As with any superhero movies these days, a lot of time has been spent focusing on how Captain America can be portrayed as a relatable character to a modern audience. Marvel Studios accomplished it with
THOR (a movie which saw the arrogant Asgardian God stripped of his powers and forced to learn from humanity) and are looking to do the same with
Captain America: The First Avenger as director Joe Johnston explains below.
"The transformation is absolutely key to understanding Steve Rogers as a character."
"He is essentially Everyman, a 98-pound weakling who is chosen for the rebirth program not for his physical attributes but because of who he is as a human being, with his sense of justice and compassion. It’s crucial that we know and love Steve as the kid who’s been bullied and rejected all his life so we’ll appreciate and relate to who he is as Captain America."
Be sure to head on over to
Hero Complex in order to read the full article, which is entitled "Muscle Summer" and looks at the bulking up of actors for these sorts of roles.
With an all star cast which includes Chris Evans as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky, Hugo Weaving as Red Skull, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips, Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine and Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark,
Captain America: The First Avenger will be released in 3D on July 22, later this year!
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