Tuesday 24 March 2015

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America The First Avenger poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Johnston
Produced byKevin Feige
Screenplay byChristopher Markus
Stephen McFeely
Based onCaptain America
by Joe Simon
Jack Kirby
Starring
Music byAlan Silvestri
CinematographyShelly Johnson
Edited byJeffrey Ford
Robert Dalva
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures[a]
Release dates
Running time
124 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$140 million[5]
Box office$370.6 million[6]
Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characterCaptain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[a] It is the fifth installment in theMarvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris EvansTommy Lee JonesHugo WeavingHayley AtwellSebastian StanDominic Cooper,Neal McDonoughDerek Luke, and Stanley Tucci. 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 SkullAdolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry and the leader of an organization that intends to use an artifact called the "Tesseract"[b] as an energy-source for world domination.
Captain America: The First Avenger began as a concept in 1997 and was scheduled for distribution by Artisan Entertainment. However, a lawsuit, not settled until September 2003, disrupted the project. In 2005, Marvel Studiosreceived a loan from Merrill Lynch, and planned to finance and release it through Paramount Pictures. Directors Jon Favreau and Louis Leterrier were interested in directing the project before Johnston was approached in 2008. The principal characters were cast between March and June 2010. Production of Captain America: The First Avengerbegan in June 2010, and filming took place in LondonManchesterCaerwent, and Liverpool in the United Kingdom, and Los Angeles in the United States. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.
Captain America: The First Avenger premiered in Hollywood on July 19, 2011, and was released in the United States on July 22, 2011. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing over $370 million worldwide. The Blu-ray and DVD were released on October 25, 2011. A sequel titled Captain America: The Winter Soldier was released on April 4, 2014, and a third film titled Captain America: Civil War is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2016.

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