The latest set images for the much anticipated
Captain America movie, as expected, are from the progress of Manchester's Northern Quarter conversion, into the 1940s Brooklyn, NY. The production crew have now added old-fashioned signs to the false storefronts, which after weeks of work, finally are coming together nicely.
Take a scroll down to see how well director Joe Johnston & the production crew are attempting to make the forties believable. And also see if you can spot the reference/hint to comic book legend Stan Lee, and his promising cameo.
If you haven't spotted it yet, one of the signs adjacent to "Vernon Photos" is the "Excelsior Cigar Shop". And as many of you die-hard fans know, Stan Lee
(Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men.) is known for his catchphrase, "Excelsior!", which he used at the end of every "Bullpen Bulletins" column for the comic publisher.
Stan explained a while ago in uncertainty, the lack of time in his busy schedule to join the
Captain America crew in England. And seemed sure that parts of filming would take place in the US, where he'll get the chance to shoot his cameo. So the shop sign could simply be a reference to the legend.
Anyhow, the big-budget adaption of
Captain America: The First Avenger, which actor Dominic Cooper(Howard Stark) tells
ET Canada he could get use to, in theaters July 22, next year.