Joe Johnston

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Chris Evans as Captain America stands in costume holding his shield, with an American flag and sunlight in the background.

Chris Evans as Captain America stands in his blue costume with a star shield, surrounded by masked soldiers in dark uniforms, in a scene from Captain America: The First Avenger.

Joe Johnston

American director

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Director Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) marked the character’s first appearance on the big screen in almost 70 years. Chris Evans played the star-spangled hero in a film that expanded on Marvel’s cinematic universe in a manner that delighted both comics fans and…
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