EXCLUSIVE: Is Will Smith The New Captain America!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:33 am

EXCLUSIVE: Is Will Smith The New Captain America!!!!!! Will_smith13

When Marvel announced that “Captain America” was making its way to
the big-screen, supporters everywhere began speculating who would be
donning the famous red-white-and-blue tights. Nothing has been heard
since, but during an MTV News interview regarding his role in “Miracle
at St. Anna,” actor Derek Luke let slip that a very prominent - and
surprising - face could be the star of Marvel Studios’ next blockbuster
film.

“I heard they offered Will Smith ‘Captain America,’” said Luke, adding
that the intriguing casting talk “just shows you how times have
changed.”

While this word through the Hollywood grapevine is nothing more than a
talk at this point, it should be noted that Marvel hasn’t shied away
from changing up the race - and gender - of established characters in
recent years. Upon kicking off his celebrated take on “The Ultimates”
(Marvel’s re-imagining of their classic superteam The Avengers), Mark
Millar changed S.H.I.E.L.D. head honcho Nick Fury from a crew-cut,
cigar-chomping, middle-aged white man to, well… Sam Jackson.

The decision, though aggressively debated back when the series debuted,
seemed to receive some validation earlier this year when Jackson made
his post-credits cameo in “Iron Man” as Fury.

Smith himself is no stranger to the four-color world, having recently
starred as a down-on-his-luck superhero in “Hancock.” Given the success
of that film however, it seems almost a given that a sequel could be in
the offing. That makes the prospect of Smith starring in yet another
superhero franchise seem unlikely, especially given the subversive tone
of “Hancock.”

Along with providing some fresh material for the “Captain America”
talkl, Luke also mentioned an interest in jumping into the superhero
movie scene himself, and offered up a few characters he’d like to bring
to the big screen.

“I would love to jump into Green Lantern,” said Luke. “There are a lot of stories I’m into… [like] Black Panther.”

So what do you think, Splash Page readers? Would you want to see Will
Smith as Captain America? what about Derek Luke as Green Lantern or
Black Panther on the big screen?