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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.

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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.

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

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Originally posted by Khyron:
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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