Now that 2013 has passed us by and we have all seen the glorious return of both Iron Man and Thor, it’s time (see what I did there?) for our favourite World War II hero to return to the big screen. It’s now been two years since THE AVENGERS blew our minds as well as the worldwide box office. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER will give us all an update on how the good Captain has been coping in the modern day since awakening from his 70 year sleep and battling an alien invasion with the rest of the Avengers.
So far, Marvel’s ‘Phase Two’ slate of films have divided fans and critics but have been incredibly successful at the box office and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER looks set to continue that trend. Chris Evans has been chatting about the upcoming sequel, regarding the films tone and his character’s arc in a new interview. You can read the tantalising piece below:
“I don’t think Marvel’s ever done anything like this. The [Russo] brothers said right from the start that we were really doing a ’70s thriller. And I think just Cap’s abilities mesh well with that kind of genre. I mean, his powers are very meat and potatoes. Faster. Stronger. Punch. Kick. That works with those types of movies. It would be more difficult to put, say, Hulk in that kind of context.”
“We really haven’t explored his adjustment period,’ he admits. ‘In The Avengers we had so many characters you have to address, you don’t really have time to sit with any single one. In this movie there’s a lot going on for Steve. He’s trying to acclimatize to the modern world. I don’t want to give too much away, but it’s about trying to find how he fits. He’s a man from the 1940s. He’s just woken up. For everybody else, it’s been a slow burn to get to where we are in 2014. But for him, suddenly there’s the internet, cellphones and The Patriot Act. The technology’s new to him and so is the access the government has to that technology.”
When asked if there’s any difficulties playing a superhero role with a non-eccentric personality or otherworldly origin, Chris Evans says he finds Steve Rogers’ arc within the character:
“To be a good man is difficult,’ he says. ‘To be the best man you can be is even harder. Even though he doesn’t choose to wear his baggage on his sleeve, I think that’s his skill set. He doesn’t moan. There is a depth to him. There are always new things to find. For the first film it was about the new body and responsibilities. Here we get to dive back in with that established. It feels really comfortable coming back to him.”
Evans certainly gives some interesting hints regarding Rogers’ character development in the sequel and how it has been addressed across the previous two films he has starred as the character. After CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER was one of my favourite films of Marvel’s ‘Phase One’ set of productions, I can’t wait to see what this fantastic-looking sequel will bring. With only a short few months now until CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER hits theatres, we don’t have long to wait until Evans once again graces the screen in his brilliant portrayal of the man out of time.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. It co-stars Sebastian Stan, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford, Toby Jones, Maximiliano Hernandez and hits cinemas 4th April 2014.
Source: Empire Magazine
