captain america captain america american superhero film based marvel comics character produced distributed paramount_pictures fifth film marvel cinematic universe film directed written stars set predominantly world war captain america tells story man brooklyn transformed super soldier captain america stop intends use artifact called energy source world domination captain america began concept scheduled distribution lawsuit settled september disrupted project received loan planned finance release paramount_pictures directors interested directing project approached principal characters cast march june production captain america began june filming took place london manchester liverpool united_kingdom los_angeles united_states film converted post production captain america premiered hollywood july released united_states july film critical commercial success grossing million worldwide blu ray dvd released october sequel titled captain america winter soldier released april film titled captain america civil war released plot present day scientists arctic uncover old frozen aircraft march nazi officer men steal mysterious called possesses powers town german occupied norway new_york_city rejected world war military recruitment health physical problems attending exhibition future technologies friend sgt rogers attempts enlist rogers conversation barnes wanting help war allows rogers enlist recruited super soldier experiment col british agent phillips claims rogers right person procedure seeing rogers commit act self sacrificing bravery night treatment reveals rogers underwent imperfect version procedure suffered permanent effects harness energies intending use power fuel mounting offensive change world discovers location dispatches assassin kill subjects rogers super soldier treatment special rays rogers emerges experiment taller muscular undercover kills flees rogers pursues captures assassin avoids interrogation committing suicide capsule dead super soldier formula lost senator rogers tour nation colorful costume captain america promote war bonds scientists study attempt formula tour italy performing active servicemen rogers learns barnes unit battle forces refusing believe barnes dead rogers carter engineer fly enemy lines mount solo rescue attempt rogers fortress nazi division freeing barnes prisoners rogers confronts removes mask reveal red skull like earned red skull escapes rogers returns base freed soldiers rogers recruits barnes attack known bases stark outfits rogers advanced equipment notably circular shield rare nearly metal rogers team sabotage operations team later assaults train carrying rogers jones succeed capturing barnes falls train assumed death information extracted final stronghold located rogers leads attack stop weapons mass destruction major cities world rogers climbs aboard aircraft takes subsequent fight container damaged physically handles causing dissolve bright light burns plane lost ocean seeing way land plane risk weapons rogers crashes arctic stark later recovers ocean floor unable locate rogers aircraft dead rogers awakens 1940s style hospital room radio broadcast wrong flees outside finds present day times square director informs asleep nearly years post credits scene fury approaches rogers proposes mission worldwide cast captain america young man enhanced peak human ability experimental order aid united_states war effort evans previously worked marvel fantastic film series said declined times signing picture deal marvel explaining time remember telling buddy movie bombs sic movie hits scared realized decision making process fear based want decision fear believe chicken play captain america ultimately agreed role saying think marvel lot good things right fun character think story great great guy script anybody probably want wasn necessarily comic extent character abilities evans remarked crush olympics olympic sport gon dominate jump higher run faster lift stronger weight injured roll ankle season perfect lot effects going punch going cable fly feet going probably getting think makes think relate little bit like theater actor body double shots pre transformation physique appearing colonel united_states_army member heads project create super soldiers character updated comics phillips recruit rogers join captain america jones described character seen thousand movies skeptical officer overseeing team talented slightly sarcastic specially talented soldiers red skull adolf hitler head advanced weaponry commander terrorist organization plan world domination involves power magical object known weaving stated patterned accent character weaving remarked think major difference skull cap augment certain qualities cap tune people think tune needs ego suppose point view opposite officer works phillips super soldier project love interest rogers preparation role said training moment days week bit military convincing kick butt character stated likened character famous quote backwards high heels english soldier looks fabulous stand machine gun shooting nazis obviously gone applied bit doesn need rescued exciting strength added think slightly frustrated woman struggles woman time importantly modern woman sees relates spirits treats differently treated lots men kind dominated world lives fighter sergeant united_states_army rogers best friend member squad stan signed pictures revealed know comic books watched lot documentaries films world war preparation role calling helpful role stan stated kind like brothers kind grow look human thing wanted look relationship changes captain america competition paid attention affected steve change suddenly steve leader cooper father worked government projects dating world war era role cooper stated opportunity future know guy son older version great actor tools know fantastic engineer inventor slick howard hughes type aviation women member squad said grew trademark wore character signature bowler hat role film remarked going lot action guy happy jones member rogers squad luke said cast script description character took believed marvel great work great messages films good versus