History Trivia / CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger

** Creator/EmilyBlunt was initially offered the role of ComicBook/PeggyCarter before Creator/HayleyAtwell was cast. Blunt was previously approached for [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]] in ''Film/IronMan2'', and her husband, Creator/JohnKrasinski, was the first candidate to portray Steve Rogers.

* IKnewIt: As confirmed by the sequel, [[spoiler:Bucky survives and becomes the Winter Soldier.]]
** Over a dozen movies later, [[spoiler:we learn that the Red Skull [[NeverFoundTheBody didn't die when he was seemingly disintegrated]], as many fans suspected. Turns out he was actually transported to a distant planet and [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment transformed into the guardian of the Soul Stone.]]]]

** Cap's early career mirrors how Captain America started as a propaganda piece, and early issues of the comic are made in-universe to help this. In fact, [[Useful Notes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Aged comics]] like ''Captain America'' were used to promote and sell war bonds. Hence the Superman cover asking readers to buy one to "[[ValuesDissonance slap a Jap]]."

** Cap's early career mirrors how Captain America started as a propaganda piece, and early issues of the comic are made in-universe to help this. In fact, GoldenAge comics like ''Captain America'' were used to promote and sell war bonds. Hence the Superman cover asking readers to buy one to "[[ValuesDissonance slap a Jap]]."

*** Creator/RyanPhillippe, Creator/ScottEastwood, Creator/EthanPeck, Creator/KellanLutz, Creator/RyanMcPartlin, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/SebastianStan, Creator/ChrisPratt, Creator/ZacharyLevi and Creator/WyattRussell screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Evans. Stan, Pratt, Levi and Russell would eventually go on to play Comicbook/BuckyBarnes, [[ComicBook/StarLord Peter Quill]], Fandral the Dashing and [[ComicBook/USAgent John Walker]] respectively.

*** Creator/RyanPhillippe, Creator/ScottEastwood, Creator/EthanPeck, Creator/KellanLutz, Creator/RyanMcPartlin, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/SebastianStan, Creator/ChrisPratt and Creator/WyattRussell screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Evans. Stan, Pratt, and Russell would eventually go on to play Comicbook/BuckyBarnes, [[ComicBook/StarLord Peter Quill]] and [[ComicBook/USAgent John Walker]] respectively.

** English Laura Haddock as Captain America fangirl, who is most likely an American. Later retconned to be [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Peter Quill's maternal grandmother]], who is definitely an American.

** Creator/JohnKrasinski was the first choice for the role of [[Comicbook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] before Creator/ChrisEvans was cast. However, despite him screen-testing in the actual Captain America suit, Krasinski immediately declared "I am '''NOT''' Captain America" after seeing Creator/ChrisHemsworth [[DistractedByTheSexy walk by in his muscular Thor body.]] Krasinski would eventually go on to play [[spoiler:a variant of [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Reed Richards]] in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness]]''.

*** Creator/RyanPhillippe, Creator/ScottEastwood, Creator/EthanPeck, Creator/KellanLutz, Creator/RyanMcPartlin, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/SebastianStan, Creator/ChrisPratt and Creator/WyattRussell screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Evans. Stan, Pratt, and Russell would eventually go on to play Comicbook/BuckyBarnes, [[Comicbook/StarLord Peter Quill]] and [[ComicBook/USAgent John Walker]] respectively.
** Creator/EmilyBlunt was initially offered the role of ComicBook/PeggyCarter before Creator/HayleyAtwell was cast. Blunt was previously approached for [[Comicbook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]] in ''Film/IronMan2'', and her husband, Creator/JohnKrasinski, was the first candidate to portray Steve Rogers.

*** Creator/RyanPhillippe, Creator/ScottEastwood, Creator/EthanPeck, Creator/KellanLutz, Creator/RyanMcPartlin, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/SebastianStan, Creator/ChrisPratt and Creator/WyattRussell screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Evans. Stan, Pratt, and Russell would eventually go on to play Comicbook/BuckyBarnes, [[Comicbook/StarLord Peter Quill]], and [[ComicBook/USAgent John Walker]] respectively.

** reator/MattSalinger, the star of ''Film/{{Captain America|1990}}'', [[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/matt-salinger-interview-captain-america wrote to the director over]] [[MythologyGag a possible cameo]]. After a lukewarm reply, Salinger didn't push the offer any further and nothing more came of it.

** Creator/ScarlettJohansson was rumored to appear as [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]]. It would have been most likely that her role would have been Amanda Righetti's role as the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent pretending to be Steve's nurse at the end of the movie.
** Matt Salinger, the star of ''Film/{{Captain America|1990}}'', [[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/matt-salinger-interview-captain-america wrote to the director over]] [[MythologyGag a possible cameo]]. After a lukewarm reply, Salinger didn't push the offer any further and nothing more came of it.

** Creator/JeremyStrong was considered to be the body double for Steve Rogers' pre-serum body at one point. Despite Strong and Creator/ChrisEvans having grown up in Massachusetts together, he ultimately passed on the role due to being overly dissatisfied with Hollywood acting.