Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures have revealed a limited edition 40’s style poster for next month’s Captain America: The First Avenger, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Toby Lee Jones, and Stanley Tucci.
Marvel has only printed 100 copies of this exclusive poster for the cast and crew of The First Avenger and LA Times will be giving out five prints to those in attedance at the Hero Complex Film Festival. This print is done by Paolo Rivera, whose many credits include covers for ”Fantastic Four,” “Spectacular Spider-Man” and “X-Men: Unlimited.”
Synopsis: Based on the Marvel Comics character from World War II. A brave, yet mild-mannered young soldier named Steve Rogers, volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for a US army Super Soldier program. The military succeeds in transforming him into a human weapon, but quickly decide that their Super Soldier is far too expensive a creation to risk in combat. So, they decide to put him to use as an army celebrity and parade him across Europe to boost morale by performing in USO shows for American troops. He is even given a costume that bear the colors of Old Glory for the stage. Then, when a Nazi plot reveals itself Rogers must rise up and and become the First Avenger, in order to save his country. Steve Rogers becomes Captain America and he earns his way into the hearts and souls of every American, bringing hope and justice to a war-weary nation. Later, during a mission to Germany to stop his archenemy – The Red Skull, from launching rockets at the allies, Captain America sacrifices himself and winds up frozen in ice for almost six decades! Revived, Steve Rogers now must join forces with new heroes and become an Avenger of the modern age.
Captain America: The First Avenger, is slated to release on July 22nd, 2011.
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Captain America: The First Avenger Poster
