Though only two days into production, the
Captain America film crew are set to bring an important part of Captain America mythology to the big screen. Over the next few weeks, the production crew will be preparing several streets for filming in the direct vicinity of 57 Hilton Street. Manchester M1 2EJ; which will be used to mimic 1940's New York City. Those familiar with Captain America's comics origin know that the Lower East Side (or LES) of Manhattan, New York, was where a young Steve Rogers lived before volunteering for the US Army's Super Soldier Program which turned him into the Star Spangled Avenger.
It appears the crew is already making preparations for the shoot.
CBM Scooper Dom recently spotted a film crew and their vehicles brandishing the title
Frostbite scouting the location.
Frostbite is the working title for
Captain America. Though the image doesn't reveal much, it does give fans a general idea of the setting for the scene:
Captain America: The First Avenger stars Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter), Hugo Weaving (Johann Schmidt/Red Skull), Tommy Lee Jones (Gen. Chester Philips), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Abraham Erskine), Neal McDonough (Dum Dum Dugan), Dominic Cooper (Howard Stark), Toby Jones (Arnim Zola) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury). The film is scheduled for theatrical release July 22nd, 2011.