Captain America: The First Avenger Studios confirmed the latter in May. Ryan Phillippe and John Krasinski were also considered for the role of Captain America. In April 2010, Sebastian Stan, who had been mentioned in media accounts as a possibility for the title role, was cast as Bucky Barnes. Stan is contracted for multiple films. Also in April, Marvel announced that Hayley Atwell had been cast as Peggy Carter, and that the film's name had been changed from "The First Avenger: Captain America" to "Captain America: The First Avenger". The next day it was reported that Joss Whedon would be rewriting the script as part
Captain America: The Winter Soldier March 20. On March 18, ABC aired a one-hour television special titled, "Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe", which included a sneak peek of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". On April 1, 2014, Evans and Stan rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in honor of the film's theatrical release. Jackson appeared in advertisements for Sky Broadband. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" was released in 32 markets on March 26, 2014 and in North America on April 4, 2014, in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D. The film debuted on 668 IMAX screens worldwide, a record for films releasing