evil like scientist created super soldier said drew role opportunity german accent wanted try role director super spy agency appears japanese american member rogers squad said actor audition read sides preparation role said lot research especially regards soldiers japanese american soldiers wanted true real life information guy like fighting felt built factual basis let permit character exist marvel universe allows lot imaginative circumstances stars french member rogers squad auditioned got filming french series hawk appears british member rogers squad called film physical job play captain running shooting things blowing things trying look cool year additionally cast nazi party portrays assassin portrays candidate super soldier program portrays united_states senator recognizes potential portrays private attempts seduce rogers appears date world expo cameo appearance general production development april marvel negotiations produce captain america set write script marvel teamed help finance film lawsuit arose ownership disrupting development process film lawsuit eventually settled september marvel received million investment allowing independently produce films including paramount_pictures agreed distribute film originally film stand producer said half movie set world war moving modern day producer said biggest opportunity man time coming today looking world eyes thought perfect world small town united_states years today better cited future trilogy influence claimed mind star definitely mind director february hoped summer theatrical release date approached direct film comedy chose instead april hired write script explained favorite superhero child dad told day captain america met marvel discuss directing film captain america hold writers guild america strike january reached interim comprehensive agreement writers immediately work projects company development success marvel announced film captain america working title release pushed july director viewed concept art created film impressed offer services marvel turned finally signed november hired rewrite cited directorial work october sky special effects work original star wars trilogy explain appropriate choice raiders influence film hoped film feel like period piece asked sentiments affect film box office said marvel perceived pretty world right think putting marvel hero worldwide box office good thing deal way arctic ice entered world didn recognize similar way reintroduced character 1960s likewise noted captain america stands freedom hope world created stop idea stopping important today think interesting challenges end day movie terrific movie talks world place world think basis successful later election president barack_obama commented idea change hope country regardless politics includes hollywood discussions development meetings include changed weeks things adjusted pre production december director indicated planned start filming april separate interview month described film pre production production designing set california talented artists sit day draw pictures hey wouldn cool phase production money doesn matter let greatest stuff wall later afford film said begin world war stuff 60s 70s comic books sort avoiding going forward february stated invaders appear entire second half film leading fans speculate world war era marvel superhero team november refuted speculation invaders team member comics included later explained invaders discussed simply possible squad captain america leads film said unnamed group called script says loud design tried create technology built 1940s added cube technology case projects actual vehicles period inspiration previously responsible vehicle designs legacy appointed director cited simon book reason trust influence saying sort guy wanted designing stuff star wars car instance based vehicles 1930s variety reported march cast confirmed john_krasinski considered role april mentioned media accounts possibility title role cast stan contracted multiple films april marvel announced cast film changed captain america captain america day reported script negotiation write direct said august got character connections structure thing tight loved couple opportunities find voice little bit characters connections understood exactly wanted wanted progressing script flesh little bit revealed interview reprise role film entered final negotiations play iron man director said younger appear film played revealed role film june talks play days later confirmed taking day joined cast scientist created super soldier november revealed signed appear multiple projects marvel limited films filming production began june day marvel confirmed cast play army colonel day marvel confirmed cooper portray younger version character played announced film shoot london late july expected include scenes featuring key london landmarks war scenes filmed september filming scheduled place month manchester parts film shot followed stanley dock area liverpool doubling period manhattan scenes scheduled shot liverpool included scene technology fair includes passing display case containing 1940s android superhero known original character like comics published predecessor timely comics july head said film released day test shooting rig shooting converting found nightmare gear issues restricted filmmaking options said believes new challenge exciting insisted conversion compromise film image quality decision release film early development unprecedented time devoted conversion process render film visual effects true post production november stated completed filming scenes rest production wrap weeks february announced chosen compose film score march reported undergoing united_kingdom los_angeles april scene filmed new_york_city times square april film features nearly visual effects shots split thirteen different companies achieve appearance pre director stated major techniques shots company called digital plastic surgery technique involved chris dimensions shot steve scene times like normal scene chris fellow actors scene chris green screen element reduced digitally scene chris absent steve