At the start of "Captain America, " the filmmakers had to use digital effects to shrink Chris Evans's massive physique rather than rely on some scrawny actor to be his double.
It was at Timely that Simon met Jack Kirby, and in 1941 the two of them created Captain America.
The Captain America will stay out of the title in Russia, Ukraine and South Korea though.
Thor is an example of the first, Captain America the second.
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If the movie flops, that could make things difficult for the 2012 film The Avengers which will feature a slew of Marvel heroes including Captain America.
Disney dubbed the next slate of superhero features as Phase 2, with plans for Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, Ant-Man and possibly more.
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At Comic-Con Downey took the stage and introduced Mark Ruffalo as The Incredible Hulk, Jeremy Renner (from The Hurt Locker) as Hawkeye and the relatively unknown stars of the upcoming films Thor and Captain America.
That could boost upcoming Marvel movies such as November's "Thor: The Dark World" and next April's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier, " both of which are sequels.
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Wright assumed the role of the team's leader and was dubbed Captain America by his teammates.
For audiences suffering from blockbuster fatigue (seven of the top ten earnings films of the year have been released this summer) the power of the brand might not be enough to propel Captain America to blockbuster status.
Of all the superheroes out there, it might seem strange that Captain America is the tough sell.
It was at the Anchorage games that the United States emerged as the "premier power in world bearding, " according to Beard Team USA captain Phil Olsen, who predicts that America will net a staggering eight out of 17 possible gold medals at the games.
The film also features the voices of Leonard Nimoy ("Star Trek") and Hugo Weaving (Captain America: The First Avenger) and introduces newcomer Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
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If The Avengers was basically a glorified Iron Man sequel then Marvel and Disney will have to plan accordingly when budgeting the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy or Dr. Strange along with the ongoing Thor and Captain America films.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier is in pre-production, and the role of the female lead is currently up in the air.
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Of course, the percentage-jump will be smaller anyway since both Thor and Captain America went 3D last time as well, mitigating the price-up charge comparison between entries this time around.
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's flip, cynical Stark (Iron Man) gets a good measure of the movie's best lines, bouncing off Steve Rogers' (Captain America) boy scout idealism and Thor's guileless sledgehammer style (sometimes literally).
After that, I collected Captain America comics every single month for more than a decade, until I was kind of forced to stop in 1989 (college and food took all of my money at the time).
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