

They really could have made a movie just about that part of Cap’s life - and maybe someday they will. The middle section is given particularly short shrift after Cap rescues the Commandos from a Hydra prison camp, most of their adventures are condensed into one long action montage. It tells three different stories - Steve becoming Cap, Captain America’s adventures with the Howling Commandos, and Cap’s final mission of World War II against the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) - at a breathless pace. To crib a line from Mystery Science Theater 3000, Captain America: The First Avenger is 40 pounds of movie in 30-pound movie-capacity pants. This is chronologically the first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.That meant the film had to cover the entirety of Steve Rogers’ origin and adventures in World War II in two hours. Major Peggy Carter was Steve's love interest, and Bucky Barnes was his sidekick. Red Skull, Hitler's head of advanced weaponry and leader of HYDRA, appeared as the main antagonist, searching for a mysterious artifact called the " Tesseract". The Howling Commandos appeared in the movie, although not the original Howling Commandos from the comics. The movie was originally planned to be half in World War II era, and the other half in modern day, but the script was later rewritten.

Behind The Scenesĭirecter Joe Johnston has said that, while Steve Rogers wants to serve his country he is not a jingoistic American, he's just a good person, wanting to do the right thing. Then, when a Nazi plot reveals itself, Rogers must rise up and become the First Avenger in order to save his country. So, the United States Military decides to use him as an army celebrity and parade him around Europe to boost morale by having him perform at USO shows for Allied troops. The military succeeds in transforming Rogers into a living weapon, but quickly decide that the Super-Soldier is too expensive to risk losing in combat. Erskine is later assassinated by Heinz Kruger, the Red Skull's top assassin. Abraham Erskine develops the Super Soldier Serum. Military Super-Soldier program, in which Dr. A brave, yet mild-mannered young soldier, Steve Rogers, deemed unfit for service for physical reasons, volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for the U.S. Based on the iconic Marvel Comics character from World War II.
