Friday, February 4, 2011

James Bucky Barnes' Dark Side for Captain America: First Avenger

In mid-January, we got our first look at Chris Evans in full costume as Captain America in the Marvel Comics big screen adaptation Captain America: The First Avenger. Today we get our first look at Captain America‘s sidekick James Bucky Barnes (who is kinda like Batman‘s sidekick Robin) as he will appear in the film. While Bucky is a bit wimpy in the comic book series, he will be a much “darker” character in The First Avenger, according to director Joe Johnston.

Captain America has been throwing his mighty shield for 70 years and his sidekick, James “Bucky” Barnes, was right there at his side in that first comic book adventure in March 1941. The star-spangled hero’s junior partner is also making the leap to the silver screen this summer in ”Captain America: The First Avenger” but don’t expect the grinning teenager from the vintage wartime comics — this won’t be your grandfather’s idea of a superhero sidekick, according to director Joe Johnston. On Sunday, viewers of the Super Bowl will get their first real look at actor Chris Evans in action as Captain America with the airing of the initial television commercial for the July 22 film — and the ad also offers a glimpse of actor Sebastian Stan (“Gossip Girl,” “Kings”) as Bucky, but this version is more “Band of Brothers“ than he is boy wonder. “Sebastian brought something really interesting and slightly on the dark side and really compelling to watch — when he’s on camera, you’re fascinated by watching him,” Johnston said. “In a great cast, I thought he really stood out and brought some unexpected things to the role. Everyone brought something to the movie and a lot of them brought something great but I was most pleasantly surprised by what Chris brought and what Sebasatian brought in a much smaller role as Bucky.” I stopped Johnston and asked him to back up a bit — a dark side to Bucky? That’s not what most fans think of when they reflect on the traditional portrayal of the character during his wartime-era adventures. “Yeah, that’s true, but Sebastian has a dark, slightly quirky side to him — and that’s the case when he’s in character or not — and he brought that to this movie. “ “You know, he was originally up for the lead, for the Steve Rogers role, but he didn’t have quite the same earnest, I-want-to-fight-for-my-country aura that Chris has for this role. Sebastian has a little bit of the bad boy, he’s a little bit of the James Dean type and that goes somewhat counter to the general perception of Steve Rogers. He wasn’t quite right for Captain America, but I think he’s perfect for Bucky because, really, he can have a little bit of that dark side.”
Perfect casting. I can’t see Sebastian Stan as Captain America but he deffo makes a great Bucky Barnes. I’m not sure if I totally believe this “dark sided” version of Bucky but I’m certain Stan can do an awesome job as sidekick to Chris Evans. I can’t *wait* to see these two running around, saving the world together. I, personally, am a fan of the sidekicks. When I was really little, I much preferred Robin over Batman. I’m not the biggest Bucky Barnes fan … but now that he is being played by Sebastian Stan, I just might become a new fan ;)
So, what do y’all think of this new incarnation of Bucky Barnes?
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