Finally some news about the long in-development Captain America movie that isn’t a rumor! Joe Johnston has officially signed on to direct First Avenger: Captain America for Marvel Studios.
Johnston’s biggest directing gigs are movies like Jumanji, October Sky, Jurassic Park III, and Hidalgo. His newest movie is the Universal remake of The Wolfman, which has a lot of positive feedback behind it. He’s also done high profile visual effects work on The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi.
No other hirings are known yet, but writers are expected to be announced soon.
The movie is supposed to be set in WWII, which is something that I like the sound of (see full synopsis: ‘Captain America’ Movie Synopsis and Theories).
This will also be another tie-in to The Avengers movie, which is coming out in 2011, so expect to see Captain America a few weeks prior on May 6, 2011.
[Source: THR]
I love that it is set in WW2. I hope it is like the first issue of the Ultimates comic series.
However, I would be surprised if this film is successful globally. Iron Man and Spiderman are easily translatable.
Who other than Americans will line up for this?