Chris Evans suits up as the Star-Spangled Avenger in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Joe and Anthony Russo directed the sequel set in the modern-day as Steve Rogers continues to find his place in the new world and uncovering a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D.
With relentless foes like Winter Soldier, Brock Rumlow and Batroc – the Russos tested Evans with new fighting techniques for Cap.
“Yeah. Well, that’s what we were all saying. I remember when I first met with the Russos. Has anyone played the “Captain America” video game? I love it, and I don’t like video games. I was like, I love it because I love the way Cap moves. He moves so well. He just beats ass. It’s like, that’s how this guy needs to be moving. This isn’t just a guy who’s given the ability of speed and power. He’s been training. He’s got the frame of mind to absorb this information, so I can only assume with training and his ability, this guy should really be dangerous, and we should show that. It’s not just — take Jason Bourne and make him… if Jason Bourne can do it, Cap should be flying through these things. So we’ve had a little bit of fun kind of turning up his power, turning up his speed, and so the fights are more grizzly and more impactful and, in my opinion, cooler,” Evans told Comic Book Resources.
Steve will be using his signature vibranium shield more in the sequel. Evans explained how he mastered Cap’s trademark weapon.
“It was a bit of a chore, but it was fun. I was excited. They put me in gymnastic classes, and we were doing combat stuff every day for a few months. And it’s a lot of fun because when you get the dance down — all it is, is just a dance really, the choreography — when you get the dance down, you start working on the acting. Because you can’t telegraph a block or a punch. You have to show if you’ve been hurt. When it gets down fast, when it’s sharp. It’s neat. It just feels so good. It feels great. It feels like dancing, and it just looks so good. We have such good stunt coordinators and choreographers. The Russos really have a handle on how they want to shoot this. Sometimes you watch the stunt guys do a little playback like in the stunt warehouse, and it looks okay. And then the Russos get in there with these great angles and a lot of great camera movement, and some of the films they even reference in those first meetings of how they wanted fight sequences to look were spot on. And the footage that I’ve seen is awesome. You went to Comic-Con? I just saw the Comic-Con footage. It’s so good. I was like, “Oh, thank God.”
Here’s more of the CBR Comic-Con interview.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier opens April 4th.
New Captain America: Winter Soldier character posters.
New Captain America: Winter Soldier set photos.
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