Captain America Update: Joe Johnston talks more about his inspiration, and new photos surface!

Posted in the LA Times' Hero Complex page, Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston talked more about his inspirations behind making the film. Having had experience working in the seminal Steven Spielberg/ George Lucas adventure film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as visual effects art director and directing the Disney hero flick The Rocketeer, it's no wonder that Johnston drew inspiration from the first Indiana Jones flick to create the backdrop and World War II setting that Cap's movie is based in. However, he goes on to note that the Marvel movie eventually came into its own as filming took place, and what we eventually see in the trailers and promotional stills is a product that fans hungry for some superhero action will definitely not miss out when the movie opens on July 22 this year.

Speaking about pic stills, movie blog site Slash Film has also posted new ones that show off a couple of "Behind-The-Scenes" filmmaking moments that we've seen in the recent trailer. For more information and details, visit LA Times Hero Complex (for Johnston's interview) and Slash Film (for the pics)!

Captain America: The First Avenger fights his way to cinemas on July 22, 2011!

Captain America Update: First Details On The Movie Costume!

Marvelousnews.com has just put up a post detailing what fans and moviegoers can expect from Captain America's costume in the movie "Captain America: The First Avenger"! The film's director, Joe Johnston, has shown new designs of Cap's classic iconic wear to the people of Jobio.com, and while there's no official details or photos released or given by Johnston yet, the interviewers have noted and described what they've seen in great detail... and it sounds great already!
As seen in their post, Marvelousnews goes on to compile some handy and SPOILER filled information about how Cap's costume is gonna look like in the 2011 Marvel flick. The notes reveal that Steve Rogers will have two costumes to wear in the movie - his first WWII era uniform and the upgraded battle ready costume, respectively. Also, the trademark wings on the side of his mask will be gone though, and instead of a mask, it's going to be a custom combat helmet shaped to be made into a mask with the A symbol over it. As for the shield, it'll be the iconic red, white, and blue circular one, with a few tweaks to it I guess. I'm hoping he starts with the triangular one first though, to make his old school "first appearance" look complete.

Judging from what I've heard so far, the portrayal of Cap in the film adaptation will be more realistic than stylish. Here's hoping it'll still look epic once official production photos and footage get released! For more info, visit Marvelousnews.com.

Captain America: The First Avenger opens on July 22, 2011!