Captain America Movie

This July, the Captain America movie will be in theaters. I can't wait! It should be really, really good. It's WWII Cap - origin and early days. Now, I sort of hoped for a July 4th release - after all, it is Captain America. But, the official release date is sometime in late July - I think July 22nd. Close enough, I guess. Anyway, I'm surprised that Chris Evans was selected to be Captain America in the movie - the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four playing the WWII era Captain America - sort of odd. But, his acting style totally fits the Captain America character.

Chris Evans will play Steve Rogers (a.k.a. Captain America}

The leading lady, Cap's love interest, Peggy Carter, will be played by Hayley Atwell - not a bad choice at all. She's very good looking and, based on what I've seen in the trailer, we're gonna see a lot of red lipstick on that gal. More importantly, the Peggy Carter character is an American agent that battles the Nazis alongside Captain America. So, we're going to get lots of toughness and action from her character. Hayley as Peggy Carter will be interesting to see and I'm confident that she'll pull off the Peggy Carter character perfectly. After all, she has a wide variety of acting experience to bring to this film.

Hayley Atwell will play Peggy Carter

Hugo Weaving will play Johann Schmidt (a.k.a Red Skull)

The super villain, Johann Schmidt (a.k.a Red Skull), will be played by Hugo Weaving. Hugo is, by far, the best choice for a super villain character. He was awesome as Agent Smith in the Matrix movies and, I have no doubt in my mind, that he'll totally deliver a very devious Johann Schmidt/Red Skull character. Forget the rest of the cast for a moment. The simple fact that Hugo Weaving is in this movie, alone, would make me want to see it. Add Chris Evans as Captain America to the mix and I know for sure that I HAVE to see this movie. Sprinkle some Hayley Atwell on top and I know that I absolutely MUST see this movie. It's a great cast selection and my expectations are very high. Hopefully, I'm not disappointed.

The movie covers the origin of Captain America - how and why Steve Rogers becomes Captain America - and Cap's early adventures during WWII. The plot is this: A young and patriotic Steve Rogers attempts to enlist in the military to fight for his country, but he is rejected due to his physical limitations. He then volunteers for a secret government research project that turns him into the ultimate combat soldier, Captain America.

From what I've read, they actually had to make Chris Evans appear smaller than he actually is to authentically portray the puny Steve Rogers character in the beginning of the movie. But, when Steve Rogers becomes Captain America, he's not puny anymore. In fact, Chris Evans looks like he did some serious body building for the Captain America movie. Take a look...

Chris Evans in the Captain America movie

I suspect that the movie will also explain the origin of Red Skull. After all, in the comics, Captain America was created by the U.S. government as a counter to Hitler''s super villain, Red Skull. So, I hope the writers and producers have opted to tell the complete story of Red Skull. In my opinion, the Captain America story would be incomplete without it.

Below are some more photos from the movie. From left to right, Chris Evans as Captain America, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, and Hugo Weaving as Red Skull...

The movie is officially titled Captain America: The First Avenger. So, this movie is sort of a prequel to the Avengers movie due out in 2012 - in which Chris Evans also plays Captain America.

Marvel Comics has released a trailer for the movie and a digital comic book here.

For the complete cast and more information about the movie, go to the Captain America movie page at IMDB.

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