Captain America’s First Avenger Story to be Rooted in WWII

Posted by Adam Sweeney (adam@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 4, 2008 Share

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Kate Winslet and Keira Knightley probably won’t be showing up, but that won’t prevent the Captain America movie from sticking to its roots in World War II.

Production Weekly has provided a synopsis for the next logical step in the Marvel film franchise. We’ve already seen a reboot of The Incredible Hulk, Robert Downey Jr. killed it in Iron Man, and now their fellow member of “The Avengers” has a script set in the 1940s. Here’s the quick synopsis for The First Avenger: Captain America:

“Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the “Super-Soldier Serum” and bombarded by “vita-rays.” Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers.”

If the piece, set to hit theaters on May 6, 2011, is set in the World War II era it would definitely kill the rumors of Will Smith playing the Super-Soldier, right? More notable is the fact that Captain America still doesn’t have a director attached to it. Maybe Bryan Singer can take the job and bring Tom Cruise along with him. They both have experience covering the Nazi regime in their new film Valkyrie, although at some point Cruise would have to learn how to carry a German accent. On second thought, let’s try to keep Mr. Scientology as far away from the film as possible.

What do you think of the choice to make Captain America a period piece? Which actor do you think has a little Captain in him?

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  • samuel l. jackson
    im argree with andries price john cena will play captain america so see the first avengre captain america starring john cena me as nick fury in theatres 2011 good job andries so i need steel talk to you about avengre misson.
  • andries price
    i will see the first avengre captain america i know who will play captain america is john cena . so john cena will be good as captain america so the first avengre captain america starring john cena samuel l. jackson as nick fury in theatres 2011 see ya
  • Captain America
    i think Mark Wahlberg would be a good Steve Rogers and Captain America, plus he has acted with Edward Norton before so i think he would be a good choice for Cap
  • dct2209
    it HAS to be a period piece, and as some people havwe mentioned in here, they could easily use the storyline form mark millers "the ultimates" where they assume he is dead at the end, but only frozen and found in modern times, the serum protected his body somehow.

    I personally think Pitt would be an amazing fit.

    also this is going to be a "mash up" of a few story lines, at the end of iron man fury talsk to Stark about the "avenger initiative" which is from the cival war storyline, the second Iron man film is rumoured to have black widow in it, nick fury is in there, half Ultimates too, and the first Villan they fight? the Hulk, in the Hulk film Stark is talkign to Ross about the "team they are puting together" (him and Fury)

    All of these films will fit in somehow, i hope they can get Spidey in there also with tobey (circa spidey 1 not 3) in the lead, woudl be an awsome film.
  • Clayton
    IMDb web site states that Mark Protosevick (I Am Legend) is writing the screenplay for "Thor" Jeff.

    I'm not some pencil neck little kid, I AM A WRITER - Acts one and two are done and I'm about to finsih act three, leaving the fourth and final act. In two or three days it will be finished, and for WHAT?

    If you're still out there young man you'd better speak up.
  • Clayton
    Geez, I'm sorry everyone stopped writing.

    Any comments for Joe Johnston as director?

    Are there any casting thoughts on the rest of the movie?

    Like who could play Bucky, Red Skull, Dr. Abraham Erskine, or Baron Zemo?
  • Clayton
    Jeff,

    Just for a starting point would they like the Stan Lee Thor or Ultimates Thor? Just thinking of the direction Jon Favreau is going with the other movies.
    I can have a script outline fleshed out in about a week or two.

    Back in the 80's Steve Geppi (Diamond Comic Distributors) introduced me to Stan Lee, where we discussed Marvel making their own films, to help juice the idea I presented him with two script outlines one was for a live action TV series based on "S.H.I.E.L.D." and the other was for a live action movie "Captain America" about a month later I heard back from him, he loved both of them, but at the time Marvel Entertainment just did not have the funds to make or produce either themselves.

    I still have the letter.

    Anyway, just tell me what they are looking for and I'll get started.

    Thanks.
  • Clayton
    Thanks Jeff. Would you care to discuss this offline? via email...
  • Jeff
    They all ready have a script for Captain America.....but they need one for Thor. I'll see if i can get an email address for you Clayton that you can contact someone about it....get back to you soon.

    JEFF
  • crowsticky
    It might Claude Van Damme or Matt Damon.
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