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Unlike most Marvel movies, Captain America feels like a standalone film, which is mostly due to the fact that it’s set in 1942 - meaning, there’s no reason to cutaway to S.H.I.E.L.D. Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, and Dominic Cooper are great as well, and Hugo Weaving does a solid job as Red Skull that puts him above some of the other 'one and done' MCU villains. But you can watch the movie and not really care about what those things mean outside of how they’re used here. Cast Chris Evans: Captain America/Steve Rogers Hayley Atwell: Peggy Carter Sebastian Stan: James Buchanan Bucky Barnes Tommy Lee Jones: Colonel Chester. Sure, the movie introduces important elements like the Tesseract, the magical cube with undefined powers that factors heavily into Avengers HYDRA, the world domination obsessed organization that began as the Nazis’ special secret weapons division and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s predecessor, the Strategic Scientific Reserve, which was the Allies’ response to Hydra. It is the fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s an astounding movie that feels part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe without feeling like it’s just another building block for the universe. Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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Directed by Joe Johnston ( The Rocketeer), this World War II-epic was our first introduction to Chris Evans’ star-spangled boyscout who just really hates bullies.
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Now, we’ve finally reached my favorite Phase One movie: Captain America: The First Avenger. Captain America: The First Avenger - Full Cast & Crew Producer Kevin Feige Co-Producer Victoria Alonso Stephen Broussard Assoc.