Chatting recently with the
Los Angeles Times' Geoff Boucher, Joe Johnston, director of Marvel's much-anticipated
Captain America: The First Avenger film, speaks in confidence of the final product, describing it as more than what we're expecting.
“I watched the movie for the first time a few days ago and I just looked at the first cut and there is so much entertainment value — it’s just flat-out fun to watch,” Johnston said of his Marvel Studios film. “Maybe I’m somewhat biased — I was there [when we made it] — but, seriously, it’s funny, it’s exciting and there’s great visual effects. The movie is going to be something more than people are expecting. This movie is going to surprise some people. It is the origin story of Captain America but it is also something rare — it’s a period superhero film but there’s great action in it. You don’t normally think of guys driving around in 1939 sedans in an action film but there are some great action beats in it. It’s just a helluva lot of fun to watch.”
“All actors bring something unexpected to the role because they have to translate what’s on the page and make a real character out of the black-and-white text that’s there in the script. I hadn’t worked with Chris Evans and I wasn’t really that familiar with his work and I didn’t know what to expect. I was blown away by the subtlety that he brought to the role. It was really exciting to watch him. He added layers to the character that were not on the page and layers that were not in the comic books. He made Steve Rogers into a real flesh-and-blood character and it was fantastic to watch.”
Starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, and Neal McDonough
Captain America: The First Avenger makes way to theaters on July 22, in 3D!