Captain America Movie

Chris Evans has been signed for the part of Captain America aka Steve Rogers in the upcoming Captain America Movie Samuel L. Jackson has been signed to appear in the film and will be playing Nick Fury. Tommy Lee Jones will be playing General Chester Phillips. Neal McDonough will be playing Dum Dum Dugan.

Marvel Studios has hired Joe Johnston to direct the action-adventure film "The Avengers": Captain America. Louis D'Esposito, Stan Lee and David Maisel will executive produce the movie, which is slated to open in theaters on July 22, 2011.

The Writers are Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. There have been reports that the script will include the arch nemesis Red Skull in the movie.

On March 22, 2010 it was confirmed that Chris Evans is going to be the new Captain America.http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Evans-Captain-America-100322.html

Joe Johnston has said that they are looking for an unknown that they plan to surround with bigger name stars and that they plan to name the lead by March 1st., so they should be narrowing it down soon. http://www.empiremovies.com/2010/02/25/who-will-be-captain-america/ Who was tested for the lead role? Sebastian Stan, John Krasinski,Scott Porter, Michael Cassidy, Wilson Bethel, Patrick Flueger, and Mike Vogel.

This will be the third movie of the Marvel Superhero movies with the first being Ironman and then Thor.

Mike Vogel was very happy with his reading for the part of Captain America.http://io9.com/5482499/mike-vogel-very-excited-by-his-captain-america-test He didn't seem to want to say too much but he did admit he was excited and a fan of 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.

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)

Chris Evans - Steve Rogers / Captain America

Samuel L. Jackson - Nick Fury

Neal McDonough - Dum Dum Dugan

Dominic Cooper - Howard Stark

Tommy Lee Jones - General Chester Phillips

Haley Atwell - Peggy Carter

Hugo Weaving - Johann Schmidt / The Red Skull

Toby Jones - Arnim Zola

Sebastian Stan - James Barnes (Bucky)