Captain America: The First Avenger is a is a 2011 Superhero film based on the Marvel comics superhero, which is the early days of Captain America and the fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is directed by Joe Johnston and stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, A sickly young man who is enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. Hugo Weaving as his arch nemesis Red Skull, Hayley Atwell as his love interest Peggy Carter and Sebastian Stan as his sidekick Bucky Barnes.