Watch Out....Here comes Captain America!!

Well well well...Marvel Comic is truly trying to do a takeover in the Spring and Summer of 2010. For all those comic book junkies like myself (nothing wrong with that) Marvel is truly trying to hit the cinema real hard!! FULL FORCE, taking no prisoners!!!

If anyone remembers the weekend after "Iron Man" came out there was much buzz about the secret scene after the credits with Samuel jackson in a cameo as Marvel Comics' Nick Fury. It made it such a trend that Robert Downey Jr. made an appearance as well at the tail end of "The Incredible Hulk", but also had it featured in many commercials. But what many maybe failed to realize was the hints in both Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk were signaling the forthcoming appearance of another Marvel icon: Captain America!! So with Iron Man out on DVD now and Incredible Hulk to soon follow you can catch up on these tidbits. (It pays to stay after and watch the credits...did we not learn from X-Men 3.)

A few perceptive observers noticed during the theatrical run of "Iron Man" that in the scene where Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) walks in on Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) as his armor is being removed, there was something on the workbench behind him. Circular, with red and white stripes and a half-completed star in the center, it was speculated that this was Captain America's iconic shield. (Kudos to Marc Daniel on Yahoo Movies)

Captain America himself made a cameo in "The Incredible Hulk," but don't feel bad if you didn't see it. While director Louis Letterier had hinted in interviews that they had shot an appearance, the scene ended up on the cutting room floor. But now it can finally be seen in the bonus features on the DVD, as first spotted by FilmSchoolRejects.com.

The character is scheduled to get his own film, called "The First Avenger: Captain America," in May of 2011. Then he's expected to join Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and other Marvel heroes in the group "Avengers" movie that July. The speculation is that the first movie will be his origin story, set during World War II like the initial comics. Then he will be frozen and brought back in modern times to join the team, just like he did in the books. Jon Favreau has stated he'd like to direct "The Avengers," but first he's focusing on "Iron Man 2," hitting screens in May 2010.