Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
Produced by
Kevin Feige
Screenplay by
Christopher Markus
Stephen McFeely
Based on
Captain America
by Joe Simon
Jack Kirby
Starring
Chris Evans
Scarlett Johansson
Sebastian Stan
Anthony Mackie
Cobie Smulders
Frank Grillo
Emily VanCamp
Hayley Atwell
Robert Redford
Samuel L. Jackson
Music by
Henry Jackman
Cinematography
Trent Opaloch
Edited by
Jeffrey Ford
Production
company
Marvel Studios

Distributed by
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
March 13, 2014(El Capitan Theatre)
April 4, 2014(United States)
Running time
136 minutes
[1]

Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$170 million
[2]

Box office
$714.1 million
[3]

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a 2014 American superhero film featuring the Marvel
Comics character Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt
Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First
Avenger and the ninth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was
directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen
McFeely, who had also worked in The First Avenger. It stars Chris Evans as Captain America,
leading an ensemble cast that includes Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony
Mackie, Cobie Smulders,Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford,
and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Captain America, Black Widow, andFalcon join forces to
uncover a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. while facing a mysterious assassin known as
the Winter Soldier.
A major influence in The Winter Soldier was conspiracy fiction from the 1970s such as Three
Days of the Condor, with the script also drawing from the Winter Soldier story arc written by Ed
Brubaker. The script was written in 2011, with the Russo brothers entering negotiations to
direct in June 2012 and casting beginning the following month. Principal photography
commenced in April 2013 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Washington, D.C.
and Cleveland, Ohio. While the directors aimed for more realism, with focus on practical
effects and intense stunt work, 2,500 visual effects shots were done by six different companies.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier premiered in Los Angeles on March 13, 2014. It was
released internationally on March 26, 2014 and in North America on April 4, 2014, in 2D, 3D,
and IMAX 3D. The film became a critical and commercial success, having grossed over $714
million worldwide. A sequel set to be directed by the Russo brothers is scheduled for release
on May 6, 2016.