One of the most important stars in the superhero genre is Chris Evans, the actor who has given life to Captain America within the Marvel Cinematic Universe for about ten years, who recently closed his cycle in ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Due in part this gained popularity through that medium, a Netflix movie starring many high end actors, including him, has reached the top most watched section on the platform.
Some movies stand out for their good choice of actors. The casting direction is essential for the success of a film; the interpreters must meet the demands of their characters, in addition to achieving good chemistry between them.
If we talk about the 2010 movie The Losers, it might not tell you a thing. And while the film would not be classified as art cinema, it is incredibly entertaining.
The Losers is a comic owned by DC Comics, which premiered in GI Combat # 138 on August 7, 1969. It is the brainchild of writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Russ Heath. The Losers’ second appearance was in Our Fighting Forces # 123 on November 11 of the same year.
As its name implies, The Losers is a combat battalion that is made up of “losers”, unlucky antiheroes who highlighted the bad aspects of war and who had to excel in extremely complicated missions, when everything was against them and the life of each member was at risk.
The new Losers are part of a special forces command, who during a secret operation, are betrayed by one of their friends and abandoned when they are believed dead. The excitement begins when the group plans their return. That’s the same idea from the 2010 film adaptation, directed by Sylvain White for Warner Brothers and DC / Vertigo.
The actors involved include Chris Evans (Captain America), Idris Elba (Heimdall in Thor, The Gunman in The Dark Tower), Zoe Saldana (Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan in The Walking Dead) and Jason Patrick (Michael Emerson in The Lost Boys).
The Losers is fun. Fans of the medium will be pleased to see Jock’s own art incorporated into the opening credits sequence. And although it did not have the reception to ensure a second part and with it, the sought-after transition to a film franchise, it is confirmed as an ingenious and entertaining war film, based on a comic and classic DC concept, whose premiere was on April 23, 2010.
