Captain America: The First Avenger facts for kids

Captain America: The First Avenger is an American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It was produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Joe Johnston. It was released in the United States on July 22, 2011. The movie was converted to 3-D, but not filmed that way. The filming for the movie took place in Los Angeles, California, and the Northern Quarter of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. It was reported in February of 2011 that the screenwriters Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus were hired to return to write for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Cast

• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
• Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips
• Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
• Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
• Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan
• Derek Luke as Gabe Jones
• Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine
• Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
• Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
• Toby Jones as Arnim Zola
• Richard Armitage as Heinz Kruger
• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Canada	22 July 2011
Italy	22 July 2011
United States	22 July 2011
Switzerland	27 July 2011 (Italian speaking region)
Iceland	27 July 2011
Philippines	27 July 2011
Argentina	28 July 2011
Australia	28 July 2011
Bolivia	28 July 2011
Chile	28 July 2011
Croatia	28 July 2011
South Korea	28 July 2011
Kazakhstan	28 July 2011
Montenegro	28 July 2011
Malaysia	28 July 2011
Netherlands	28 July 2011
New Zealand	28 July 2011
Peru	28 July 2011
Serbia	28 July 2011
Russia	28 July 2011
Singapore	28 July 2011
Slovenia	28 July 2011
Thailand	28 July 2011
Taiwan	28 July 2011
Ukraine	28 July 2011
Armenia	29 July 2011
Brazil	29 July 2011
Colombia	29 July 2011
Ecuador	29 July 2011
Estonia	29 July 2011
United Kingdom	29 July 2011
Ireland	29 July 2011
India	29 July 2011
Lithuania	29 July 2011
Latvia	29 July 2011
Mexico	29 July 2011
Panama	29 July 2011
Paraguay	29 July 2011
Uruguay	29 July 2011
Vietnam	29 July 2011
Czech Republic	4 August 2011
Hong Kong	4 August 2011
Hungary	4 August 2011
Israel	4 August 2011
Cambodia	4 August 2011
Portugal	4 August 2011
Slovakia	4 August 2011
Spain	5 August 2011
Poland	5 August 2011
Romania	5 August 2011
South Africa	5 August 2011
Denmark	11 August 2011
Ghana	12 August 2011
Kenya	12 August 2011
Nigeria	12 August 2011
Norway	12 August 2011
Sweden	12 August 2011
Belgium	17 August 2011
Switzerland	17 August 2011 (French speaking region)
France	17 August 2011
Switzerland	18 August 2011 (German speaking region)
Germany	18 August 2011
Austria	19 August 2011
Finland	19 August 2011
Cyprus	26 August 2011
Kuwait	29 August 2011
Egypt	31 August 2011
Pakistan	31 August 2011
United Arab Emirates	1 September 2011
Greece	1 September 2011
Lebanon	1 September 2011
Turkey	2 September 2011
China	9 September 2011
Indonesia	9 September 2011
Japan	14 October 2011
Venezuela	20 January 2012

Images for kids

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  Kevin Feige, Joe Johnston, Chris Evans, and Hugo Weaving at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

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  Johnston at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International

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  Photo taken in Manchester on the set of Captain America: The First Avenger

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  Evans as pre-serum Steve Rogers before (top) and after (bottom) he was visually reduced

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  Evans promoting the film at Comic-Con in July 2011 during the Military Salute

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  El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California before the movie's world premiere

See also

In Spanish: Capitán América: el primer vengador para niños