Captain America: The First Avenger directing the project before Johnston was approached in 2008. The principal characters were cast between March and June 2010. Production of "Captain America: The First Avenger" began in June 2010, and filming took place in London, Manchester, Caerwent, and Liverpool in the United Kingdom, and Los Angeles in the United States. The film was converted to 3D in post-production. "Captain America: The First Avenger" premiered in Hollywood on July 19, 2011, and was released in the United States on July 22, 2011. The film was commercially successful, grossing over $370 million worldwide. Critics particularly praised Evans' performance, the film's depiction
Captain America: The Winter Soldier put it back in S.H.I.E.L.D. protection. The first televised advertisement for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" aired during Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014. According to "The Hollywood Reporter", Disney paid over $4 million per 30-second spot. The "Los Angeles Times" said, "The clip promoting the April 4 release had a recognizably melancholy tone as Chris Evans' patriotic hero grapples with the moral ambiguities of the modern age." Also in February, Gameloft announced that a mobile video game, titled "Captain America: The Winter Soldier – The Official Game", would be released in conjunction with the release of the film