You know, when you hear a rumour sometimes the best place to resolve it is from the person the rumour is about. Now there is no guarantee in Hollywood that they would give you a straight up answer but this seems genuine to me.
Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles has been rumoured to have the top consideration for Captain America, and when he was asked himself if this was true he shot down the whole idea almost making it sound like it was silly to think he would be.
“It’s been brought to my attention that it’s online,” he said. “I have not gotten a call from my agent, I have not gotten a script, I have not talked to anyone about it. I think it’s all a rumor.”
Ackles went on to explain that he’ll likely never get a role like that. “I’m sure [they’ll cast] some big name film actor,” he said. “They’re not going to pull some dude of the CW and give him Captain America. I’m squashing it now, I know nothing about it.”
While I think that Ackles has the presence he sure doesn’t have the build. Not that I want Captain America to be Liefeld massive, but I don’t see him as anything physically dominate at all. So I have no troubles at all with this casting getting shot down.
I still think DiCaprio would be appropriate with a little meat on him. Heck, I’d even accept Brad Pitt.
