Captain America to Begin Filming June 2010

Marvel’s latest superhero movie, The First Avenger: Captain America will begin shooting this summer for a 2011 release date. Director Joe Johnston (The Wolfman) is set to begin production this June reports Fangoria Entertainment. This is great news for fans of Captain America, however there is one factor missing in all of this: who is going to play the title character? There have been rumors floating around the net for a very long time with names from Leo DiCaprio to Will Smith all being considered to don the mask and shield of Captain America. Sure seems to be a short time table to find a Captain America and begin filming. Continue reading for more on this.

Fangoria reported this from director Joe Johnston:

Principal photography was now less than four weeks away. “By the time I got on a plane and arrived, it was three,” recalls Johnston, speaking from the art department of THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA, which he’s readying for a June start.”

The First Avenger: Captain America will arrive in theaters on July 22nd 2011. Who do you think should fill the shoes of Captain America. Leave your thoughts below.