As the Star-Spangled Soldier, Rogers goes to war against Nazi Germany's military forces - including Johann Schmidt ( Hugo Weaving), who has his own plans for world domination. Taking place in the timeframe of 1942 to 1945, First Avenger tells the story of US Army reject Steve Rogers ( Chris Evans), who volunteers for a secret government program which transforms him into the very epitome of human potential. note If you discount the flashbacks to millennia ago in Thor It is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe chronologically. This film is not to be confused with the 1990 film Captain America, the two Captain America TV movies from the 1970s, or the classic movie serials from the 1940s, all of which have no relation to this film (aside from being based on the same comic book character). Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 action/adventure based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios, and directed by Joe Johnston ( The Rocketeer, Jurassic Park III) it is the fifth film in (and in some ways, a prequel to) the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its Phase 1.

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