Some concept art was recently revealed, which was supposedly of the new look that Captain America would be sporting in the upcoming movie. Apparently it's now confirmed that the images over at Aint It Cool News are indeed the real deal and what Steve Rogers' costume will look like.

I think the outfit looks great from the neck down, but there's something about that Blue Man Group bald dome head that I don't like. The head needs a little something. Give the man his wings!

It was just announced earlier this week that actor Hugo Weaving would be playing Captain America's villain Red Skull, but now comes word that another actor - Toby Jones - has apparently also been cast to play a Captain America villain...namely Arnim Zola.

"In comics lore, Zola was a genetic engineer who created clones and various monstrosities for Hitler. He also captured his own mental self, inserting it into a robot, and survived the war."

Will there be two major villains or will Zola be a minor villain? It remains to be seen.

Hugo Weaving is not only a great actor, but more importantly a great villain. So I'm delighted to report that Marvel has officially come out and announced Hugo Weaving as Red Skull in the upcoming Captain America film featuring Chris Evans in the titular role.

I can only hope we will indeed see the red skull of Red Skull in all its glory before the movie is over and it won't be changed such as the Galactus particle cloud in the Fantastic Four sequel.

Hot on the heels of the news regarding Joss Whedon directing The Avengers, news today suggests that he won't just be directing, but tweaking the script for the movie, as well as the script for the Captain America film. For those nervous about Joss Whedon directing/writing an ensemble comic book movie, I'd like to point out that every television show he has done has been a character drama, and he has shown with Astonishing X-Men that he knows how to handle superhero books.

Hayley Atwell - who was perhaps last seen in the AMC remake of The Prisoner - has just been cast as the love interest of Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) in the upcoming film. Atwell will play Peggy Carter - "Peggy is a character from the earliest incarnations of Captain America in the comics, a French Resistance fighter who falls for super soldier Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) during World War II. She's also the aunt of Sharon Carter, who has a more prominent role in later comics as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Marvel notes, however, that "the character will be updated for the feature adaptation."

We just posted the rumor yesterday, but now it's been officially confirmed that Chris Evans is indeed going to be playing Captain America in the upcoming film and supposedly in the Avenger movie too.

The latest casting rumor for Captain America has Chris Evans - who fans should be familiar with as he played The Human Torch in two Fantastic Four films - playing the titular role. He's apparently considering the role, but also not wanting to be typecast since he's been in superhero movies before.

As with all the Captain America news stories out there, treat it as a rumor more than anything else right now.

What is it about comic book based movies that inspires so many casting rumors? First there was Batman 3 casting rumors, then it was Green Lantern, and now it's Captain America. The latest on the rumor front has Marvel approaching Channing Tatum to play Steve Rodgers, while Keira Knightley is up to play Elizabeth "Betsy" Ross - the love interest.

Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't an "American hero" be played by...I don't know...an American? Knightley is great, don't get me wrong, but I have a really hard time seeing her in this role.

Hugo Weaving is an excellent actor and has done great work before as the villain of a piece. If Marvel Studios get their way, they'll have Hugo Weaving playing Red Skull in the upcoming Captain America movie, as he's apparently their top choice to play the villain. I think it personally sounds like an excellent bit of casting.

Chris Pine did an excellent job as Captain Kirk in the recent Star Trek movie, so, if this rumor is true, I don't mind talk that he's on the short list of actors the studio is looking at wearing the shield in the upcoming Captain America film. It's all rumor right now, but stayed tune if it develops more.

Director Joe Johnston, while on junket to promote The Wolfman, revealed to CHUD that The Invaders are indeed going to be in the Captain America film he's directing, saying, "They'll be in the entire second half." CHUD lists some very likely possibilities as for who from The Invaders could show-up on screen.

The Human Torch

Union Jack

Spitfire

Blazing Skull

Silver Scorpion

Namor, The Sub-Mariner

It can be hard to adapt comics into movies, as there are some elements of one medium that aren't as easily acceptable in another: case in point the upcoming Captain America film. Instead of just throwing him out there wearing the red, white, and blue, the writers/director are going to have that be a costume he wears for USO shows in order to hopefully make it more realistic.

"The costume is a flag, but the way we're getting around that is we have Steve Rogers forced into the USO circuit. After he's made into this super-soldier, they decide they can't send him into combat and risk him getting killed. He's the only one and they can't make more. So they say, 'You're going to be in this USO show' and they give him a flag suit. He can't wait to get out of it."

The death of Captain America last year was a big thing and a death I thought would be fairly long lasting. Sure, everyone pretty much assumed Steve Rogers would be back at some point in time, but to come back this soon? Plus, coming back in such a somewhat hokey sci-fi way? I know Marvel comics don't exactly go for believability, but the way it seems the writers are going to bring back Cap is a pretty big stretch. It could become a solid mini, but I'm not initially sold on this first issue.

I've never been a loyal follower of Captain America, though I've picked up scattered issues of his series, reading about him in books like the Civil War mini, and picking up such pivotal issues as his death and the rise of Bucky as the new official Captain America. The epically large 100-page issue number 600 was released this week, celebrating the anniversary of Captain America's death. It's a great look at a world without Steve Rogers, but as the book hints, he might not be as dead as we initially thought.

Marvel has got a lot of comic book film adaptations coming out, but they've just recently had to making changes and adjust their timeline for when certain movies will be coming out (barring future problems that could always happen). The new projected timeline is as follows:

Iron Man 2
May 7, 2010 - May 7, 2010

Thor
July 16, 2010 - June 17, 2011

The First Avenger: Captain America
May 6, 2011 - July 22, 2011

The Avengers
July 15, 2011 - May 4, 2012