Talking to
MARVEL to promote the release of
Captain America: The First Avenger on DVD and Blu-ray next week, writer Christopher Markus has commented on the challenges of making sure Steve Rogers is battle hardened enough to be able to effectively lead
The Avengers on the big screen next year.
"We couldn’t have a different Cap coming out [in ‘Marvel's The Avengers’] with a different attitude or tendencies. [Plus], in ‘Marvel's The Avengers,’ Cap has to be the world’s most seasoned soldier and a leader. If you show him [only] have one adventure guys like Iron Man aren’t going to say, ‘Yeah he should lead us--some 22-year old who fought one battle.’ So we had to load into our movie that he’s a seasoned veteran by the end."
"We developed a script that took place half in the ‘40s and half in present day, but it felt like both sides were getting the short shrift," revealed Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
"In a conversation with [director] Joe [Johnston], he was very much in support of a full period [film]. And because it is an origin story and an initial adventure, it made sense."
"Frankly, because there are so many other comic book movies out there, we knew that would help the film stand apart as long as we stayed true to the source material and his origin," he added. Click on the link below to check out the interview in full.
STARRING:
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
RELEASE DATE: May 4th, 2012. (US)
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