Captain America Villain Revealed As The Red Skull

Getting Joe Johnston to shut up about Captain America is proving virtually impossible! But it makes for good copy. Again, on his endless rounds of press duties for The Wolfman, he’s revealed all sorts of info about the forthcoming production. Whilst no casting details or decisions have been made yet, he did reveal the nemesis of America’s first avenger: Red Skull. Johnston explained:

“We will see the Captain America villain, the main villain, the Red Skull. But it’s the origin story. It’s how he became Captain America in World War II. There are present-day bookends, but it’s really… it’s his origin story. And we decided you only get one shot at telling an origin story, so you might as well tell it first.”

Also, Johnston is keen to explore the origins of the hero’s costume…which is basically the US flag:

The costume is a flag, but the way we’re getting around that is we have Steve Rogers forced into the USO circuit. After he’s made into this super-soldier, they decide they can’t send him into combat and risk him getting killed. He’s the only one and they can’t make more. So they say, ‘You’re going to be in this USO show’ and they give him a flag suit. He can’t wait to get out of it. So he’s up on stage doing songs and dances with chorus girls and he can’t wait to get out and really fight. When he does go AWOL, he covers up the suit but then, after a few things happen, he realizes that this uniform allows him to lead. By then, he’s become a star in the public mind and a symbol. The guys get behind him because he embodies something special.”

The film starts shooting in the UK in the summer. Hardly patriotic, uh? Expect this to be massive…in mid west America.

Tags: Captain America: The First Avenger, Joe Johnston, marvel, red skull, the Wolfman