‘Captain America’ casting news … already?!

I was browsing through some of the Tumblr blogs I have been following and noticed a post about Captain America casting news.

It appears Matt McConaughey is the leading candidate for the leading role! The flick is not due to be released until 2011 which means filming won’t start until 2009? maybe 2010? and Matt’s name is already being thrown around? This is some really early speculation but the site claims to have a reliable source. They also mention his physique could be Captain quality and he is popular with the ladies so they could draw in a slightly different demographic than the Cap usually draws.

What do you think? Good choice? Would someone else be better? Did anyone ever read Wizard magazine back in the day when they had the Casting Call section? They would “cast” a movie version of a comic book picking the best thespians for the roles. I picked Patrick Stewart to play Professor X and I was right! My friend and I thought Bruce Willis would have been a great Wolverine.

What do you think? Matt McConaughey as Captain America? Who else could/should play the role?