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Captain America Will Be Set in World War II and Will Not Star Matthew McConaughey

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Source:  IESB.net
Contrary to earlier rumors, it seems that when The First Avenger: Captain America hits the screen, the Star-Spangled Avenger will not be played by Matthew McConaughey. Our friends at IESB.net spoke to Marvel Entertainment executive Kevin Feige, who also confirmed that the film will be a period piece, set during World War II.

Feige says that the film will be an origin piece, detailing how underweight Steve Rogers becomes America's super-soldier, in order to help America fight against the Axis powers. Feige says that, much like Iron Man, the film will be very faithful to the comics.

It was also confirmed that while Captain America's famous shield is seen briefly in Tony Stark's lab in Iron Man, the presence of the shield is just an Easter Egg for the fans - not an actual part of the story of either film.

Finally, Feige says that rumors of Matthew McConaughey playing Captain America are just that - rumors, and are completely false.


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July 6th, 2008 12:23pm
They wanted to make people REALLY look for it lol
 
July 6th, 2008 10:06am
i know, what the hell were they thinking?.... do they honestly think somebody was gonna notice that while watching the movie? lmao
 
July 6th, 2008 9:24am
Thanks rad. I watched and u can hardly see it, but it's def. there.
 
July 6th, 2008 8:41am
to anybody that still hasn't seen the shield, here is the link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Mmy49n_xE&feature=related
 
July 6th, 2008 8:39am
ok, apinney..... the shield turning up in Iron-Man isn't a link to the Avengers nor does it mean Stark has had contact with Hulk or S.H.I.E.L.D!
it was put into the movie just for a bit of fun. it doesn't mean anything other than that. how do i know this?.... cause John Favreau said it!
 
July 6th, 2008 5:57am
So one has to wonder; when did Stark and Fury meet? The Cap's shield would have been where prior to Stark having it? SHIELD HQ? US ARMY? CIA or FBI? Obviously Steve Rogers frozen body is already at SHEILD HQ right? Hence Starks' line about having something on ice at the end of Incredible Hulk?
 
July 6th, 2008 4:36am
Ya, the heroes of WW2 were a group called the invaders. Torch of 1940s is completely dif. from torch of the Four. And i think i'm gonna try looking up the shield. See if there's a vid or pic or somethin
 
July 5th, 2008 7:24am
k, i have finally seen the shield in Iron-Man. but honestly, you would need he eyes of a fucking hawk to spot it during the movie! it's on the desk as Stark is having his firet fitting of the suit. you can see it under his right arm with paper and shit over it!
 
July 5th, 2008 4:10am
World War II Torch is not the Fantastic Four Torch.
 
June 16th, 2008 1:16am
How could Human Torch be in a WWII Film? LOL. When hes what.. 20ish in a film set in the 00's.
 
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