Joe Johnston, whose credits include "Jurassic Park III” and "Jumanji,” has been signed to direct the comic-book adaptation "The First Avenger: Captain America,” Marvel Studios announced recently.
The movie is scheduled for release May 6, 2011, the same weekend that Marvel scored a blockbuster this year with "Iron Man,” starring Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 2” comes out May 7, 2010.
"Captain America” is based on the Marvel Comics character Steve Rogers, who volunteers for a research program that transforms him into a patriotic super-soldier. The lead role has not yet been cast.
Marvel also is teaming Captain America with Downey’s Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor and other superheroes from the comic-book giant’s vaults for "The Avengers,” due in theaters July 15, 2011.
Johnston is directing "The Wolf Man,” an update of the horror classic starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. His other credits include "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” "The Rocketeer” and "October Sky.”
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