Captain America director named

[thebitterguy]

So the Captain America film will be directed by Joe Johnston, the guy who made The Rocketeer.

Yeah, I like the sound of that. The Rocketeer is an underappreciated gem that came out before the current spate of superhero flicks, and yes, it was all a big origin story, but I'm cool with that.

The schedule for Iron Man and Thor seems rather... optimistic, but at least they've got more than two years to get Cap underway. A WWII superhero epic? Should be fun.

God willing they'll do some filmin' here in TO.

Comments

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Johnston has been working in Hollywood forever. He's a solid guy, and a good choice.

What a relief!

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

Thumbs way up! I'm all over that.

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

... BTW, did my book arrive? I'm a little uncertain about what might have happened re: customs.

[thebitterguy]

I have not yet. How much did you put on it as a value? And did you mark it as a gift? A gift valued at >$20 tends to get ignored by CCRA.

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

Ah, crap. It was marked as "Merchandise". :/

[thebitterguy]

Well, let's see what happens next. Hopefully it'll show up shortly.