The movie, directed by Joe Johnston and scheduled for release in July next year, will also star Lord of the Rings actor Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull, Captain America’s nemesis and head of the Nazis’ terrorist activities.
American actor Chris Evans, who also starred in the Fantastic Four comic book films, is playing the title role in the film.
The film started shooting in June, when Tommy Lee Jones was confirmed as playing US Army Colonel Chester Phillips.
Dominic Cooper will also play a role as the younger version of Howard Stark, the character which John Slattery portrayed in Iron Man 2.
One of the first filming locations earlier in the summer was near the University of Manchester in the Northern Quarter, centred around Dale Street, chosen after a search for a location best fitting 1940’s Lower East Side Manhattan, New York.
Based on the Marvel Comics character from World War II. A brave, yet mild-mannered young soldier named Steve Rogers, volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for a US army Super Soldier program.
The military succeeds in transforming him into a human weapon, but quickly decide that their Super Soldier is far too expensive a creation to risk in combat.
So, they decide to put him to use as an army celebrity and parade him across Europe to boost morale by performing in USO shows for American troops.
He is even given a costume that bear the colors of Old Glory for the stage.
Then, when a Nazi plot reveals itself Rogers must rise up and and become the First Avenger, in order to save his country.
Steve Rogers becomes Captain America and he earns his way into the hearts and souls of every American, bringing hope and justice to a war-weary nation.
Later, during a mission to Germany to stop his archenemy – The Red Skull, from launching rockets at the allies, Captain America sacrifices himself and winds up frozen in ice for almost six decades!
Revived, Steve Rogers now must join forces with new heroes and become an Avenger of the modern age.