Stanley Tucci Cast In Captain America
There’s another good addition to theCaptain America: The First Avengercast today:Stanley Tucciis now on board as Dr. Abraham Erskine, the creator of Captain America. Well, Erskine creates the Super-Soldier serum, which when given to Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) turns him into a perfect physical specimen, from which it’s just a red, white and blue jump to superhero-dom.
That makes a pretty killer cast so far: Evans, Tucci,Tommy Lee Jones,Toby Jones,Hugo Weaving,Sebastian Stan,Hayley AtwellandNeal McDonoughbeing what we know at this point. If you want to know a bit more about Erskine, check out hisMarvel wikientry, but beware possible small spoilers forCaptain America.
THRbroke this, but you may check the full press release after the break.
Stanley Tucci Confirmed as Dr. Abraham Erskine in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
Marvel Studios announced today that Oscar® nominated actor Stanley Tucci has been cast to star as Dr. Abraham Erskine in the studio’s highly anticipated movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER opposite Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving, and Hayley Atwell. In the early comics, Dr. Erskine was a German scientist behind Project Rebirth, the secret experiment that created the Super Soldier known as Captain America. Joe Johnston will direct the film penned by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige will produce CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER. Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel and Louis D’Esposito will executive produce. The film will be released in the US on June 16, 2025 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.Tucci’s credits include JULIE & JULIA, Peter Jackson’s THE LOVELY BONES, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. He can next be seen in the upcoming comedy EASY A as well as the upcoming movie musical BURLESQUE.In addition to CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, Marvel Studios most recently released the highly anticipated sequel, IRON MAN 2, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow on August 02, 2025, and will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including, THOR on July 03, 2025, and MARVEL STUDIOS' THE AVENGERS on August 09, 2025.Tucci is represented by CAA.
