In the pantheon of truly ridiculous-looking comic book villains, Arnim Zola stands near the top. A Nazi scientist in WWII, Zola ended up creating a silly looking robot body for himself where his face was, for some reason, in the middle of his chest.
And now he’s going to be in Captain America: The First Avenger (they’ve swapped the title around), played by Toby Jones, who was – for my money – the better of the competing Truman Capotes a couple of years ago. What will Zola be doing in this movie? Unclear right now, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he is behind the Nazi experiments that create main villain The Red Skull.
The addition of Zola means a packed Captain America. We have Cap and Bucky, we have Peggy Carter as Cap’s love interest, we have the Red Skull and Arnim Zola. We have a group that will be made up of members of the Invaders and Nick Fury’s Howling Commandos. And that’s just who we know right now – casting is still underway for the film, which shoots this summer.
And by the way, if Arnim Zola is going to be appearing in the Marvel Movie Universe, this gives me hope that the silliest villain of all could one day make an appearance: MODOK, aka Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing. Honestly, the eventual appearance of MODOK is what will make all the previous comic movies worth it.
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Arnim Zola is fucking AWESOME in Brubaker's run and Modok is great when used properly. It works if they are doing horrible shit since they are so ridiculous.
Yeah, Brubaker has taken some goofy villains and actually made them menacing and interesting. I also agree with Devin on Toby Jones being the superior Truman Capote; I dig Philip Seymour Hoffman but I thought his performance in Capote was sort of overrated.
Man just bring in all the Kirby goodness!!! That is why I hated the FF films they were boring and held back from the Kirby magic. I am still curious if they have Fury and the Howling Commandos is Sam Jackson going to be the Nick Fury in WWII? He must be if this is connected to the other Marvel films. Anyways if done well this good be some good fun.;)
Not sure how this makes Captain America a "packed" film. The Incredible Hulk had Doc Samson and The Leader in it, but they were written in such a way that they were roles that would have been in the movie anyway. They just mapped Marvel character names onto supporting roles. This is likely the same.
The panel above is one of the biggest reasons i've never read comic books. Any dialog in Avatar or Iron Man2 is like shakespear compared to the drivel in that one panal. "…and if he so desires…" Are you fucking KIDDING me?
Read European and Japanese comic books,
just take a short break from superheroes.
So, since a comic from how ever many decades ago has weird dialogue you won't read any of them? Just be glad the first movie you watched wasn't House of the Dead, then. (try 5)
@ 5. Damn you're stupid. That panel is from 1967.
What the fuck is with the fucking verification system???
His head being in is chest takes away from the molecule on his cock. What's that all about?
Phallusium? Hardontium? Uncricumcisanite!
Hell yeah! I was hoping this would happen. This opens the door for a lot of great plot-lines if the franchise really takes off, and sort of satisfies the fan in me. Some of the best arcs when I started reading Cap were the Red Skull and Zola centric. Hate-Monger and A.I.M. rank up there as well.
And I hear that Gary Busey will be playing Modok. What an excellent casting choice.
oooh, look at #5… he's so cool, he's never read a comic book! so cool he's posting in a talkback on a fucking movie news site. i guess in the cool, hipster "sophisticated" circles he runs in, they leave the E of the end of shakespeare. go fuck yourself, #5.
So, #5 never even picked up a comic as a kid? I'd like to know what incredibly thought-provoking stuff he was into as a youngster that SURELY has to be just as cool now as it was then. Speaking of which, be sure to pre-order your copy of my new book "M.A.S.K. and Philosophy", available at book stores soon!
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