Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 film and the fifth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase One. It was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Joe Johnston, from a screenplay written by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. It was followed in 2011 by Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the first of two sequels. The sequel was set in present-day, with an almost entirely new cast and two new directors, while keeping the same writers.
In 2009, The Walt Disney Company bought Marvel Entertainment, although this didn't affect the distribution rights of The First Avenger in the home video market until July 2013.
Release dates[]
- El Capitan Theatre, United States: July 19, 2011
- United States: July 22, 2011
Briefing[]
Frail and sickly Steve Rogers becomes the test subject of a super soldier program during World War II. Steve, now Captain America, isn't just fighting to stop the Nazis, but also the Red Skull of the Nazis' science division, who plans to dominate the planet with the Tesseract, a powerful energy source.
Debriefing[]
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Chris Evans as Steve Rogers (Captain America).
- Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Chester Phillips.
- Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt (Red Skull).
- Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter
- Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes.
- Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark.
- Toby Jones as Dr. Arnim Zola.
- Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan.
- Derek Luke as Gabe Jones.
- Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine
Supporting[]
- Kenneth Choi as Jim Morita
- JJ Feild as James Montgomery Falsworth.
- Bruno Ricci as Jacques Dernier.
- Unknown as Henry Kaminsky.
- Richard Armitage as Heinz Kruger.
- Lex Shrapnel as Gilmore Hodge.
- Michael Brandon as Senator Brandt
- Martin T. Sherman as Brandt's aide
- Colin Stinton as taxi driver.
- Natalie Dormer as Private Lorraine.
- Oscar Pearce as S.H.I.E.L.D. team leader.
- William Hope as S.H.I.E.L.D. lieutenant.
- Nicholas Pinnock as S.H.I.E.L.D. tech.
- Marek Oravec as Jan.
- David Bradley as tower keeper.
- Sam Hoare as nervous recruit.
- Simon Kunz as 4F doctor.
- Unknown as upset cinema patron.
- Kieran O'Connor as loud jerk.
- Jenna-Louise Coleman as Connie.
- Sophie Colquhoun as Bonnie.
- Doug Cockle as young doctor.
- Ben Batt as enlistment office MP.
- Mollie Fitzgerald as Mandy, the Stark girl.
- Damon J. Driver as Sergeant Duffy.
- David McKail as Schimdt's artist.
- Amanda Walker as antique store owner.
- Richard Freeman as S.S.R. doctor.
- Katherine Press as Project Rebirth nurse.
- Sergio Covino as Kruger's aide.
- Marcello Walton as undercover bum.
- Vincent Montuel as undercover bum.
- Fabrizio Santino as Kruger's driver.
- Maxwell Newman as boy at dock.
- Unknown as mother at dock
- Anatole Taubman as Roeder.
- Jan Pohl as Hutter.
- Erich Redman as Schneider.
- Rosanna Hoult as Star Spangled Singer.
- Naomi Slights as Star Spangled Singer.
- Kirsty Mather as Star Spangled Singer.
- Megan Sanderson as Kid in USO audience.
- Darren Simpson as kid in USO audience.
- Fernanda Toker as newsstand mom.
- Unknown as newsstand baby.
- Laura Haddock as autograph seeker.
- James Payton as Adolf Hitler actor.
- Ronan Raftery as army heckler.
- Nick Hendrix as army heckler.
- Luke Allen-Gale army heckler.
- Jack Gordon as army heckler.
- Ben Utterly as Hydra guard/pilot.
- Kevin Millington as Stark's engineer.
- Patrick Monckeberg as Manager Velt.
- Peter Stark as Hydra lieutenant.
- Jennifer Abbotts as USO dancer.
- Michelle Antrobus as USO dancer.
- Lucy Dean as USO dancer.
- Erin Dusek as USO dancer.
- Nicole Evans as USO dancer.
- Lizzi Franklin as USO dancer.
- Emma Harris as USO dancer.
- Rachael Isherwood as USO dancer.
- Danielle Kelly as USO dancer.
- Stan Lee as general.
- Leander Deeny as barman
- Amanda Righetti as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
- Samuel L. Jackson as Director Nick Fury
Mentioned-only characters[]
Production[]
Notes[]
- Despite being credited, Samuel L. Jackson's part in the film as Nick Fury was little more than a cameo as he did in Iron Man and Thor, but he did have a slightly bigger role in what was cut.
- Leander Deeny plays the skinny Rogers.
Trivia[]
- An alternate timeline is shown in the What If...? episode "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?," in which Peggy took the serum instead and became Captain Carter, whereas Steve became the Hydra Stomper, wearing an Iron Man Mark I-type suit powered by the Tesseract.
See also[]
External links[]
- TBA