I would go with Channing Tatum

Wolverine has.

Thor has a stupid hammer.

Wolverine has claws.

Thor talks funny.

Wolverine has funny hair.

Oh you need to add Luke Cage to my roster, not sure who plays him.

These are the current Avengers.

Stay current.

Eckhart is done with the Batman franchise. That’s according to himself and Nolan. I don’t see why costaring as a villian in a Batman movie would negate him from ever doing another film based on a comic book. Plus, it’s not like DC owns his likeness, or whatever. If Marvel offered him the role, I highly doubt he’d turn it down.

I highly doubt that Eckart would ever play Cap. He already is/was involved heavilly with the Batman storyline, and I doubt that DC would hand over one of their best actors to Marvel. That would be like Marvel letting Ed Norton or Robert Downey Jr. into Green Lanturn.

Bob

How is Thor not a real avenger? He was one of the people that started the group!

I just thanked the universe that you are not in control of Marvel Studios. ;)

Leo might be 34, but part of his appeal (at least with some of the ladies) is that he looks about 10 years younger than he is. All he would need to do is shave the facial hair, and he’s instantly younger. Matt Damon doesn’t have that benefit. And I agree that Damon sure doesn’t look like a guy pushing 40 in the Bourne movies. My only problem with him is that he’s too short. And before anyone mentions that that can be modified, let me just point out that the first time we got a full body shot of Downey next to another person in Iron Man, I noticed the lifts.

I’d be happy with Leo, Damon, Eckhart or Pitt, to be honest. I’m just saying that my personal preference would be Leo. And if not him, than Eckhart.

Ooh, what about that Channing Tatum kid?

You say Leo would be your pick for a young actor for Cap, but he is 34. Damon is 38. So, your arguement that Di Caprio is a good young actor doesn’t really fit. Unless your cut off for young is 35. And if that is the case there are a lot of people that would argue with you. I would ask did Matt Damon look like a commanding character in the Bourne movies? He sure didn’t look 38 years old. My last arguement about age is that Sean Connery didn’t look 53 years old when he did “Never Say Never Again”.

If you want to go with someone that is young they need to use an actor with a lot of talent. And honestly that is hard to find. If they pick a no name to play Cap they better be spot on, e.g. Tom Jane as Punisher. If they pick a young up and coming actor as Cap and the fans don’t see it fit it will ruin the Avengers movie. B/c it would be really awkward if all the other actors carried over and Cap’s actor didn’t.

He’s a little too…unrefined for Cap. That said, someone needs to make a Fear Agent movie and grab Fillion to play Heath.

@doubledumbassonyou

I agree, there really aren’t a lot of young actors with the skills and build that could tackle Cap. Of the younger Hollywood crowd, Leo is still my pick. I don’t see him being as small as some others may think he is. He’s filled out his frame pretty well. In The Departed, he was pretty well toned and I noticed that he’s actually got pretty broad shoulders for not being a beefy guy.

If Marvel wants to make Steve an older guy, that opens up a world of possibilities. I’d consider Aaron Eckart.

Captain Mal is always tops on my list in ANY casting scenario. I desperately hoped he’d get to command the Enterprise … instead we got that kid who was in that dirtbike movie.

@Josh

Unfortunately there really aren’t many 20 something actors (or at least an actor that could play that age) that come to mind for Steve Rogers.

If anything they will be casting for the “look”, the strong jaw line, blond hair and blue eyes. Captain America is an icon, and not just to the comic nerdery. I have confidence in Marvel, they nailed it with Iron Man & Incredible Hulk … they can do it with their flagship character.

It’s easy to assume that Steve is close in age to Tony Stark, but you have to remember that Steve Rogers was only around 18-20 when he became Cap, and that only last a very short time before he was frozen in the ice and eventually thawed out. Steve comes from a different time, and went through hell before arriving in “our” time; something like that gives a person a maturity beyond their years. That, in combination with natural leadership qualities makes him a peer to Tony. They didn’t call it the Greatest Generation for nothing.

I’m not saying that casting Brad Pitt as Steve Rogers would ruin the movie. Far from it. I’m just saying that if Marvel wants to play as close to the source material as they have with Iron Man, than whoever plays Steve Rogers is going to have be 20 years Robert Downey Jr’s, uh, junior.