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06 June 2010

First Looks at the Captain America and Thor Costumes

Written by Katie Schenkel
Movie Preview Captain America, Chris Evans, costumes, Kenneth Branagh, Marvel, Thor 5 Comments

Seeing Iron Man 2 last month got me all aflutter for the upcoming Marvel movies connected to the Iron Man series (for the record, the list includes Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, but not the Spiderman revamp nor the X-Men spinoffs). This week, some costume designs have shown up for both Thor and Captain America. There’s a ton of stuff I like, but some stuff I’m concerned with.

First, here is Thor.

Photo provided by DigitalTrends.com

I’m slightly perturbed by how futuristic it looks. Granted, Thor the Super Hero has traditionally been a reincarnation of the Norse God (who had no memory of being Thor), so having a sci-fi look to the costume isn’t entirely out of the question. But man, take off the cape and this looks a little too Wachowski brothers for me. It the black leather pants, I think. It also is very reminiscent of the black spandex of the X-Men films. If Thor and the other new movie series are trying to move away from that style, why does Thor’s costume look like this? And maybe it is just me, but I think Thor looks better with the short sleeves so often seen in the comic books. He’s supposed to have enormous muscles (being the strongest god in Asgard and all), but who can tell with those faux-armor spandex sleeves? And I miss his helmet. Come on, Thor should have a helmet! But I do like the design of Mjolnir.

And here is Captain America.

Photo provided by DigitalTrends.com

I actually like this one much better. The film itself is going to be set during WWII (the traditional backdrop of the Captain’s origin) and the costume reflects that era. I love his helmet in particular (very GI), but the belt and boots are also really great. I’m still not entirely sure about them casting Chris “Already the Human Torch” Evans in the role. Considering the boots, gloves and suspender-like chest, I’m with the many Whedonites who pushed for Nathan Fillion to get the role (despite the fact that the actor is Canadian). Still, the costume is definitely in the right direction for the character. And I’m still glad it is going to be set in the 40s. It’s the right way to do it.

By the way, did anyone else know that Kenneth Branagh is directing Thor? Does that seem like a mismatch to you, too?

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5 Comments

  1. Jade Carver Reply to Jade to Jade Carver" aria-label=' Reply to Jade to Jade Carver'> Reply to Jade
    June 6, 2010 at 7:46 am

    Nathan Fillion would have made an epic Captain America. Or even Michael Trucco, the newbie on Castle. Evans just isn't doing it for me.

    Still haven't seen Iron Man 2! Must remedy this soon.

  2. Annie Kade Reply to Annie to Annie Kade" aria-label=' Reply to Annie to Annie Kade'> Reply to Annie
    June 6, 2010 at 8:22 pm

    Everything about Thor seems mismatched to me. Especially the costume. He looks like someone from a rival biker gang in Sons of Anarchy who decided to show up at Comic-Con, thinking he needed a cape. Not feeling it.

  3. sulimeth Reply to sulimeth to sulimeth" aria-label=' Reply to sulimeth to sulimeth'> Reply to sulimeth
    June 6, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    I'm with you, that first one is very "Thor-of-the-future". I can't decide if I like it or not – It does have similarities to his comic outfit, but it just doesn't jive with me.

    Captain America's duds though…. Now that's a fantastic design.

  4. Anonymous Reply to Anonymous to Anonymous" aria-label=' Reply to Anonymous to Anonymous'> Reply to Anonymous
    June 7, 2010 at 9:15 am

    The concept art for Captain America does seem appropriate for World War 2.

    The Thor concept art is not as good as the earlier "teaser" shot of Hemsworth suggested.

    I’ve been a Marvel Thor fan since 1962 and also a long time Marvel fan fiction writer:

    If you haven’t already done so check out my Marvel fan fiction (includes a Captain America "Spitfires over Stalingrad". Just scroll down below my author profile and you will see over 40 fan fiction stories here:

    http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1276881/David_Scholes

    I’m also an Australian science fiction writer and the Norse gods Odin and Thor are featured in just a couple of my science fiction stories:

    http://www.StrategicBookPublishing.com/ScienceFictionandAlternateHistory.html

    http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Reading-Science-Fiction-Scholes/dp/1449581889/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261366245&sr=1-1

    http://www.sffworld.com/community/story/3932p0.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI_xoUYXwaw

    I have a new novella “Soldier of the Brell” coming out soon.

    Cheers

  5. CMrok93 Reply to CMrok93 to CMrok93" aria-label=' Reply to CMrok93 to CMrok93'> Reply to CMrok93
    June 7, 2010 at 11:09 am

    Sounds a little bit too cheesy for my liking.

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