Actor
Chris Evans sat down with
MTV to discuss his new movie,
Captain America: The First Avenger, which he took a break from filming to attend the San Diego Comic-Con, and spoke at length about the characteristic star-spangled costume and shield.
Evans confirmed that the suit would be "chunkier" and utilitarian:
"It's not this sleek spandex suit. It looks like something you might wear in the '40s in the middle of a war."
He went on to say that the costume will go through different stages as Steve Rogers transitions from regular Joe to Captain America:
"There's a couple stages and initially in the script, Steve isn't Captain America right away. He gets the injection and isn't asked to go to war right off the bat. He's used in different areas and different facets, so he has different stages of the suit. I don't think he actually jumps into the final suit until the third act of the film."
Cap's shield will also evolve throughout the film:
"Well, during the USO tour, there's obviously a different shield. And he goes on a couple missions, he goes AWOL and kind of takes the USO shield. And eventually, once he's kind of allowed to be this soldier, and they outfit him with the new uniform, they decide to outfit him with an updated shield."