Captain America: The First Avenger is scheduled for release on July 22 — I am amazed at just how much studios can work up to the deadline. Just yesterday, less than three months before release, director Joe Johnston shot another scene featuring Chris Evans as the titular superhero and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Times Square. Times Square is the most public place in America, so plenty of passersby were on hand to capture the action. You’ll find video and photos after the jump.
Captain America: The First Avenger also stars Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving, Toby Jones, and Stanley Tucci.
Latino Review speculates this is for the customary Marvel post-credits sequence. That seems about right. Steve Rogers has traveled to the present day in this scene, right? That’s why you shoot in Times Square — to overwhelm a character from the 1940s with The Future.
Comic Book Movie has tons of images scattered across a series of posts. I’ve included a few of my favorites below courtesy of Eye Prime and Klatsch-trasch.de.
The official synopsis for Captain America: The First Avenger:
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by “vita-rays.” Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.
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u sure it’s for the avengers movie?
i missed *NOT*
Don’t think so. Im pretty sure thats Joe Johnston in standing there too.
If it was Avengers Joss would be around.
if this is the end it helps the avengers movie if they dont have to spend anytime on getting captain america cause he looks to be part of shield by the end of the movie
Yeah, for the sake of time, you figure they’ll have all the heroes in present day and connected to SHIELD before the timeline of The Avengers.
did logan slash fury in the face?
Wonder if this is the easter egg getting filmed, lol.
You mean 3 months before release not 2…
Yep. Fixed.
Basically some studio heads saying, “We need to tie this into the a Avengers film more”.
I just pray the Captain doesn’t get derailed with “The Avengers” promotion like with what happened with Iron Man.
As much as I really dig what Marvel is doing with a connecting living in movie world, but advertising your movies inside your other movies only works when its subtle and small end of credits stingers. Otherwise its a kick to the teeth.
Well you know The Avengers starts filming tomorrow. Maybe this is part of that. Pre-shoot, or rehearsal.
Would you book Times Square for rehearsal?
Also, Joe Johnston was reportedly on set. I believe that’s the main reason news outlets are pointing to Captain America.
Looks like the wake up in the future confused and bust out of shield scene.
I really wish he stopped making that face. I don’t care if he is confused with being in present day… I really really REALLY dislike that stupid face he makes. Captain America should NEVER make that face. Its the only thing that worry’s me about this movie, his face better look more classically heroic then what the trailers and promo’s and stills have been leading on. I’m pretty sure you’d get your ass whooped making a face like that all the time.
What kind of specific face is good enough for your standards? So, I take it you went to acting school and you know exactly the right amount of eyebrow mixed with bemused heroic puzzlement right?
Damn you guys are really nit picking this thing with a fine needle huh? Lets just see how it turns out. Nothing is perfect. There’s not going to be a perfect anything to a movie. It’s all relative.
As far as expressions go, I would rather Captain America not be a stereotypical Adam West with indifferent heroic expression.
God, you guys are killing me with your comments. You’re worrying about the most trite things.
btw, if you found yourself suddenly 70 years in the future surrounded by a seemingly alien world, you’d be SH@#$ bricks and peeing yourself too. I’d hope that kind of shock would be reflected on the actor I don’t care WHO he’s playing. That’s just more realistic and believable.
Weps u on crack fool or have u ran out of weed jeezoo lighten up!!…
Anyone else notice how Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Evans didn’t even so much as acknowledge each other when they finished their scene? I take it they’re not exactly buddies, eh?
What?! Are you kidding?! So they have to hug and kiss every time a scene is finished? They got a job to do, they do it and they are done. They might talk when shooting is over and everything. You people read too much into these things damn!! Chill out.
They are professionals, they dont have to shake each others hands all the time. What about the Director. did they both walk up to the director and kiss his hands? Damn that must mean they dont like the Director either right? The Director didn’t hug the Producers either, man there must be serious beef on that set!
LOL, dude you’re the one freaking out over a harmless comment. What’s up with all the exclamation marks and stuff? No, I’m not saying they should hug it out and make out or whatever, it just seemed like they didn’t even look at each other and that’s all I was commenting on. Just a harmless, first-impression observation. It’s not that serious dude. YOU need chill out lol. you’re reading too much into MY comment.
where’s the eye patch??????
He’s wearing it in the last image. The other pic (with the glasses) must have been taken between shots.
the important question is, is that coulson or someone else showing capt something important in the suitcase. theres a hint of red and white. perhaps his shield?