‘Captain America’ Movie Will Keep Name Around the World Except in These Countries…
- Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:45am by
Christopher Santarelli
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Editor’s note: this is a follow-up report to our original story in January.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Captain America will keep its patriotic full title in most of the world when the superhero adventure hits the big-screen.
(Read our original story on the name change)
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios gave distributors around the world the option of shortening the title of “Captain America: The First Avenger“ to simply ”The First Avenger,” out of concern about anti-American sentiment.
But the only countries that took them up on it were Russia, Ukraine and South Korea.
In other territories, the movie will go out with the full title, a sign that the brand value of the Marvel Comics hero trumps any potential anti-U.S. feelings in some parts of the world.
Movie titles often are changed in foreign countries for cultural reasons or because the original names don’t translate well. In French-speaking countries, “The Hangover” and its sequel were titled “Very Bad Trip.”
Starring Chris Evans as the patriotic super-soldier, “Captain America” opens in U.S. theaters July 22.
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Comments (95)
Spikey_Dude
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:03amDo you think we will promote Captain Kangaroo? Oh! Wait a minute,,,,we already do! Ha!
Report Post »dthej
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:57amI’ve been to each of the mentioned countries that will change the title. Russia I wasn’t at all surprised because of the Anti-Americanism I experienced there. The Ukraine was a mild surprise but South Korea really took me aback because of how they’ve emulated western culture more than any Asian country. I suppose much of it comes from the younger generation because when I was stationed there during the late 80′s there was more appreciation for us being there to help protect their country from a possible North Korean invasion. I realize we have strategic interests in many parts of the world but all of this Anti-Americanism has reached new heights.
Report Post »In defense of sentiment some of our soldiers don’t know how to behave on foreign soil.
TelepromoterNChief
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:56am“Captain Apology” was what Obama wanted it called.
Report Post »foobear
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:55amI’m still pissed at Superman for giving up his American citizenship.
PC run rampant.
Report Post »thinkhard64
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:33amI was the biggest fan but, you can stick your 1st avenger and and you anti-american superman! No one that i know will ever hear anything except they are commie cartoons!!!
Report Post »9111315
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:32amWho supports Korean unification?
Maybe Korea should call it Captian America, Their Last Avenger
Report Post »Alfredo2131
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:25amCaptain America: The First Avenger, translates into Korean as: kaebtin amelika: cheos abenjeo. Ha!
Report Post »ree758
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:07amIs Marvel the same company that had superman give up his U.S. citizenship?
Report Post »Young_Conservative
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:13am@REE758
No that’s DC comics… Marvel’s nemesis.
Report Post »grabyrgun
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:45am@REE758: Superman is DC Comics.
Report Post »hobbitfellow
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:21amNo, Superman is in the DC comics lineup…
Report Post »CurlyJ49
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 10:22amSuperman belongs to DC Comics.
Report Post »busterpuddles
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:42amI‘m not positive it’s the choice of the ‘other’ countries.I‘ll bet it’s the lilly livered producers of the movie that made that decision in order to sell it to the other countries.When I was a kid, Captain America was alwats my fave. GO CAPTAIN AMERICA!
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:36amI’m now offended by the movie titles “Out of Africa”, “From Russia with Love”, “Australia”, et al.
Report Post »Not really, but you get the point. Absurdity.
Shiroi Raion
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:18amSouth korea?!?!
Report Post »Karama
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:22amDon’t care how they are trying to spin it now. I am still offended by Marvels anti- American sentiments. Especially when they had Cap in a recent comic calling the TEA Party Racist. I don’t think so Marvel not buying it. If Cap was really being portrayed as an American he would be marching with the TEA Party and trying to uphold the constitution. He would be slapping Obummer and most of congress upside the head with it.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:57amRussia? You mean the SAME COUNTRY that we are now going to depend on to get to the INTERNATIONAL Space Station? Well I bet that works out well. How long before we don’t have a ride and they weaponize it?
TEA!
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Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:45ami say we call him Captian bite me Russia, Ukraine and South Korea..
