Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 film directed by Joe Johnston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Captain America: The First Avenger is an American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It was produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Joe Johnston. The film was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[N 1] The film is the fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It was released on July 22, 2011. The movie was converted to 3-D, but not filmed that way. Filming took place in Los Angeles, and the Northern Quarter of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The special effects company Lola made the effects for Steve's body before he becomes Captain America.
Captain America: The First Avenger | |
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Directed by | Joe Johnston |
Written by | Screenplay: Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely David Self (uncredited) Joss Whedon (uncredited) |
Based on | |
Produced by | Kevin Feige |
Starring | Chris Evans Tommy Lee Jones Hugo Weaving Dominic Cooper Neal McDonough Derek Luke Stanley Tucci |
Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
Edited by | Michael McCusker Robert Dalva Jeffrey Ford |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures [N 1] |
Release dates | July 19, 2011 (El Capitan Theatre) July 22, 2011 (United States) |
Running time | 102 mins |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $140 million |
Box office | $370.6 million [4] |
The film was first shown in the El Capitan Theatre on July 19, 2011. It was first released in the United States on July 22. It was a part of Phase One of the MCU. The film made over $370 million around the world.