Captain America Movie Synopsis Revealed

Nothing new here. It's basically the origin story.

I never got why in world war two theyd inject him with super soldier serum then just give him a shield and no guns. Shields were pretty outdated, give the dude a tank or something, just making it more difficult for him than it had to be.

I think they need to give Cap a gun tho. He's a soldier in the most devastating war in history, to soften it up would be dumb. I'm pretty sure he did use guns initially and he definitely used them in Ultimates. As a matter of fact, Cappo is one blood-thirsty mamma jamma in Ultimates...he's offed a LOT of baddies. I borderline dislike this interpretation. He comes across like Frank Miller's take on Batman in The Dark Knight. I gotta say also that Matthew McConeghey is not an ideal choice to play Captain America cause he's nearing 40, and Cap has been suggested to be in his late 20's. The suit will need some work too, prolly like it was in Ultimates. The first Cap movie was pretty damn bad. Still worth checking out tho!

I know that his sheild wasn't always supposed to have been alien technology, at one point in the comics it was made by Tony Stark (Iron Man). Also, as for Cap carrying a gun - the most recent comics have him carrying one. For anyone who doesn't know, Steve Rogers (Captain America), was killed during Marvel's Civil War. His earlier sidekick, Bucky (Winter Soldier), took up Cap's uniform (though slightly altered) and now carries a gun.

Captain America's shield originally was an accidental combination of Vibranium and Adamantium. This was accomplished by some scientist by accident and cannot be replicated. The Vibranium in the shield is what absorbs the impacts directed against it. The reason Cap can throw it this way is due to balancing discs that equal out the weight (and his skill). The ones made by other means will all eventually break. Cap's shield did break during the original Secret War. Cap was able to repair it though.

id rarther the story be told in a band of brothers/saving pvt ryan way rarther than over the top Indiana Jones method.
If they stick to the ultimates, and throw in classic cap story arcs, this has the potential to be a great film.

One thing that I think is key to the success of all of the Marvel films upcoming (except for Thor and you'll see why in a minute) is that Iron Man & the Incredible Hulk changed the game for superhero films. Along with Sam Jackson as Nick Fury, Robert Downey and Edward Norton represent a fundamental shift in approach to casting these films. These are AAA actors at the top of their game we are talking about here playing our cherished heroes, and now we are talking about Cap. With Thor or Spiderman you can have relative unknowns play their parts, since Thor is so mysterious and Spidey's an everyday all-American kid (Peter Parker could literally be anybody). But with Cap, you are talking about not just being able to stand with Iron Man or the Hulk, but also an actor worthy of standing with Robert Downey Jr. and Edward Norton. This is exactly why Will Smith's name has been brought up, not because of his race, but his standing as an actor worthy of screen time with Downey Jr. & Norton, not to mention his Box Office clout. The days of relative unknowns always portraying these icons is over, and for that itself Marvel has made an amazing achievement. That's why they are talking Dicaprio, Matt Damon, McConaughey, etc. I like Mark Valley and especially Aaron Eckhart, though I cede the age factor. Can you imagine Downey Jr., Sam Jackson, Eckhart, and Norton on the screen at the same time for the Avengers? It would be like the scenes in Dark Knight with Christian Bale, Eckhart, and the brilliant Gary Oldman all together at the same time. Prime time actors making history. So all of those factors make casting Cap in 2009 A LOT TRICKIER than anytime in the past...

P.S.: I like the idea of leaning more towards Ultimates Cap for the WWII First Avenger storyline. Gritty war melodrama, Cap with guns blazing (they were onto something in the beginning of the Incredible Hulk with Tim Roth's super soldier, until it all became about him topping the Hulk) and glaringly old-fashioned & politically incorrect ending up frozen at the end of the First Avenger only to be jarringly awakened into 2010 America in the Avengers. Can you imagine an opening scene of the Avengers where the first face a now unfrozen Cap sees in this strange new world is Downey Jr.'s, which freaks him out because he looks so much like Howard Stark, the man who designed his shield? Cannot wait....