Lets play a game I call “Troll fan forums for casting news and pretend it matters!” And this is precisely what happened in a whirlwind of wild speculation on the internet.
A gathering of comic book minds at Comic Book Movie spins the tale that One Tree Hill star Robert Buckley would be cast as Captain America. And within hours of that “fact” being spread apparently from some inside sources, the article has been pulled and the vague rumour returns from whence it came.
While there is some other buzz reporting that Marvel may have made the decision, the original post at CBM has been pulled and at the time, they said it was a rumor themselves. We’ve seen far too many untrue rumors develop like this in the past so it is difficult to believe at the moment until we hear more.
While not a terrible choice, it woudln’t be my first. Buckley plays a fitting role as Nathan’s agent on the ongoing WB drama One Tree Hill, and he doesn’t suck. But I still haven’t seen enough of him to really be able to form an opinion on his ability and if he could hold a candle to Bale or RDJ.
Interestingly enough, other CW actors are being tossed around the rumour mill – most recently Chad Michael Murray who’s character was more or less replaced by Robert Buckley on One Tree Hill.
Still, he would be a far better casting than any tv wrestler. I still like the idea of Chris Pine, but the more I think about it, the less I think it will happen even though it still works in my head.
With about a week before the announced deadline for casting, I would imagine they already have at least a couple contenders on the desk, but making us sweat it out.
I am rooting for Pine, or Captain Awesome (Ryan McPartlin) from TVs Chuck.
