Director Joe "The Wolfman" Johnston has confirmed that his comic book adaptation "Captain America: First Avenger", produced by Marvel's Kevin Feige, will start filming June 2010, from a screenplay by "Chronicles Of Narnia" writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely:
Created in 1941 by artist Jack "King" Kirby and writer Joe Simon for Timely Comics, 'Captain America' was 'Steve Rogers', rejected by the Army during WW II because he was too sickly, only to come back as a determined volunteer for a steroidal experiment that turned him into a star-spangled, acrobatic, power-punching super-hero.
Paired with an indestructible red white and blue shield, Cap became a patriotic symbol of the Allies' war effort, while fighting his arch-nemesis, the Third Reich's homicidal 'Red Skull'.
Paired with an indestructible red white and blue shield, Cap became a patriotic symbol of the Allies' war effort, while fighting his arch-nemesis, the Third Reich's homicidal 'Red Skull'.
During the 1960's, writer Stan Lee and artist Kirby restored Captain America from the 1940's, in a story revealing he had been lost at sea, then frozen in a block of ice. Cap's unique body structure allowed him to survive in a suspended state, until he was thawed out for Marvel Comics "The Avengers" #4.
Marvel Studios' upcoming self-financed slate of comic book-to-films including "Thor" and "Iron Man 2" intends to build momentum towards an "Avengers" feature in 2011, teaming-up Marvel's most popular costumed super-heroes.
Paramount has set "First Avenger: Captain America" for a May 6, 2011 theatrical release from Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios.
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Paramount has set "First Avenger: Captain America" for a May 6, 2011 theatrical release from Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios.
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