Captain America: The First Avenger First Avenger" tells the story of Steve Rogers, a sickly man from Brooklyn who is transformed into super-soldier Captain America and must stop the Red Skull, who intends to use an artifact called the "Tesseract" as an energy-source for world domination. "Captain America: The First Avenger" began as a concept in 1997 and was scheduled for distribution by Artisan Entertainment. However, a lawsuit, not settled until September 2003, disrupted the project. In 2005, Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch, and planned to finance and release it through Paramount Pictures. Directors Jon Favreau and Louis Leterrier were interested in
Captain America (1990 film) Myth's Neil Calloway said, "It's not a great film, and is really only of interest as a pre-MCU curio for hardcore Marvel fans." The film was first released direct-to-video on VHS and LaserDisc by Columbia TriStar Home Video in 1992. The film was released on DVD as part of the MGM limited edition made-on-demand series. A Blu-ray Disc of the film was released by Shout! Factory on 21 May 2013 as a Collector's Edition which features a widescreen HD presentation and brand new interviews with director Pyun and star Salinger. Captain America (1990 film) Captain America is a 1990 superhero