Ed Brubaker Talks CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Speaking to Comic Book Resources, Ed Brubaker shared his thoughts on the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, on his involvement in the movie, what he thinks of Marvel Studios’ take on Bucky and Captain America and revealed he nearly had a cameo in Captain America: The First Avenger. The Cap sequel will be based on Brubaker’s hit storyline The Winter Soldier, which successfully resurrected Cap’s wartime partner Bucky Barnes. Read his comments below:

How Much Involvement He Has With Captain America: The Winter Soldier:

“I’m not sure what I can say about it. I’ve heard from friends of the directors, and I’ve talked with Kevin Feige about meeting with them at some point. I know the screenwriters, so I’m a little bit in the loop. But not a lot of people knew what the name of the movie was going to be, so I wasn’t offended when I found out about it the same way everyone else did. I was walking back to my hotel [in San Diego] when I started getting texts from people and thought, ‘I guess two days after the Eisners is a little late to congratulate me, but okay.’ And then someone mentioned the movie, and I was like ‘What?!?’ So I was a little surprised.”

What He Thinks Of Sebastian Stan And Marvel Studios’ Take On The Character:

“I got to meet the guy who played Bucky in the first movie, and he knew all about the Winter Soldier. He said, ‘I guess I have you to thank if they make any more of these.’ That was pretty amazing. The thing I think is great about Marvel having their own movie studio is that they’re up on everything that’s happening in the comics, and they’re using that to make a movie universe. Good on them for signing on Joss Whedon to be involved with all of that. It’s like someone finally figured out a way to use Joss to make billions of dollars.”

If He Was Going To Cameo In Captain America: The First Avenger:

“I hope to know more things soon about the movie that I won’t be able to talk about. People thought it was a slight that I didn’t get a cameo in ‘Captain America’ like JMS, Walt Simonson and Stan Lee got put in ‘Thor.’ They were actually trying to fly me to London to be on set for a week at Marvel’s expense, but my dad was on his death bed at the time. I didn’t want to be on a movie set in London when my dad died. They were going all out to get me there, though, and Marvel has been really cool with me on the movies. And Chris Evans — who did an amazing job as Captain America — was out there giving interviews. I saw where he’d quote interviews with me! I was like, ‘Wait…this guy didn’t just read a few comics. He really did his research and read everything I was saying about the character.’ It’s pretty amazing.”

I don’t care if their choice of directors is crap, I’m really looking forward to seeing how Captain America: The Winter Soldier turns out (hopefully it’ll be good). Are you as excited as I am? Share your thoughts below.

SOURCE: Comic Book Resources