Chris Evans is officially Steve Rogers and Sebastian Stan is officially Bucky in "The First Avenger: Captain America," but Emily Blunt will have no part in the film.
According to The Los Angeles Times, Marvel Studios offered Blunt the role of leading lady Peggy Carter, but the actress declined. Keira Knightley and Alice Eve are now considered the frontrunners for the role.
This is the second miss for Marvel and Blunt, as the actress was previously attached to play Black Widow in "Iron Man 2" before the part went to Scarlett Johansson. Had Blunt accepted the "Captain America" role, she would have reunited with "The Wolfman" director Joe Johnston and co-star Hugo Weaving, who is expected to play the Red Skull.
In further "Captain America" news, Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has broken his silence about Chris Evans' casting as the star-spangled hero, describing it as "a home run."
"Here you have a guy who absolutely embodies every aspect of Cap, including the look and feel of the character," he told Comic Book Resources. "Kevin Feige was absolutely beaming after meeting with Chris and seeing what he could do, and I've got to tell you, I think he's perfect as well. See, that to me is the beauty of the movies that we at Marvel produce. We know the characters better than anyone outside of our fans, and we know how important it is to cast just that right person. We aren't a bunch of Hollywood execs who don't understand the source material or it's history; it's Marvel guys and gals making Marvel movies, and that's a huge difference."
Quesada also praised the casting of Sebastian Stan as Bucky, saying that Cap's sidekick "plays a pretty important part in our movie."
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