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these movies because the producers know
those hardcore fans are going to go out and
buy tickets. That box-office certainty, that
guarantee, is what makes producers willing to
pour hundreds of millions of dollars into this
film. They’re the ones that we’re working for
and if they’re not happy, we didn’t do our job.
It
,
s all about Marvel films at
the moment. How does your
Captain America fit in this
new universe?
I hope it fits seamlessly. I love the film and I
think it will fit nicely into
The Avengers.
I’m a
little biased, though. I have a little part in it.
So what qualities do you
consider heroic? Who
would be your hero?
My father was my hero growing up. It’s rooted
in selflessness. He put himself last. That’s a
big thing.
I think if you are selfless, that trait manifests
in so many ways. If you’re selfless, I think
you’re patient. If you’re selfless, you’re
compassionate. There are just so many
ways that being selfless can turn into a
heroic quality.
You look great in the film.
Can you maintain that
perfect physique?
It’s too much work. If we make sequels, I’m
going to have to get back into it. But there will
be peaks and valleys.
You had to physically
transform as Captain
America, which probably
took a long time. Did it take
a lot of attention away from
the people in your life? Was
it difficult?
It wasn’t too brutal. It was a four-month training
process for two hours a day. So it’s not like I
had to go to another state or country to try and
reinvent my physique. It was heavy working
out. Those two hours were brutal. You go
home feeling sick a lot of days because those
workouts are just exhausting. But no, it didn’t
really pull me away from friends or family,
anything like that.
As a kid, did you read the
comic books that dealt
with Captain America’s
transformation? Was that a
big help for getting into
the role?
Yeah. Well, I read a lot of comic books when
I first got the job just to get a sense of what
the fans were going to expect and what they
wanted; to try to understand the character the
way they understand them, and kind of mimic
the body language and how he throws the
shield and things like that. But for the most
part, this is an origin story [backstory], so I
really didn’t want to dive too much into the
comic books after he’s Captain America. But
I found the comic books that were about his
transformation. There was one in particular
called
Methos
— it was great, very similar to our
script. Even the art was incredible. It looked like
watercolour. That’s the comic book that I kind of
kept with me for the most part.
This Captain
America’s hero?
His dad!