Kevin Feige On Captain America UK Filming, Red Skull, & The Avengers

Kevin Feige On Captain America UK Filming, Red Skull, & The Avengers

Marvel Studios' head honcho speaks with Total Film on the Captain America movie, including the filming location & Hugo Weaving's "frightening" Red Skull. Check it Out!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Sep 06, 2010 12:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Captain America
Source: Total Film



Total Film managed to get a few minutes with the main man behind Marvel's much anticipated THOR, Captain America, and The Avengers films, Kevin Feige. Reiterating why the studio choose the United Kingdom to film The First Avenger, Feige also discuses Hugo Weaving's Red Skull.

Why have you chosen the UK to film Captain America?
"Well it’s that two thirds of the film actually takes place in Europe and there are many scenes in and around London. So it just made sense that we film it where the majority of the film takes place. Having been here now for almost two and a half months prepping and twenty-some days into shooting."

"The history here is pretty impressive. I was at Pinewood yesterday and you walk past pictures of the set of Tim Burton’s original Batman and all the amazing work that Donner did on Superman. Everytime we’re
on a new stage in Shepperton somebody tells me this is where the war room was for Dr. Strangelove. Or this is where they shot some of 2001. There’s such an amazing genre film history here and the technicians and the crews and the sets are just some of the best we’ve ever had. It’s been a pleasure."


How the Red Skull looking?
"Hugo Weaving has been in the Red Skull effect, in costume for a couple of weeks now and it’s a hell of a lot of fun. We gave people a little taste in San Diego about what his character will look like but now that we’ve started to work with the actual skull it’s going to be a lot of fun and a rather frightening villain."

What’s happening with The Avengers?
"There’s not much I can tell you but Joss [Whedon] is hard at work with the script and we’ve hired most of our crew. They’re looking to design and build and prepare for when we start filming next year."


Described as a classic adventure love story with an edge by director Joe Johnston, Captain America: The First Avenger swarms into theaters July 22, 2011!

DCMF - I'm being told that the Captain America filming crew will begin transforming the streets of Manchester into 1940s New York this week, setting up for a dramatic car chase scene involving exploding vintage vehicles and more. In the meantime, expect more set images to emerge online in the coming days.
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TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 9/6/2010, 12:58 AM
ANOTHER GREAT FIND

CANT WAIT
scurvydog
scurvydog - 9/6/2010, 1:11 AM
So are we talking "True to the comic"frightening Red Skull or "Dressed like Lady Gaga"frightening Red Skull?ROFL If this was a Fox CBM, the latter would probably be endorsed by the suits...LOL
DCMarvelComics
DCMarvelComics - 9/6/2010, 1:12 AM
The only reason i whan to see this film more then Thor & GL as because it's filming over here|-)
RedDevil
RedDevil - 9/6/2010, 1:29 AM
I'm gonna go broke in 2011. THOR,GL, and CAP geez! Still money well spent:)
TheJester187
TheJester187 - 9/6/2010, 1:40 AM
Nergasm red skull is gonna be wicked!!!!!
level1paladin
level1paladin - 9/6/2010, 2:00 AM
Fantastic. I have little faith in Feige, but I can't help but be optimistic. I concur about Red Skull having the potential to be the best villain in Marvel and hopefully even movies in general. Major room for crazy psycho evil genius here.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/6/2010, 3:16 AM
Great find again DCMF! :) This all sounds great and his explanation for why they're filming in the UK makes perfect sense...hopefully that'll silence the people who cant work out why they're not doing it all in the US, lol! I cant [frick]ing wait until they finally reveal Red Skull!!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/6/2010, 5:17 AM
can't wait for this.
claybo4131
claybo4131 - 9/6/2010, 6:03 AM
Man if we get an image of Red Skull, wow
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 9/6/2010, 6:29 AM
CANNOT wait for this film. Both Captain america and Avengers
@famalegoods
you and that other spammer are my least favorite people on CBM.com. Give up, we're not buying your crappy goods. Go away. SHUT UPPA YOUR FACE and GTFO.
iconstatic
iconstatic - 9/6/2010, 7:04 AM
@Starsapphire
OT, but who is in your avatar? It's been bugging me!

And yes, I cannot wait for to see the Red Skull! I hope they make him look as good as Two-Face in the Dark Knight.
Superman8
Superman8 - 9/6/2010, 7:10 AM
Does anyone have any of that leaked footage of Red Skull from Comic Con?
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 9/6/2010, 7:16 AM
@iconstatis
It's blake lively as star sapphire :)
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 9/6/2010, 7:30 AM
I CANT WAIT TO SEE FIRST IMAGES!!!!!!.....wait...Cap in New York with a car chase....omg
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 9/6/2010, 7:31 AM
@starsapphire.....I hope we get a slight hint at her potentiality in becoming the Star Sapphire
LucasMend
LucasMend - 9/6/2010, 7:33 AM
Nice find DCMF! Looking forward to see Red Skull!
I´m also very excited to see that Car Chase in New York! Seems pretty awesome
superotherside
superotherside - 9/6/2010, 7:33 AM
can't wait!
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 9/6/2010, 7:38 AM
Can't Wait
Batmanknight
Batmanknight - 9/6/2010, 7:48 AM
This movie sounds like it'll be pretty sweet, but I'm more excited for Thor and Green Lantern. I don't really think Johnston is a good director but hopefully he proves me wrong.

