Possible Running Time For Captain America: The First Avenger Revealed!

Possible Running Time For Captain America: The First Avenger Revealed!

Thanks to a Canadian film site, we may have found out the running time for Captain America: The First Avenger! Is it longer than THOR or shorter than Iron Man? Found out here....

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By JoshWilding - Jul 06, 2011 05:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Captain America
Source: Cineplex


With modern day bookends and a story which, over the course of a few years, sees Steve Rogers go from being too sickly to join the army all the way to becoming Captain America and facing off against the Red Skull, Captain America: The First Avenger has a lot of ground to cover. With this being Marvel's one and only chance to fully tell the WWII adventures of Cap (forgetting potential flashbacks in future instalments) it has to be done right. So, will they have enough time to do that?

Well, according to Canadian site, Cineplex, the movie will have a running time of 2 Hours And 4 Minutes.

So, that's 124 minutes compared to THOR's 114 and Iron Man's 126. With many complaining that the former was a little too short, here's hoping the extra 10 minutes make all the difference. Be sure to share your thoughts on this news in the usual place.


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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blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 7/6/2011, 5:40 AM
NICE.. OH, AND FIRST!!!
Hellsing
Hellsing - 7/6/2011, 5:41 AM
I thinks thats a good running time, most cbms should be two hour at the least. Sure it has a lot of ground to cover but they leaving out a lot too, so they can go back in future movies and explore it more
Shieldofpower
Shieldofpower - 7/6/2011, 5:44 AM
Sounds just right!
aztony1975
aztony1975 - 7/6/2011, 5:49 AM
Cool! Still shorter than Transformers DOTM.
Orphix
Orphix - 7/6/2011, 5:50 AM
Interesting - especially as Josh Wheedon refered to the script for CA:TFA as 'tight'.

Hope it rumbles along at a good pace.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 7/6/2011, 5:56 AM
Sounds pretty good.
Berger45
Berger45 - 7/6/2011, 6:03 AM
Very nice!
GrimFeature
GrimFeature - 7/6/2011, 6:07 AM
Although I always think its a good running time, watching the movie I usually hope it goes longer.
Shaman
Shaman - 7/6/2011, 6:07 AM
Thor was spectacular, but it could've used the extra time. Anything over 120 minutes and under 150 minutes is perfection in my book. Hope there'll be an Extended Director's cut out for Thor's Bluray :))
patriautism
patriautism - 7/6/2011, 6:09 AM
Thor felt a bit rushed. This is the perfect amount of time.
Wildaniel
Wildaniel - 7/6/2011, 6:13 AM
I was hoping it would be super long like Transformers, cant complain. The only wrong thing with the movie Thor was that it was too short.
95
95 - 7/6/2011, 6:14 AM
Thor's narrative sucked, wished we saw him develop more on Earth, telling his stories to Selvig through flashbacks. Selvig would be blown away by his fairy tales as a child come to life.

The First Avenger sounds like it's narrative will be much better, two hours & 4 min sounds about right.
Growler
Growler - 7/6/2011, 6:15 AM
So that breaks down to about 115 minutes for the film proper, eight minutes of credits and a minute for the post-credits scene.
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/6/2011, 6:17 AM
the longer the better,no need to rush the movie it can go at nice & steady pace.

@ shaman

i would like to see director cuts of all the marvel studio's flicks.

but thor would benefit the most from a directors cut.
Ceejay
Ceejay - 7/6/2011, 6:20 AM
The Thor theatrical cut made sense for an easy digestion for a broader audience new to the superhero. Hopefully though they will release an extended cut on the back of the success the theatrical made of gaining that audience invested interest.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/6/2011, 6:25 AM
I really have failed to understand how everyone continues to say Thor felt rushed. Just how much more personal information should they have spoon fed us in order for us to follow the situation as it developed in the film?

Yes, I understand it could have been longer and I would have liked it to be as much as everyone else, BUT I don't think the running time affected anything pertinent to the story being presented.
AnthonyMango
AnthonyMango - 7/6/2011, 6:28 AM
Still would rather it be a little longer, but ok, glad to see it isn't some 90 minute speed-film.
Jagfan28
Jagfan28 - 7/6/2011, 6:35 AM
I was hoping for like 8 hours!

Just kidding, but I do love period pieces and the way this movie looks, I was hoping for a lengthy movie.
Shaman
Shaman - 7/6/2011, 6:37 AM
Hawks- IMHO, Thor didn't "need" a bigger running time. But it could have USED it indeed. More running time allows you to fit in more development which IMO can do no wrong. Doesn't mean that the directors automatically use all the running time for character development though. I felt Avatar was 10x more rushed than Thor. Pacing does play a huge part aswell.
patriautism
patriautism - 7/6/2011, 6:39 AM
@Hawksblueyes It has to do with his character development. He was arrogant, he met a hot piece of ass, then all of a sudden he wasn't arrogant. There was nothing on earth that actually taught him humility. He couldn't pick up his hammer, He had one nice chat with Jane Foster and Selvig, then he decides to sacrifice himself for them, and his whole idea of the frost giants has changed.
Thor decides to change a demeanor he's had for 1000 years overnight, with no real explanation as to why.
In that instance the story felt rushed.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/6/2011, 6:48 AM
Shaman: I agree 100% (my comment was't really directed towards you since what you said made sense to me.) It could have been longer and more could have been done. However, I don't feel like anything in the film itself was "rushed" like everyone seems to think. The pacing and information that was presented in, and with the film worked well IMO.

