oscar_merkx
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Drew: So I know you're prepping "Captain America" right now...
Joe Johnston: Yes.
Drew: ... and I know you've said that it's largely period. Does that mean we're going to see some of the other Silver Age characters in the film?
Joe: Well, we will see the Captain America villain, the main villain, the Red Skull. But it's the origin story. It's how he became Captain America in World War II. There are present-day bookends, but it's really... it's his origin story. And we decided you only get one shot at telling an origin story, so you might as well tell it first.
Drew: It seems exciting that you're part of this larger building block plan that Marvel has, ultimately leading towards "The Avengers." Is there a different pressure on you, knowing they have that end goal in mind?
Joe: Well, I don't put any pressure on myself because of that. It's like any other project... you read the script, you decide how you're going to do it, you tell the best possible story. Then they'll take "The First Avenger" story and incorporate it into the bigger franchise, you know? I'm not worried about that. We have a great story and a great script, and we have the resources to do it right. I think it's going to be a lot of fun. We're shooting in the UK because most of the story takes place in Europe. We're casting now, and then we start shooting in June.
Drew: Wow. Have you found him yet?
Joe: (laughs) Not yet.