The Avengers' Will Be Told From Captain America's Perspective

Do you want more Captain America in your "Avengers"? If so, you're in luck -- according to Joss Whedon, much of "The Avengers" will be told from the perspective of Steve Rogers, as he's the only one able to make sense of what a silly world he's found himself in.


In a story for Entertainment Weekly (via ComicBookMovie), Whedon talked about deploying Rogers in this everyman role.


"I set out with a very simple problem: There is no reason for these people to be in the same movie," he said. "So that's what my movie has to be about. So much of the movie takes place from Steve Rogers' perspective, since he's the guy who just woke up and sees this weird ass world. Everyone else has been living in it."




That makes sense -- as Chris Evans has played Steve Rogers, he's by far the most down to earth character of all the mighty Avengers. Talking to GQ, Evans said as much.


"I don't think he's the coolest guy—he's far from it. He's a straight- shooter. He's probably pretty boring as far as a character goes, but I feel like he grounds things," he said. "When you have these giant personalities and egos, there needs to be someone who brings them back down and reminds that this is a team, not the individual show.


Whedon added, "['The Avengers'] is very much about people who are alone, because I'm writing it. [Captain America] is kind of the ultimate loner in that way. There is an anachronism to him, and Chris [Evans] and I have always tried to, without making it goofy or too obvious, make him that sam grounded '40s Steve Rogers he was in the other movie."


Though Captain America will likely have more portions in the movie, Whedon insisted that it doesn't mean he is the main character. The 47-year-old director promised that other fan-favorite superheroes; Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Nick Fury, will carry about equal share of the movie.


"You get them in a world, the world of S.H.I.E.L.D., where they fit in," said Whedon. "And you say upfront these are monsters. These are freaks. These are not you and me, and what are they doing here? How are they human beings? Let's just investigate that."


Due to arrive in the U.S. theaters on May 4, "The Avengers" will bring back Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr. as Captain America, Thor and Iron Man respectively. Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson will also support the much awaited movie.