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
The Death of Captain America The Death of Captain America "The Death of Captain America" is an eighteen-issue Captain America story arc written by Ed Brubaker with art by Steve Epting and published by Marvel Comics. The arc first appears in "Captain America" (vol. 5) #25–42. The first issue of the story arc, "Captain America" #25, was the highest selling comic for the month of its release. The story arc had wide-sweeping effects throughout the Marvel Universe and was accompanied by the miniseries "". In the aftermath of "Civil War", Captain America is taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody where he is assassinated per the order of