Torchwood

Now that Chris Hemsworth has been cast in Thor, the only real missing piece of Marvel’s Avengers puzzle is red, white and blue all over. Captain America is slated for a summer 2011 release, but almost nothing about the project is for certain at this point. It’s probably for that reason that “Torchwood” star John Barrowman saw Comic Con as good a time as any to toss his hat into the ring. Addressing the crowd at the “Torchwood” panel...
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During the BBC "Torchwood: Children of Earth" mini-series panel at Comic-Con last weekend, actor John Barrowman revealed that he would like the chance play Captain America in Marvel's upcoming "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers" films. "You know what I want to play? Captain America," he said to the wildly receptive crowd, before adding that it "so won't happen." Later an audience member stepped to the microphone and told Barrowman: "I think you're the only one who could play Captain America." The UK actor is the star of "Torchwood" and has appeared on "Doctor Who." He's 42 years old and is six feet tall.

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Ah, the Star-Spangled Banner Avenger. Finding an actor to play him is going to take some doing on Marvel Studios’ part. They’re either going to go with a well-known name to blunt the “America” part when they’re selling it overseas, or they’re going to go the completely unknown route as they recently did with “Thor”. Two names do keep coming up for the role, though: Mark Valley and John Barrowman (of Torchwood fame, in case you don’t know). What’s the word on both men and the role? According to Barrowman, he still wants to do the role, but seems to concede that it’s never going to happen. During the Torchwood panel at Comic-Con over the weekend, Barrowman said this (via Cbm): “You know what I want to play? Captain America,” Barrowman proclaimed to the wildly receptive crowd, before adding that it “so won’t happen.
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