Director Joss Whedon Talks Captain America and 'The Avengers'

Entertainment Weekly had some interesting quotes this week from Joss Whedon, director of The Avengers (May 4) - about Captain America and how the movie is seen from his point of view. To fans of The Avengers comic books, it's probably not a surprise that Cap (as played by Chris Evans) will be a central focus of the movie, since he was the team leader in the books. One of my favorite things about the Avengers series was how the extremely independent heroes would put aside their disagreements when things got hairy and look to Cap for leadership. I'm hoping the same holds true for the movie. Although the EW article doesn't really go into Cap's leadership of the team, it does shed some light on how much of the movie is centered around him.

Here's what Whedon told EW about Cap's place in The Avengers -

“So much of [The Avengers] story takes place from Steve Rogers’ perspective, since he’s the guy who just woke up and sees this weird-ass world,” Whedon says. “Everyone else has been living in it. He’s the guy that feels that sense of loss.”

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“[Captain America] is kind of the ultimate loner in that way. There is an anachronism to him, and Chris and I have always tried to, without making it goofy or too obvious, make him that same grounded ’40s Steve Rogers he was in the other movie.”

So, to boil it down - it sounds like we'll see the movie unfold through Cap's eyes as he adjusts to our modern society and faces the fact that he's alone in the world. To me, this sounds like a brilliant way to construct the film. Having Cap as the focus gives the audience a character for whom they can have empathy and it gives the movie a human element to balance out the green rage monsters and space gods. How about you? Do Whedon's quotes give you any thoughts on how Captain America might be presented in The Avengers? If so, let's hear 'em.  

Source: Entertainment Weekly