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Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:45amdoh Captain
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:58amThe countries that really hate America just won’t allow the film to be shown. They could care less what the title is.
Report Post »eightsixsevenfivethree-o-nine
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:44amAmerica! **** Yeah!
Report Post »SIXFRIGATES
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:38amJust lost my ticket and Blu-Ray purchase. Does Hollywood EVER learn?
Report Post »Shellback
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:18am6 Frigs,
Report Post »Pay to see another moviie and then go sit in htat one. Just like the Michael Moore crap.
Jaycen
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 1:01amThis sucks. I really wanted to take my son to this movie. If the studios gave the option, they can go straight to hell.
Report Post »agthorn
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:28amSouth Korea??? Really??? Well, then, let’ pull the troops from that peninsula … now we have a reason!!!
Report Post »CaptainSpaulding
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:27amWhat are they calling it in Washington DC?
Report Post »stinkybisquit
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:22amhehehehehehehehe. Nice one!
Report Post »Matrhorn
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:06pmProbably something politically correct like ‘Captian Earth’…….
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:26am^____^____^
Really you dont want to offend other countries with a MOVIE TITLE? This is PC on steroids… if they want to see the movie then run it by the title it was made under. Im curious since it will be translated how he will be referred to in the movie? Ok fine dont want to call it Capt America but that is the characters name was that changed too? Has his name been translated over as First Avenger?
Not surprising Russia would do it, the Cold War may have ended to most of the world but with Putin in play its still on IMO. As for S Korea maybe they should be reminded who helped bail them out a few years back; countless Capt. Americas who died for their independence!!
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MuddTurtle
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:23amI was surprised iran was not on the list
Report Post »Gordon Pym
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:35amDo they even show movies there?
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:20amYea – eliminate ALL foreign aid and use it to help ourselves. Nothing we do is ever good enough, so we should just stop.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:08amThat’s because you torture aand mass murder with impunity[till 9-11 that is]l there should be war crimes trials for you americans.You’re the biggest hypocrites on the planet and people see through your pompous self serving propaganda.
Report Post »Daddymac10
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:17amTired of these fake countries hating on us. We should eliminate all foreign aid and let the chip fall where they may…
Report Post »blamelessace5
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:01amwhatever than let south korea fend for itself …… if they hate us so much than let them be “reunified” with north korea and than wel see if they still hate us than..(:
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:10amSouth Korea? The people that want to sell us Hyundai & Kia cars? Bad move on their part.
Report Post »NRAmedic23
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 11:07amAmen!!!
Report Post »grabyrgun
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:54amname it what you like. everyone KNOWS it’s CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!
keep your powder dry… ~ r
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:13amWe don’t need them anyway.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:00amRemember Superman was going to denounce his US citizenship, then after the loud voice from conservatives, they changed it and he had second thoughts about that.
Aren’t these countries suppose to be our allies, maybe if Obama was more of a leader they wouldn’t feel they needed to do this. Ukraine and S. Korea have always been good friends to the US, maybe not any more.
Report Post »Huguenot Descendant
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:01amSouth Korea, really? Guess they don’t want to piss off their Northern counterpart.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:29amI frikkin hate how PC we are. Afraid to “offend” other countries by using our nation’s name????? Pathetic.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:33amWont be spending one red cent on this film. Sick of hollywood anyway.
Report Post »And yes… I agree we should be cutting this foreign aid and let these countries start fending for themselves. They’ll see real fast how “evil” America is.
hifi74
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:07amI’m surprised by South Korea changing the title. They are usually very pro American, especially when I was stationed there.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:51amI’ll never see it because the promoters originallly came up with the idea of dropping the Captian America because it might offend some people. I’m more offended by a producer that would consider Captian America might be offensive producing CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 10:12amAnti-American sentiment…yet they all run to see the American-made movie. “F” the rest of the world.
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:38pmI would say that the only ones that truly wants the name to be changed from Captain America would be obama and his cronies in the White House and his cronies in the unions. But we couldn’t care less about what they think.
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