By the way guys if you get the chance check out my Batman story by clicking the pic below

Hellsbells51
Hellsbells51 - 9/6/2010, 7:49 AM
Just follow the Brubaker/Epting version of Cap and Red Skull and we'll be happy. Epting's Red Skull was sick! While Brubaker turned Cap into someone who we can actually look at as being as real as a comic character can get. Not to mention his storylines are top notch! Reading his current run with Cap was like watching 24, you just couldn't wait to see the next one.

Brubaker should serve as a consultant...
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/6/2010, 8:02 AM
Can someone ask Feige or Johnston or somebody if they're doing a D-Day scene? If I could ask one question, that would be it.
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 9/6/2010, 8:22 AM
When I heard the audio from that Captain america comic con footage I was like, "HOLY Sh!t that sounds creepy as hell". Hugo weaving+german accent= the person who narrates my nightmares now.
HuLkBuStEr1982
HuLkBuStEr1982 - 9/6/2010, 8:23 AM
MANCHESTER is 1940's NEW YROK CITY!!!
Phileo26
Phileo26 - 9/6/2010, 8:34 AM
I am excited that Joss Whedon is connected to the Avengers. I have been watching Buffy lately and Joss is GREAT at combining a number of different complex characters w/differing personalities (Willow, Oz, Buffy, Xander, Tara, Giles, Dawn, spike,etc.)
I am confident he will do well w/ the Avengers
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 9/6/2010, 9:23 AM
HUGO WEAVING RULES!:D
erth2drew
erth2drew - 9/6/2010, 9:26 AM
i have many many many mixed feelings about this movie...it has the potential to be better than thor and iron man idk if it'll top the massiveness of GL but idk we'll see but i know my ass will also be broke in 2011..samaritan..as well
Moltenman
Moltenman - 9/6/2010, 9:35 AM
I think this will be the best of the movies, out of Thor, Avengers and Captain America. Purely for the fact that it seems to have the least expectation about it.
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 9/6/2010, 9:37 AM
Hugo has the most awesomest laugh ever:

and for a funny hugo moment:

Beware the red skull! ;)
blah
blah - 9/6/2010, 10:08 AM
i dont know about all of you but i want marvel to get started on a namor film,a inhumans movie, and get the rights back to x-men,and spiderman and get some good films with those characters out.
Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 9/6/2010, 11:18 AM
@blah- and I want a unicorn ride over the Loch Ness Monster. : )

I'm optimistic about all of the films coming up in 2011.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 9/6/2010, 11:50 AM
Star@ Hugo Weaving´s duck voice!:D... BRILLIANT!!
panther505
panther505 - 9/6/2010, 11:51 AM
@Starsapphire, Your right about Hugo Weavings laugh and though I haven't heard the footage from Comicon I can imagine that he does a convincing German accent. I'm pretty stoked for Captain America, as an older comic fan I've been waiting for someone to do a decent Cap film, the others have sucked.
blah
blah - 9/6/2010, 1:18 PM
hahaha upupandaway thats some funny junk. your right i wont be seeing those for awhile.
Scholes60
Scholes60 - 9/6/2010, 4:26 PM
I'm tending to think that Thor will be more successful than Captain America. Though I take the point that expectations are probably less for the Cap movie.

I like the idea of the Captain America movie being set in WW11. It sort of reminds me of a fanfic of mine "Spitfires over Stalingrad"

If you get a chance check out some of my Marvel (mainly Thor) fan fiction. Just scroll down below my author profile and you will see over 40 fan fiction stories here:

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1276881/David_Scholes

Maybe also check out my new novella. Recently released as an e-book on Xlibris and also now available in Kindle edition on Amazon:

www.xlibris.com/SoldieroftheBrell.html

Cheers

Vital
Vital - 9/6/2010, 5:02 PM
Hugo Weaving has an awesome voice regardless if there was an accent or not lol. I mean, it'd be weird if he didn't have a german accent in the film, but lets say hypothetically he didn't, I wouldn't really mind all that much cause his voice is that awesome lol.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 9/6/2010, 6:52 PM
Anybody else surprised that the Thor footage leaked so quickly, but we never got the Cap footage? Looks like we'll get it with the blu-ray though.
alphamale80
alphamale80 - 9/7/2010, 8:52 AM
he said that they gave a sample at the comic con what was it? I wonder what it will look like?
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