inserted scene finally body double mimicking chris actions case second technique required chris interact characters scene lower chris raise actors apple boxes elevated steve shorter comparison close ups chris fellow actors look marks chin represented eyes process chris look marks tops actor head represent eyes second technique involved chris head body double technique chris sitting lying minimum physical acting required captain america shield serves defensive tool weapon came types metal rubber computer graphics prop master specified hero shield aluminum beauty shots close work created lighter shield aluminum faced use daily basis stunt shield sort synthetic rubber evans accident wouldn hurt visual effects supervisor said evans practice swinging practical shield knew arc speed shield shoot scene add shield portrayed wore latex mask conceived prosthetic makeup designer visual effects team manipulate face considerably mask wanted look like tight skin wrapped bony structure weaving lower lip eyes removed nose appear like red skull character closing credits created visual effects firm means processing iconic american war propaganda recruitment poster world war poster world war music soundtrack album includes original score original song star man music composed lyrics soundtrack recorded london released july release world premiere captain america held july hollywood california film screened san diego comic con international july commercially released united_states canada july paramount opted altering american centric title distributing foreign territories instead offering international markets choice official title alternative international distributors chose retain original title believing franchise identifiable alternative risk losing ticket sales countries chose alternative title russia south_korea ukraine insider speaking new_york_times explained change countries stemmed cultural political concerns marvel paramount declined state official reason july thought film released china policy limiting number foreign films screened year eventually opened second weekend september days film release teaser trailer served post credits scene briefly leaked online entertainment_weekly speculated came preview screening described footage obviously filmed cell phone marketing san diego comic con international footage shot previous week shown television advertisement aired super bowl fox network united_states paramount paid million run second advertisement trailer released march girls film performed aboard uss sea air space museum fleet week celebration new_york_city june teamed marvel search real life super soldiers contest sought nominations veterans active making difference live serve july paramount_pictures promoted film independence day celebration hosted chicago_white_sox promotional partners include february launched issue digital comic captain america vengeance day trailer aired written featuring rotation artists story set marvel cinematic universe issues focuses specific character movie heroes villains alike brought point movie begins sega announced video game tie titled captain america super soldier released xbox playstation wii nintendo marvel released mobile game captain america sentinel liberty july toy line released home media captain america released blu ray blu ray dvd october disc set includes film blu ray high definition high definition standard definition dvd digital copy disc blu ray dvd combo pack includes high definition presentation film standard definition presentation digital copy sets include hour bonus material including short film funny thing happened way hammer sneak scenes deleted scenes commentary director director photography editor week release captain america topped blu ray dvd sales charts selling million blu ray units dvd units making combined total million film collected disc box set titled marvel cinematic universe phase assembled includes phase films marvel cinematic universe released april reception box office captain america earned million north_america million internationally worldwide total million captain america opened july united_states earned million midnight original superhero films like prequel men class million million friday friday film opened number spot american canadian box office million went million second highest grossing opening weekend superhero film million captain america highest grossing motion picture set world war era pearl harbor critical response review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported approval rating average rating based reviews website consensus reads plenty action retro vibe handful fine performances old fashioned blockbuster entertainment metacritic assigns weighted average score rated film based reviews critics indicating generally favorable reviews audiences surveyed gave film rating orlando sentinel gave captain america positive review saying delivered light clever balanced adventure picture real throat nostalgia nazis best villains loving references star wars raiders lost roger_ebert chicago_sun-times remarked enjoyed movie appreciated 1940s period settings costumes break usual generic admired way director propelled narrative got sense broad story impression series sensational set pieces marvel wise new_york_times declared pretty good fun village_voice gave film negative review calling hour plus exercise franchise transition price complete utterly unnecessary post converted variety said captain america plays like numbers prequel forthcoming movie hollywood reporter mixed feelings film writing marvel prequel includes iron man incredible hulk movies summer feels little simplistic routine accolades sequels captain america winter soldier sequel captain america winter soldier directed anthony released april evans stan jackson reprise roles winter soldier respectively joined black widow respectively captain america civil war captain america civil war released directed russo brothers evans reprise roles joined iron man vision rhodes war machine scarlet witch man ross reprising roles previous films
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