A while ago we reported that during an interview, actress Haley Atwell, who will be playing the role of the love interest for Steve Rogers, said that Tommy Lee Jones was going to be part of the film. Captain America: The First Avenger has been getting a huge lineup of stars under the direction of Joe Johnston. We didn’t know how big of a role Jones was going to get for the film, but just knowing that someone of his gravitas around the movie was a big deal.
Marvel Studios has sent out a press release announcing that Tommy Lee Jones part of the cast and will play the role of US Army Colonel Chester Phillips. In the comics, Phillips was the person who initially recruited Steve Rogers into the Super Soldier Serum experiment that eventually turns Rogers into the hero known as Captain America. With Jones on board, we now have Atwell and Chris Evans, who will be playing Steve Rogers aka Captain America, also in the cast are Hugo Weaving as The Red Skull, Sebastian Stan as the young Bucky Barnes, and Stanley Tucci as scientist and serum inventor Abraham Erskine.
Check out the official press release below:
Marvel Studios announced today that Oscar® winning actor Tommy Lee Jones has been cast to star as US Army Colonel Chester Phillips in the studio’s highly anticipated movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER opposite Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan and Stanley Tucci. In the early comics, Phillips recruited Steve Rogers to join Project Rebirth, the secret experiment that created the Super Soldier known as Captain America. The character will be updated for the film. Joe Johnston will direct the film penned by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.
Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige will produce CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER. Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel, Nigel Gostelow and Louis D’Esposito will executive produce. The film will be released in the US on July 22, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
Tommy Lee Jones’ will next be seen in THE COMPANY MEN and is well known for starring in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA, the MEN IN BLACK franchise, and THE FUGITIVE for which he won an Academy Award®.
In addition to CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, Marvel Studios most recently released the highly anticipated sequel, IRON MAN 2, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow on May 7, 2010, and will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including THOR on May 6, 2011, and MARVEL STUDIOS’ THE AVENGERS on May 4, 2012.
Tommy Lee Jones is represented by CAA and attorney Bill Jacobson.
