Quote: So what will Captain America's costume look like in his upcoming movie? The new slate of Marvel films hasn't really had to tackle the spandex-costume issue head on yet, what with Iron Man wearing armor and the Hulk wearing, well, not much. But Chris Evans' Star-Spangled Avenger? That's a different story.
Now the folks over at JoBlo are saying that they've seen an "approved costume test" from the film. Apparently, Cap will wear two different sets of duds -- we've heard this before, as he'll have the costume he wears for his USO appearances that's more flashy and then his actual active duty suit which will be more appropriate for combat. The latter is the one JoBlo saw, and also, it would seem, the primary costume in the film. Here's what we can expect:
-- The wings on the cowl are gone.
-- The cowl itself is gone too, replaced by a traditional Army helmet (ala The Ultimates).
-- The "A" on the forehead remains.
-- As with the entire suit, the blue is much more muted than in the comics.
-- The white star on the chest remains but is not as prominent as in the comics.
-- Instead of red and white stripes on the abdomen, this costume just has a white base with two red utility belts acting as stripes. "These belts affix to a metal loop at the midpoint of the chest and a black strap extends up to the shoulders from that point," says the site.
-- The fabric appears to be a sort of leather, ala the X-Men films.
-- There's an old-school utility belt with a buckle and pockets.
-- The shield is very close to the classic design.
"The suit actually has a practical WWII military look to it with some of the obvious Captain America flourishes that we would expect," concludes the site. "It's hard to really pass judgment on a costume until you see it properly lit, in motion and doing what it's meant to do. But based on what I saw, I'm pretty impressed with how they were able to adapt the costume for the film."
