Tommy Lee Jones in Captain America

In another case of irony, Rob and I watched Batman Forever last night. Today, UGO reports that he’s landing a role in The Sentinel of Liberty’s feature.

“Along with the previously announced Men in Black 3, Jones is in negotiations to appear in Marvel’s The First Avenger: Captain America. And they say aging actors don’t have a place in Hollywood anymore. Ha!

So who would he playing? That we’re not sure about, but Jones has the gruff, stone cold look of a military man, which makes perfect sense in Captain America’s WWII-era storyline. I’m sure there’s a certain secret super soldier program that’s looking for a leader…”

I wouldn’t be susprised he’s in MIB3 for a short amount of screentime, like he gets killed by an alien in the present, which motivates Will Smith to go back in time which still sounds god awful.

About the aging actors thing, Maurice LaMarche who voiced Brain from Pinky & The Brain talked about that very subject on the Comic Book: The Movie DVD…

“Voice Overs. No one can hear you get old and nobody can hear you get fat.”

Well Tommy Lee did that already as Major Chip Hazzard in Small Soldiers. From the official description months ago, my guess is he’ll play Colonel Chester Phillips, who recruits Chris Evans/Steve Rogers into Project: Rebirth.