More would have been enjoyable (Hell, I would have liked a LOTR running time) but nowhere near "necessary" as people keep insisting. I continue to see the word "rushed" as if it were a blinding mess that nobody could make sense out of. To me, that was not the case at all.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 7/6/2011, 6:53 AM
Sweet!

@Hawks - I agree. They introduced the arrogant warrior, showed his fall from grace and his redemption. The only thing I wish was longer is Thor's fight with the Destroyer. Overall, the movie itself wasn't rushed.

@ncreb - Spot on!

AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 7/6/2011, 6:54 AM
2 hrs and 4 min is perfect
patriautism
patriautism - 7/6/2011, 6:54 AM
@ncreb That is a bunch of bad things happening to him.
How does that teach him to be a better person?
Bad things happening to someone isn't character development that is just bad luck.
You can't gain humility from bad luck, you learn humility from experience. Thor went from top, to bottom, to top, there was no in between.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/6/2011, 6:55 AM
patriautism: He was exiled and cast out from his home, friends and family due to his arrogance. Nothing that happens to him has anything to do with luck. He brings it all on himself by himself. His powers were stripped from him until he learned humility. When he thinks he sees his chance because he found his hammer, he is still unable to lift it(because he does not know the value of sacrifice.) He can't even return home when he thinks Odin has died.

When he finally does lay his life on the line and offers it to the Destroyer, he regains everything. I have known a few overzealous asses in my years. It seems, every time one of them has figured it out and decided to change, it has been a sudden turn around due to some sort of major screw up or "shock" to their system.

I think that portion of the story was handled perfectly.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 7/6/2011, 7:01 AM
@patriautism - I know a few people who have hit rock bottom with no stop inbetween and it completely changed their lives. Some for the better. That's exactly what happened to Thor in the movie.
patriautism
patriautism - 7/6/2011, 7:04 AM
@Hawksblueyes That's my point though, What made him want to sacrifice himself?
He was cast out, powers stripped, his father died, he sacrifices himself.. You need parts where he learns the value of life that he didn't know before , and something that makes him see the errors of his past ways..
Those things that happened to him are repercussions for his own actions, not character building experiences.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 7/6/2011, 7:08 AM
patriautism@ Bad luck and humility go hand and hand. When things go bad, you can either look at is a bad luck and bitch about it or it can make you appreciate what you have in this world and change you for the better. So his string of bad luck is exactly what creates his humility and of course his relationships with both Foster and Selvig. They showed him the good in people.
ROMACK
ROMACK - 7/6/2011, 7:08 AM
Two hours will probably be enough, but 20-30 minutes would allow for more development of supporting charactes as well as Cap. It would also allow time for all the other plot threads that they will be trying to cram into this movie. I am still totally revved up for this one.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/6/2011, 7:09 AM
Those things that happened to him are repercussions for his own actions, not character building experiences.

Those two things are one and the same.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 7/6/2011, 7:11 AM
patriautism@ the repercussions are character building, dude you learn from mistakes because you get punished for them. When a kid screws up and gets punished he remembers next time that that was a bad idea. Being stripped of his powers and then being sent to earth were his punishments and while on earth he learns the value of life from Foster and Selvig.
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 7/6/2011, 7:12 AM
@ JackBauer and patriautism

Excellent comments. People who say THOR's change was rushed or unbelievable have not experienced life much.

THOR hit rock bottom in that movie. The change was PERFECTLY believable and understandable. It was an excellent movie with a profound emotional base.

Glad to see CA:TFA has a good running time although I would have preferred it even longer, but this should be fine.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 7/6/2011, 7:13 AM
That seems like a pretty great formula if you ask me, sorry but Hawks is right on this one!
RunDTC
RunDTC - 7/6/2011, 7:13 AM
2:04 doesn't seem too bad. A few extra minutes wouldn't hurt but at least it's longer than Thor.
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 7/6/2011, 7:14 AM
Sorry that should be

@ JackBauer and Hawksblueyes
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 7/6/2011, 7:14 AM
I'm with Hawks and the others. Sure you could have made it longer, but I felt there was plenty justification for Thor's change in what we saw in the film. It's a movie. You have to fit in a number of elements in a limited amount of time and I thought they had a good balance of back story, action and what went down on earth.

JackBauer@ Yep...There are many people who through one single moment in time that can come to a revelation. It doesn't have to take a couple weeks or months to occur. Reality can be a harsh teacher and Thor went from being almost declared king to having nothing and being exiled. That in and of itself can be enough to change someone. Due to Thor's inner nature, he still is about protecting people and it doesn't matter how short of time he knew Jane and Selvig and was on earth. He is going to protect them and lay down his life. That is part of who Thor is regardless of how arrogant he might have been. It all worked fine for me.

As mentioned, those are character building lessons. It's what you choose to do with challenges and the crud in life that builds your character.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 7/6/2011, 7:16 AM
Ranger@ well put, agree 100%
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