Captain America: The Winter Soldier [2014] (1 disc)

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• Hayley Atwell was aged using computer-generated imagery for her appearance as an elderly Peggy Carter, Anthony Russo commented that "all the old people have looked the same in movies since the 80s when you go down the make-up route." Joe Russo said: "We changed her face and her muscle structure and all of those things that change when you age".
• Danny Pudi makes a cameo here in Shield. He had previously worked with the Russo Brothers on [Community]. His [Community] costar Jim Rash would later be put into the Russo Brother's film Captain America: Civil War. Pudi himself would also later make a small appearance on Star Trek Beyond, directed by another [Community] director, Justin Lin.
• Robert Redford wanted to do the film because his grandchildren are fans of Marvel films and he wanted them to see him in one.
• During filming, Sebastian Stan would walk around all day practicing his moves with a plastic knife because he wanted his movements to feel natural.
• According to Chris Evans Steve Rogers continues his adjustment to the modern world, which began in The Avengers: "It's not so much about his shock with technology... It's more about the societal differences. He's gone from the 1940s to today; he comes from a world where people were a little more trusting, the threats not as deep. Now, it's harder to tell who's right and wrong. Actions you take to protect people from threats could compromise liberties and privacy. That's tough for Steve to swallow."
• When asked why Iron Man, Bruce Banner, or any of the other Avengers weren't called to help Captain America or Black Widow in the film, the screen writers explained that the movie only takes place in about three days, therefore, the characters didn't have a chance to contact them.
• Unlike other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "The Winter Soldier" minimizes the use of visual effects as much as possible. Anthony Mackie elaborated: "The Russos, what they did that was so great was, they wanted to stay with live action, which is a dying art form...If they could build it, they built it. If we could do it, we did it. They wanted to do as little CGI as possible. That's why the movie looks so great."
• Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson wrote their own dialogue for several scenes they had together.
• A deleted scene in The Avengers, of Steve learning what happened to his commandos, and to Peggy Carter ended up being cut out from that film, but is included in this film.
• The "catch-up" list Captain America keeps with him varies from country to country:
  • The US version lists: [I Love Lucy], Moon Landing, Berlin Wall (Up + Down), ^[?] Steve Jobs (Apple), Disco, Thai Food, Star Wars/Trek, ^[?] Nirvana (Band), Rocky (Rocky II?) and Troubleman (Soundtrack).
  • The UK version lists The Beatles, Sean Connery, and [Sherlock].
  • The Italian version mentions ^[?] Vasco Rossi, Ferrari's victories at F1 Grand Prix, and ^[?] Roberto Benigni.
  • The French version mentions 1998 World Cup, ^[?] Louis de Funès, ^[?] Coluche, The Fifth Element, and Daft Punk.
  • The Russian version lists: ^[?] Yuri Gagarin, ^[?] Vladimir Vysotskiy, and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.
  • The Brazilian version lists: ^[?] Wagner Moura, ^[?] Ayrton Senna, ^[?] