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The casting in the Marvel Universe continues to climb upward and onward. According toTHR’s Heat Vision, Stanley Tuccihas joined the cast of Captain America: The First Avenger](Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - Movie | Moviefone), which is now close to rivaling Thor](Thor (2011) - Movie | Moviefone) for Shakespearean-honed goodness.
Tucci will be playing Dr. Abraham Erskine, the scientist who actually invents the super-soldier serum that makes scrawny Steve Rogers into Captain America. Unfortunately, it’s a destined to be a small part. In the comics, Erskine was assassinated by a Nazi agent named Heinz Kruger. In true mythological fashion, it was at the very moment of his triumph as he officially presented a transformed Rogers to the U.S. military. No one was ever able to duplicate his success with Rogers.
In Tucci’s hands, this could be quite a poignant moment. I wouldn’t be surprised if Captain America chooses to consciously echo the death of the quiet and heroic Dr. Yinsen in Iron Man.](Iron Man (2008) - Movie | Moviefone) Then again, if they choose to throw in some of the darker angles of the super soldier project (as seen in Truth: Red, White, and Black](Isaiah Bradley - Wikipedia) or theClinton McIntyre “failure”), Erskine could be played as a combination of all the inject-happy scientists. He could be darker and edgier, a man willing to risk any number of lives to create the perfect man. But as we don’t see a lot of positive portrayals of scientists on film, I rather hope Erskine is just a good man who is doing his part to defeat fascism. Plus, I like when Tucci plays sweet and kindly guys.