Captain America: The First Avenger favorite superhero as a child because "my dad told me I could one day be Captain America". Joe Johnston met with Marvel to discuss directing the film. "Captain America" was put on hold during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. However, in January 2008, Marvel Entertainment reached an interim comprehensive agreement with the Writers Guild of America that would put writers immediately back to work on various projects that were under the company's development. On May 5, 2008 (after the success of "Iron Man"), Marvel announced the film "The First Avenger: Captain America" (the working title) for release in
Captain America in other media Captain America in other media Since the 1940s, the comic book character Captain America has been presented in a variety of other media, including serial films, feature films, animations, and video games. "The Marvel Super Heroes" (1966): Captain America was one of the five featured superheroes, starring in one "Captain America" segment a week. They were largely straightforward adaptations of not just the character's solo stories from "Tales of Suspense", but also several stories from "The Avengers" series as well. Both of these films were released on DVD for the first time together in 2011 from Shout! Factory. The 1944