Cap_Ironman Weekly News, Week Ending 5th April 2010

[valtyr]

Happy Easter, all who celebrate it! This week someone decided to tell cap_ironman they loved us, and we are always at home to gratuitous flattery, so thank you very much. :)

Last week we got a Cap and this week we got a Bucky. But rumour has it Emily Blunt has turned down the role of Cap's girlfriend, which is likely to be Peggy Carter, although could still be Golden Girl. (Not that I'm partial to Golden Girl or anything. I'm just putting it out there. Forlornly.) The article says they're also considering Keira Knightley or Alice Eve for the role; something all these women have in common is that they're British, which suggests that Cap's WWII girlfriend will be British. Which does make sense, considering there were a lot more British women than America out in the combat zones of WWII. It also suggests they might drop the close relationship between Sharon and Peggy, which would make Cap seem a little less, uh... well... creepy. What do you think?



vive_la_yaoi posted some fanart for us.

garrideb posted her fanmix, The Surface He Finds

viperchurros posted some fanart

thelilytriad posted a fanfic, Shiny Leather In The Dark.

savemoony posted to basically make us jealous that Obama signed her comic, and it worked. :)

googlehead84 posted to alert us to the Stark Expo.

marinarusalka posted to tell us that movie Bucky has been cast.

stormseye posted with assorted fanart

And ani_bester posted a cute little April ficlet for us.


Finally, if you're a new or recent member, hello and welcome! Our rules are here, and in the profile; this includes our warnings policy, so please read. If you're interested in the ship, you may want to read the Ship Manifesto, and consult the list of Slashy Moments. If you're planning to write for the comm, there are some tips on writing the pairing here, and the Avengers in general here; if you're having trouble finding a beta, or would like to offer your services as a beta, our beta list is here. If you're looking for the comm archive, it's Tales of Suspense, and it's automated - you can create an account and upload your fic. if you have any questions, you can comment here or PM a mod, that's me, muccamukk, or garrideb.

Note: Tale of Suspense is down right now, but should be back soon.

Comments

Re: Huh?

[valtyr]

C'mon, Maggie Gyllenhall didn't fare much better. And I like Jessica Alba, and I think she can act - she's not Judi Dench or anything, but she was fine in Sin City and she used to be pretty good in Dark Angel. And I thought Ackerman was fine, actually, I genuinely don't see why she got such crap. (Okay, she didn't pass well for an eighteen year old, but that's not her fault.)

Women's roles in superhero movies don't tend to be good. I mean, WTF did Rachel do in The Dark Knight? She was utterly sidelined. Even Iron Man didn't exactly do great. (Though fingers crossed IM2 will be better.) Compared to say, Sherlock Holmes, where they beefed up the female roles and made them important parts of plot and characterization.

Re: Huh?

[elspethdixon.livejournal.com]

I thought Ackerman was fine, actually, I genuinely don't see why she got such crap

Because reviewers couldn't see past the gratuitously sleazy costume? Well, that, and Alan Moore didn't give her all that much to work with to begin with, and the movie cut what there was down even further by taking out the smoking and the swearing.

edited to add: Given that they stole Harvey Dent's canon backstory wholesale and gave it to Katie Holmes's character in Batman Begins, I was halfway convinced that we were going to get Maggie Gyllanhall as a female Two-Face in TDK. It would have been much cooler than her getting to be the woman in two men's refrigerators.