Captain America: The First Avenger (1st Official Trailer HD)

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Arleigh

We already have the first full trailer for the upcoming Thor film this coming summer season. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the next big trailer from Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios. While a teaser trailer was shown during the Super Bowl there still hasn’t been an official trailer for Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger. Now that wait is over as Paramount Pictures have finally unleashed the first official trailer.

Captain America: The First Avenger is still set for a July 22, 2010 release.

Captain America: Red Skull Revealed

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Arleigh

Just a little under a month ago Marvel Studios released the first official picture of Steve Rogers as Captain America. Ths was just days before the first teaser trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger made its debut during the Super Bowl telecast. With talk of the first official full trailer for this film just around the bend Marvel Studios has continued to tease fans by releasing through Entertainment Weekly the first official picture of Captain’s nemesis: Johann Schmidt as the Red Skull (played by the always very good Hugo Weaving).

To say that Joe Johnstone and his crew of skilled artisans got Red Skull down correctly would be an understatement. The first time I saw the image late this morning any doubt I had about this film was just blown away. They got the look and attitude of the Red Skull down exactly as I had pictured him in my head. The make-up effects to make Hugo Weaving look like the Red Skull doesn’t look fake from that picture and seeing it in motion would only enhance it.

The film is still set for a July 22, 2011 release and the wait until then will be difficult as Marvel and Paramount continues to release more and more tidbits to whet the appetites of fans.

Also, I want that coat he’s wearing. That’s a badass attire.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Captain America: The First Avenger (Super Bowl TV Spot)

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Arleigh

Ok, one of the big Marvel Pictures blockbusters finally gets it’s first ever trailer/tv spot release. I am talking about Joe Johnstone’s upcoming film adaptation of Captain America.

The trailer shows Chris Evans in the role of Steve Rogers both in his super-soldier persona and the before version when he’s a short, sickly and thin recruit. I will say that it was a tad disconcerting to see Chris Evans so sickly. The rest of the tv spot showed Captain America fighting the Nazis during World War 2 and I think there’s even a super brief glimpse of Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull removing his mask or, at least, losing his face which would be replaced by the iconic red skull head mask.

The film has been titled Captain America: The First Avenger and is set for a July 22, 2011 release.

Captain America: The First Avenger (Official Poster)

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Arleigh

After a couple weeks of Marvel Studios and Paramount releasing official pics from the set of Captain America: The First Avenger we finally get to the first official film poster for the film. The poster itself is all about Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in the Captain America suit with the shield. The helmet is nowhere in sight, but previous released pics have already shown it and this image picked for the poster really shows off the suit.

The poster’s image is grittier in nature than I was expecting, but if one believes the rumors about which Captain America writers have influenced the script then the gritty look fits. It definitely brings to mind much of how Ed Brubaker of Marvel wrote the character just a couple years ago right before his death after the Civil War crossover in Marvel Comics.

So far, all the things Marvel has released about this film has done nothing but assuage whatever doubts fans may have about the film. Here’s to hoping that these pics and releases of information about the film will lead to a successful film.