Comments on: Once Upon A Time Has To Recast The Mad Hatter. Blame Captain America.

By: trawler trash.

trawler trash. — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:00 +0000

It’s in the NAME of the MOVIE.

By: Fallon Walker

Fallon Walker — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:26:00 +0000

The idea is not worth it without Sebastian Stan. He made that role. They’re just going to alienate their fanbase. Either wait until you can do it right, or don’t do it at all.

By: Emma Joy Lee

Emma Joy Lee — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:22:00 +0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! He is my favorite character off Once Upon a Time (after Rumpelstiltskin/Gold). They already killed the Sheriff, who WAS my favorite character, so if they drop Sebastian Stan, my heart might break in two.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:46:00 +0000

Aw! Too bad. I’ve like this actor since the sadly short-lived “Kings” and enjoyed his turns on that Sigourney Weaver political mini-series & his guest shot on “Arrow”. He’s very good & thus wildly popular. Still, I’d think they’d be able to squeeze in his Jefferson on “Once Upon A Time” shoots around his film & Broadway schedule – they do it all the time.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:36:00 +0000

A magical version of Sliders?

By: Shara White

Shara White — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:26:00 +0000

Don't blame JUST Captain America. According to TV Line, it's also the actor's Broadway schedule (a revival of the show Picnic) that's causing issues too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:14:00 +0000

Incidentally, if you check out your DVD of CAPTAIN AMERICA you’ll see that Bucky’s date at their World’s Fair analog is none other than Jenna Louise Coleman of DOCTOR WHO fame.

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 03:43:00 +0000

I know the history of Winter Soldier, I do not search spoilers, but I have heard a thing here or there, it does not bother me but might bother those who do not want to know any spoilers. So I should have explained myself better and told that the TITLE of the report can ruin something great for someone who did NOT want to know before seeing the movie.

By: Kol Drake

Kol Drake — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:48:00 +0000

Lately, I’ve thought jumping over half a century’s worth of Captain America stories directly to Winter Soldier is a bit extreme. Half of the story arc of Cap over that half century was all about losing Bucky during the war and his being a ‘man out of time’. Now, in the movies, he’s ‘back’ for the end of the first Cap movie, fights in Avengers and is immediately re-united with Bucky. Just seems too soon to me. (( of course, I keep seeing the second movie as — B&W news reel footage showing some WWII battle and Cap and Bucky rushing forward to lend a hand in a firestorm of bullets. B&W news footage blurs into color ‘you are there’ moment as we see it ‘in real time’. Flashback to movie theater and folks leaving… the one ‘remembering’ being Cap as Steve Rogers. Then, off to some rooftop action ala’ any of the better story arcs of the 70s or 80s.

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:42:00 +0000

I would not watch a spin off of the Hatter without Stan. He’s the reason I like the character.

By: anthonybgonzalez

anthonybgonzalez — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:46:00 +0000

not really…the Winter Soldier has been widely known to be the plot of the movie.

By: Katie Frederick

Katie Frederick — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:43:00 +0000

I am so conflicted by this! On the one hand, Bucky Barnes is my absolute favorite comic character and I absolutely adore Sebastian as him so I’m glad that he’s sticking by that role. On the other, he is so wonderful as Jefferson as well. Why would they think that a Mad Hatter spin-off would ever work without the actor that made us love the character?

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:14:00 +0000

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

wait… it’s a BIG captain america’s spoiler!

By: Travis Fischer

Travis Fischer — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:01:00 +0000

This news is a bummer. I think I’d rather they recast Bucky than the Hatter.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:44:00 +0000

If they were going to do this couldn’t they wait a season for Stan to be available? Though it does make me wonder if they thought about that and they couldn’t because Marvel is possibly thinking about including Winter Soldier into Avengers 2 and want him to keep free just in case. Otherwise I’d think ABC could wait in order to keep part of the big draw of the Mad Hatter’s character.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:39:00 +0000

I’m beyond furious at all of this. Jefferson is easily my favorite character on the show and Sebastian is the reason Jefferson is pretty much universally well liked. Once can’t sustain a spinoff let alone a spin off with a recast fan favorite. Captain Hook would be a better candidate for a spinoff because Colin O’Donoghue has had the most press by a long shot and he’s got 300+ years of story material. Marvel contracts are pretty tough to break even if Sebastian didn’t want to continue on as Bucky. It’s a poor business decision and reflects badly on the creators who seem to think that the fans would actually appreciate the idea. Way to acknowledge your fanbase guys. If this is the only way we get to see more of the Mad Hatter, I am NOT interested.

By: John Burkhart

John Burkhart — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:33:00 +0000

Considerin they’re the same companies, I agree with @Lanehat.

But I disagree with the article. I want a Mad Hatter spinoff to focus on his World Jumping days.

By: Jill Pantozzi

Jill Pantozzi — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:29:00 +0000

Oh yes, you’re right! I forgot I wrote about that here too: http://www.themarysue.com/zachary-levi-fandral-thor/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:08:00 +0000

Hunh. This is the second time there have been scheduling conflicts between Once Upon a Time and the Marvel Universe movies. Isn’t that why they had to recast Fandral in Thor 2, because of Josh Dallas’s role as Charming? These folks should really get their calendars in sync.