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• Marvel Studios has hired Joe Johnston to helm the action-adventure film Captain America. Louis D'Esposito, Stan Lee and David Maisel will executive produce the movie, which is slated to open in theaters on May 6, 2011.

• Fast Facts

  1. Director: Joe Johnston
  2. Executive producers: Louis D'Esposito, Stan Lee and David Maisel
  3. Producer: Kevin Feige
  4. Screenwriters: Undetermined
  5. Release date: May 6, 2011Variety: Johnston to direct Captain America (November 10, 2008)
  6. Marvel hopes to make Captain America into a superhero franchise
  7. Studio: Paramount Pictures
  8. The actor for the role of Captain America/Steve Rogers has not been cast
  9. AKA: The First Avenger: Captain America
  10. 1941: Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created the comic character of Captain America

• Captain America

  Patriotic Steve Rogers is rejected by the Army due to health reasons. While undergoing a secret experiment, he gains a superbody and super powers which enable him to protect his beloved country.

• Quote

  Regarding director Joe Johnston: "This is a guy who designed the vehicles for 'Star Wars,' who storyboarded the convoy action sequence for 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. From 'Rocketeer' to 'October Sky' to 'The Wolf Man,' you can look at pieces of his movies and see how they lead to this one."—Kevin Feige, producerCanMag: Captain America Director Found (November 10, 2008)

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