With Marvel movies being all the rage (with the odd exception of DC’s Batman), it comes as no surprise that news — any news — of their upcoming movies is welcomed with open arms.
Subsequently, the internet has been rife with stories pertaining to the new synopsis for The First Avenger: Captain America.
Production Weekly provided the synopsis — read it here below — but not many people seem to have made the obvious jump to see where this movie will kick off with the Avengers movie.
Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe,Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth.
After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by “vita-rays.” Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later,he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued hiswar against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.
We know that the Avengers movie is planned to come out only a few weeks after Captain America hits cinemas on May 6, 2011. And given how Cap makes it from the 40s to the present, it only makes sense that the Avengers movie will start out with them resurrecting Captain America out of the ice.
Either way, I’m looking forward to see these movies hit the big screen; is going to be interesting to see if they keep it to the current Marvel standard.
“Current Marvel standards”? Besides Iron Man, there aren’t any other really good Marvel movies lately. Incredible Hulk, Spider-man 3, Ghost Rider, Elektra: not sure what standard a Marvel movie has.
DC does have Watchmen coming out. I suspect that people are a lot more excited about that than any vaporware Captain America and Avenger movies.
Comment by Vincent Murphy — October 6, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
So far it sounds like the original storyline, and I hope they stick to it.. My concern is his costume, maybe some “Dark Knight-ish” aesthetics?..
Comment by Siah — October 7, 2008 @ 2:49 am
There can be a lot of potential with this movie. Captain America is what a lot of people grew up with. If they can get John Favero to write and direct this movie, I can see this movie easily surpassing Iron Man’s numbers.
Comment by seahawk — October 8, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
First, just to clarify upon a previous comment, only the 2008 Incredible Hulk was produced solely by Marvel Studios and distributed via Universal Studios.
Iron Man was also a Marvel Studios production with Paramount distributing.
Spiderman 3 was a Sony Pictures production, Ghost Rider a Columbia Pictures product and Elektra was done by 20th Century Fox. All three studios licensed those properties from Marvel, but really, the comic book giant didn’t have significant say in how to translate their characters from printed pages to movie screens.
As for Captain America, if Marvel manages to translate the spirit of the man that embodies our nation and not just an empty green-screen action extravaganza, I’ll be a happy movie-goer.
“For he exemplifies the best in us and all that we can be and may yet achieve even in times of uncertainty and despair.”
– Anonymous
Cap at his best: http://captain-america.us/articles/civil-war.htm
Comment by burning_chrome — October 12, 2008 @ 12:49 pm