"When patriots become heroes." This is Captain America: The First Avenger. This superhero film directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the fifth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Set predominantly during World War II, the film tells the story of Steve Rogers, a sickly man from Brooklyn who is transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull, Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry and the leader of an organization that intends to use an artifact called the "Tesseract" as an energy-source for world domination.
In April 1997, Marvel was in negotiations with Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn to produce Captain America, with Larry Wilson and Leslie Bohem were set to pen the script. In May 2000, Marvel teamed with Artisan Entertainment to help finance the film. However, a lawsuit arose between Marvel Comics and Joe Simon over the ownership of Captain America copyrights. The lawsuit was eventually settled in September 2003. Following the settlement, Marvel was preparing to license the film rights to Warner Bros. until producer David Maisel suggested that the company produce the film themselves. In 2005, Marvel received a $525 million investment from Merrill Lynch, allowing them to independently produce ten films, including Captain America. Paramount Pictures agreed to distribute the film. Originally, the film would stand alone. In February 2006, producer Avi Arad hoped to have a summer 2008 theatrical release date. In April, David Self was hired to write the script. The film was put on hold during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. However, in January 2008, Marvel Entertainment reached an interim comprehensive agreement with the WGA that would put writers immediately back to work on various projects that were under the company's development. In early May, after the success of Iron Man (2008), Marvel announced the film for a May 6, 2011 release date. In November, Johnston was hired to direct and he hired Markus & McFeely to rewrite the script. Feige cited Johnston's directorial work on October Sky (1999) and The Rocketeer (1991) and his special effects work on the original Star Wars trilogy (1977-83) to explain why he was an appropriate choice. In March 2010, it was reported that Chris Evans was cast in the title role. By late June, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Stanley Tucci and Toby Jones rounded out the film's cast. At the same time, with a budget of $140 million, principal photography commenced and took place in London, Manchester, Caerwent, and Liverpool in the United Kingdom, and Los Angeles.
The cast gave spectacular performances, especially Evans, who was magnificent as the iconic American hero and epitomized Justice and heroism in the most American sense.
It is one of the most deliriously funny, ingenious and stylish American superhero movies ever made. It is the ultimate Marvel action adventure–a film so funny and exciting it can be enjoyed any day of the week.
Simon says Captain America: The First Avenger receives:
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