Just when the black Cappy rumor seemed to be quashed, Marvel's elder statesman enters the debate, and injects a bit of politics.
According to contactmusic.com, the movie based on the patriotic comic book hero will be made by 2011 and actor Matthew McConaughey is being linked with the role--although he claims to be clueless. But Lee has hinted that the lead could go to Smith if Obama becomes the first black president.
Lee said: “I would love us to do something with Will Smith. It would be a real leap to make Captain America black…then again, I don’t know. It might be a really smart thing. If Barack Obama becomes president, who knows… suddenly a lot of our characters will be black.”