Will Smith Taharqa and Possibly Captian America

It seems the Fresh Prince is getting a couple movie deals as of late. The Movie Blog tells us:

Braveheart writer Randall Wallace is set to write The Last Pharaoh, with Will Smith in mind to play Taharqa in Columbia’s drama about the pharaoh who battled Assyrian invaders in ancient Egypt.

According to Variety, Smith has long wanted to play the pharaoh and brought Wallace the Taharqa story. The film will focus on his battles with Assyrian leader Esarhaddon starting in 677 B.C.

I'm cool with this. Smith has great charisma and I love a lot of the movies he is in. If there is one thing that The Pursuit of Happyness taught me, it's that Smith can pull out some serious acting ability when he is placed in the right role. Seeing him leading huge armies across the desert would be something I would love to see.

However, right on the heels of this great news, The Movie Blog had to go and spoil this moment for me:

“I heard they offered Will Smith ‘Captain America,’” said Luke, adding that the intriguing casting rumor “just shows you how times have changed.” While this word through the Hollywood grapevine is nothing more than a rumor at this point, it should be noted that Marvel hasn’t shied away from changing up the race - and gender - of established characters in recent years. Upon kicking off his celebrated take on “The Ultimates” (Marvel’s re-imagining of their classic superteam The Avengers), Mark Millar changed S.H.I.E.L.D. head honcho Nick Fury from a crew-cut, cigar-chomping, middle-aged white man to, well… Sam Jackson.

No no no! Bad Marvel! Normally I wouldn't mind the whole crossing races thing, but I do here, and I'll tell you why. Back in WWII, when Captain America originated, black people where not allowed in the same units of the army as white people. In fact, black people where very much discriminated by the army. So if they are choosing to have a black person be Steve Rogers in the movie, that would mean that this movie will probably not be set in the WWII era, which makes me really sad. Plus, Will is all wrong for the role. He isn't at all what Steve Rogers is supposed to be. Lets hope this is strictly a rumor for now.