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www.hollywoodreporter.com — Joe Johnston has inked a deal to direct "First Avenger: Captain America," Marvel Studios' take on its classic comic book character. Marvel's Kevin Feige is producing. No writers are on board, but the studio, which is hearing pitches, expects to hire shortly. Johnston first met with Marvel two ...

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Joe Johnston to Direct Captain America
/Film — ... team-up. If you haven’t yet read The Ultimates, you should definitely check it out (it is available for under $20 on Amazon). I have no doubt that the storyline will be used as a guideline for the end of the Captain America film and the beginning of The Avengers movie. As previously revealed, the film will be a period piece set entirely during World War II. Filming will take place primarily at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, CA. source: THR Related Stories The Plot For Captain ...

'First Avenger: Captain America' Director Announced
FlicksNews.net — ... THR have just reported on who will be offically helming 'First Avenger: Captain America', the director will be Jurrasic Park 3 and upcoming Wolfman helmer ...

Holding Out For A Hero: Johnston to Direct Captain America
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — ... It seems, I suppose, fitting that the all-American superhero Captain America would get a director with a plain, ordinary all-American name like Joe Johnston (well, that pesky “t” does kind of make him stand out in a way that the usual everyday “Johnson” would not, but perhaps that’s why he went into the arts). And according to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s a done deal, with Johnston having signed a deal to direct the film, which is slated for a May 6, 2011 release. No writers are signed yet. Johnston, though, has been in on the planning with ...

Captain America gets director
Filmstalker — ... is the man who is set to direct Captain America, a film which I think will be a hard sell abroad, and the story tells us that the studio are currently hearing pitches from writers, so the film is definitely moving forward. According to The Hollywood Reporter Joe Johnston first met with Marvel some two years ago for general discussions which then turned into Captain discussions – see what I did there? - and they've been going ever since. Captain America is the story of a soldier called Steve Rogers who is rejected by the army and taken on by a secret government program. They ...

'Captain America' Hires Joe the Director
Get The Big Picture — One more piece in the Marvel Comics puzzle has come together, although at first, it's admittedly puzzling. Joe Johnston has been hired to direct The First Avenger: Captain America, according to various reports. Johnston directed the third Jurassic Park movie, and odds are, if you know the name, that's where you know it from. However, when you dig a little deeper, you can see that this hire makes a lot more sense than Louis Leterrier for The Incredible ...

'Captain America' To Be Helmed By Special-Effects Wizard Turned Director: Report
MTV Movies — ... The Academy Award-winning former special-effects wizard has been tapped to helm "Captain America," according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter. No writers or actors are currently attached. ...

‘Captain America’ finds director!
The Screening Log — ... Joe Johnston is the man who will be directing Marvel’s “First Avenger: Captain Amercia,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. ...

“Captain America” Gets A Regular Joe Director
Hollywoodtuna — ... Speaking of superheroes, First Avenger: Captain America has uncovered a director according to The Hollywood Reporter: Joe Johnston. Yes, Jurassic Park 3 Joe Johnston… The same Joe Johnston who took over directing duties on The Wolf Man and turned a spooky period piece into a generic mid-90s-style thriller from the looks of the footage screened for audiences at Comic-Con. ...