis at June 17, 2011 09:29 AM (xYEZv)

Chris Christie, on the other hand, is not a gay-lovin' RINO squish. Or, if he is, then that's the one true political position, the one Jehovah revealed to George Washington on Mt. Rushmore.

Now excuse me while I doodle little hearts on the cover of my Trapper-Keeper.

Posted by: Emperor of Icecream at June 17, 2011 09:33 AM (epBek)

82 Who is this Red Skull? The real Capt America would be taking down those asshole white supremacists Tea partiers.

Posted by: Peasant living under Emperor Jeff's Iron Boot at June 17, 2011 09:33 AM (/COcn)

Posted by: rdbrewer at June 17, 2011 09:36 AM (gGCrM)

84 @84

Thread-winner!

Posted by: Y-not watching the U.S. Open at June 17, 2011 09:42 AM (TFxd0)

85 O/T: Chris Berman: golf analyst.

wtf?

Posted by: Y-not watching the U.S. Open at June 17, 2011 09:42 AM (TFxd0)

86 86 O/T: Chris Berman: golf analyst. wtf? Posted by: Y-not watching the U.S. Open at June 17, 2011 01:42 PM (TFxd0) He. Could. Putt. All. The. Way!

Posted by: joncelli at June 17, 2011 09:52 AM (RD7QR)

87 I knew all that botox would catch up with Nancy Pelosi sooner or later ... or maybe now ...

Posted by: Adriane at June 17, 2011 09:54 AM (L9W0l)

88 Psst. Ace. That's Captain Alabama.

I laughed out loud.

Roll Tide.

Posted by: toby928™ at June 17, 2011 10:14 AM (GTbGH)

89
Was Red Skull buried up to his neck at the beach with no sun screen on? and Captain America did this??!!!

No wonder he looks pissed.

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at June 17, 2011 10:57 AM (1hM1d)

90
is Green Lantern part of the Avengers?

The Avengers is published by Marvel.

Thanks for the answer, I'd gotten that mixed up myself.

The Avengers = Iron Man, Nick Fury, Captain America, Thor and the Hulk (??!!)

I'll note that the Avengers movie is in production and being directed/written by Joss Whedon.

I'm not sure I should be in my bunk or weeping...also, SkankJo is reprising her role from Ironman 2. Eh.

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at June 17, 2011 11:10 AM (1hM1d)

91 meanwhile everyone is trashing green lantern, and the new duke nukem! ah, i wanted quality this week, not crap.

Posted by: Aaron Worthing at June 17, 2011 11:12 AM (343LO)

92 Holy shit, Jenny Agutter is going to be in the Avengers? Yeah, its a bit part, but she hasn't done anything for a long time.

Cool to see Lou Ferigno doing the Hulk's voice too.

Posted by: grognard at June 17, 2011 12:50 PM (NS2Mo)

93 Even better Red Skull picture on imdb HERE.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at June 17, 2011 01:27 PM (NITzp)

94 James Carville is a cast member of Captain America? Damn.

Posted by: CoolCzech at June 17, 2011 03:12 PM (kUaEF)

95 It's not palin_steele. The dude's got two beers and p_o_s could never handle that.

Posted by: andycanuck at June 17, 2011 03:28 PM (c5Nbw)

96 From what I've read there's going to be Nazis in it, but the Red Skull is the leader of Hydra, which grows out of the Nazis and becomes a present day subversive organization. Actually, Hydra has been around in the comics since the 60's and was formed by a Baron von Strucker, who was a Nazi in the 30's. Someone mentioned it being like ODESSA and the Werewolves, and that's pretty much it. Nick Fury stopped from releasing the "Deathspore Bomb" and other assorted shenanigans. Capt America has stopped Hydra plots too.

Posted by: Dr. Strange at June 17, 2011 04:37 PM (zJlsQ)

97 Cool costume, estimated cost, $15 and a free buzz.

Posted by: sTevo at June 17, 2011 05:18 PM (VMcEw)

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