 | Captain America and Bucky fight the Nazi threat in the new Marvel Comics movie |
From the character's inception, the role of James Buchanan 'Buckey' Barnes has served a specific purpose alongside the star-spangled Avenger, Captain America. An orphan referred to as the 'camp mascot' of Camp Lehigh, Bucky became Cap's partner after discovering Rogers in the midst of a costume change from bumbling Private to heroic icon. Bucky and Cap fought through WWII until they foiled Baron Zemo's plot involving an explosive drone plane. The explosion killed Bucky and hurled Rogers into icy waters where he remained until much later when the Avengers recovered his suspended form.
This version of Bucky's origin was rewritten much later as propaganda and the 'real story' involved Bucky being a special agent of the U.S. Government trained to operate covertly alongside Captain America. It may jar somewhat with the original idea of the comic book sidekick as a mirror to the juvenile reader, but when Rogers discovered that Barnes was retrieved by a Soviet submarine and brainwashed as an assassin called the Winter Soldier. Using the cosmic cube, Captain America released Bucky from his mind control, allowing his former partner the freedom to choose his own fate.
When Captain America was murdered on the steps of the court house on the way to stand trial for his actions during the Marvel Civil War, Bucky reluctantly stepped up to replace his mentor.
It is rumored that the role of Bucky will in the Jack Johnston trilogy of Captain America movies (three films are currently planned, though it is unknown if Johnston will direct all of them) will somewhat mirror that of the Ed Brubaker series with Bucky becoming the Winter Soldier. In any case, the character of Bucky appears to be far from the wise-cracking sidekick that Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created. A more modernized young hero will grace the silver screen played by actor Sebastian Stan (BlackSwan).
Actor Sebastian Stan spoke to CBR.com's Spinoff last week to give readers a better idea of how the two heroes will interact:
Bucky, actor Sebastian Stan and the Winter Soldier
"Usually with screen tests, you can be very nervous, the stakes are high," Stan told MTV News. "But this one was actually really chilled out. I think a lot of that had to do with [director] Joe Johnston, because he brings such a good atmosphere on set. I felt very calm. I wasn't nervous. I felt like, for four or five hours, I was just playing. It was fun. Kevin Feige and Stephen Broussard over at Marvel asked me to sit down with them and they talked about the comic books and Bucky and his entire arc, and I was really attracted to that. I thought there's a lot to play with, so I was very happy."
"Steve Rogers and Bucky are both orphans and kind of like brothers," he said. "They kind of grow up together and look after each other. It's a very human, relatable thing. And growing up in the Army is a very specific thing. There's a certain way these guys carry themselves, there's a certain etiquette, a certain body posture, the way that they interact.
"I wanted to make sure I respected the themes in the comics that people related to about Bucky, but at the same time, in my head, we were shooting a movie that takes place in 1944 and it is about a bunch of guys going to war and how they're going to look out for each other. Bucky always protects and looks out for Steve Rogers."
Captain America (Chris Evans) as seen in the forthcoming feature film
We'll have to wait and see what the character of Bucky looks like on screen, until then enjoy the new image of Chris Evans as Captain America!
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