Is Captain America gay?

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CREVANREAVER

Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:49 PM

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7531

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John Barrowman, the star of "Torchwood," was just asked moments ago at the San Diego Comic-Con panel if there was any possibility that he would be playing Captain America in the upcoming feature film.

He smiled and gave the stock answer that he'd love to play the character and that Captain America has always been his favorite comic book superhero. Clearly, though, the notion did not take him by surprise and he ended up admitting there had been discussions with his agents and meetings on that very issue.

What do you think? Though maybe not the star-power that the studio might be looking for, Barrowman certainly fits the bill. We'll bring you more news as it develops.

The First Avenger: Captain America is currently scheduled for a May 6, 2011 release.

For those who don't know, John Barrowman is openly gay...not that there's anything wrong with that.

IMNOTHERE

Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:15 PM

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Originally posted by CrevanReaver:

For those who don't know, John Barrowman is openly gay...not that there's anything wrong with that.

Absolutely. I mean, superheroes have to be a bit camp to carry off the whole cape and tights thing.

What the world should be concerned with is:

Is Captain America British (or Scottish)?

See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2008/07/are_time_lo
rds_british.html

MIIKE

Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:06 PM

i think barrowman would be a great captain america but isnt he canaidian. but i think he'll do a great kitch version of cap america who was always one of the campest superheros in my view

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WHOZIT

Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:19 PM

Is he Gay?........sure, why not.

DAVESHAYNE

Sunday, July 27, 2008 1:15 AM

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Originally posted by miike:
i think barrowman would be a great captain america but isnt he canaidian.

Scottish. But he was raised in the US. Aurora Illinois if wikipedia recalls correctly.

David

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MRSUNIVERSE832

Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:11 PM

Hmmmm......that tights-and-cape outfit always made me wonder....hehehe...

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PHYRELIGHT

Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:37 PM

Does it matter that I don't care if Captain America is gay or not? Gay characters have become so common place that it doesn't even shock me anymore.

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WHOZIT

Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:48 PM

As Wash said; Do we care? Are we careing about this?

PHYRELIGHT

Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:51 PM

*LOL@ whozit* So, true!

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KHYRON

Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:58 PM

I'm not very well-informed about Captain America's back story, but wasn't he originally a soldier? Back in the 1940's or something, when they injected him with some kind of serum. What was the US Army's policy on gays back then?

While I don't care if he's gay or not, one shouldn't rewrite every story one gets one's hands on with the politically-correct flavour of the day.

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