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COMIC-CON 2010: 'Captain America' director has different spin on hero: 'He's not a flag-waver'
latimesblogs.latimes.com ^ | July 21, 2010 | Geoff Boucher

Posted on 07/21/2010 8:54:03 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA

The director of "Captain America: The First Avenger," the 2011 summer blockbuster that will coincide with the character's 70th anniversary, says that 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, whose past directing credits include "Jurassic Park III" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." He's a guy that wants to serve his country but he's not a flag-waver. We're re-interpretating, sort of, what the comic book version of Steve Rogers was."

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How about re-naming him "Captain UN" or maybe "President Obama'?
1 posted on 07/21/2010 8:54:10 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA
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To: GOPsterinMA

And I suppose Superman is now a closet homo...?


2 posted on 07/21/2010 8:56:42 AM PDT by randog (Tap into America!)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Joe Johnston should have stuck to production art. His movies are all horrible and this will be be terrible also.


3 posted on 07/21/2010 8:57:02 AM PDT by Ktulu
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To: randog
And I suppose Superman is now a closet homo...?

Coming to a theater near you.....

boycott hollywood

4 posted on 07/21/2010 8:58:38 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo
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To: GOPsterinMA
We're re-interpretating, sort of

Ah yes... this is what secular progressives do so well. If they can reinterpret the sacrosanct document known as the Constitution of the United States, why not the character of Captain America. They are charlatans and frauds who counterfeit anything and all that is true.

5 posted on 07/21/2010 9:00:01 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Patrick Henry and Joe Wilson...Patriots past and present!)
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To: randog
I doubt he's going to be a closet homo. I'm sure he will be a quite proud gay avenger and rather than having his superhero costume sporting the red, white and blue he will be wearing the multi-colored rainbow.

Ahh, kids are so lucky today to be able to look up to these enlightened super heros rather than the white, racists, homophobic, xenophobic types that we were forced to follow in our youth.

6 posted on 07/21/2010 9:00:44 AM PDT by marlon
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To: randog

“And I suppose Superman is now a closet homo...?”

Well, he did take a big interest in the “intern” Jimmy Olson, didn’t he? And what was all that taking off his clothes in public phone booths stuff all about?


7 posted on 07/21/2010 9:01:53 AM PDT by jessduntno ("Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny...its principles are the founding principles." - M. Levin)
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To: GOPsterinMA
He's a guy that wants to serve his country but he's not a flag-waver.

Being a patriotic American is sooooo embarrassing.


8 posted on 07/21/2010 9:02:32 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Never trust anyone who points their rear end at God while praying.)
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To: GOPsterinMA
"He wants to serve his country, but he's not this sort of jingoistic American flag-waver,"

I'm fine with that. That's how I am, I dont wave flags, I dont wear RW&B, I dont shout how great a country is from the skies above.

But cross me or my country, and you going DOWN!.

This probably makes for a better movie anyway. I'll wait out to see how this is played, and make my judgements then.

9 posted on 07/21/2010 9:03:49 AM PDT by Paradox (Socialism - trickle up poverty.)
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To: randog
And I suppose Superman is now a closet homo...?

You've been talking to Lois Lane.

10 posted on 07/21/2010 9:04:39 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: randog

>>And I suppose Superman is now a closet homo...?
****

You know why the Superman re-make sucked big time? The director Bryan Singer came out as a fag. He tried to act straight and unintentionallly turned Superman into a metrosexual. Then he hires the other closet-homo Kevin Spacey as Luthor..so basically it’s one gay film.


11 posted on 07/21/2010 9:05:22 AM PDT by max americana
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...so a hero whose costume is based around the Americal flag doesn't want to be portrayed as a 'flag waver'..?

ROTFLMAO!!!

12 posted on 07/21/2010 9:05:53 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: max americana
Keep in mind that the same movie you reference is the one that changed "truth, justice, and the American way" to "truth, justice, and all that other stuff..."

That went over like a lead balloon...

13 posted on 07/21/2010 9:07:19 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

He never sleeps with Lois Lane. He wears TIGHTS and a CAPE. I don’t know how much more out of the closet he could get without wearing pink and driving a ford PROBE.


14 posted on 07/21/2010 9:09:25 AM PDT by mbynack (Retired USAF SMSgt)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Oh crap.
Just another movie like “G.I. Joe”.

Marvel fans will hate it.


15 posted on 07/21/2010 9:09:59 AM PDT by netmilsmom (I am inyenzi on the Religion Forum)
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To: randog

Just the guy playing him in the movie.


16 posted on 07/21/2010 9:10:22 AM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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>>Keep in mind that the same movie you reference is the one that changed “truth, justice, and the American way” to “truth, justice, and all that other stuff...”
That went over like a lead balloon...
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I was going to add that as well. That’s also another reason why they had to re-make X-Men..to wash out the gayness.

Ian McKellen who played Magneto is also a proud homo. What is it with this dude?


17 posted on 07/21/2010 9:13:12 AM PDT by max americana
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And let me add this

Tony Stark: “They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only need to fire once. That’s how dad did it, that’s how America does it, and it’s worked out pretty well so far.”

This is what made Iron Man a success.


18 posted on 07/21/2010 9:14:50 AM PDT by netmilsmom (I am inyenzi on the Religion Forum)
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To: reagan_fanatic

Can’t have national pride in a post-America, global government world.


19 posted on 07/21/2010 9:15:04 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: GOPsterinMA
He's a guy that wants to serve his country but he's not a flag-waver. We're re-interpretating, sort of, what the comic book version of Steve Rogers was."

Then I'll be crossing this one off my list of movies to see.

Hollyweird keeps making crap and my list keeps getting shorter. No wonder movie theatres have been struggling.

20 posted on 07/21/2010 9:15:24 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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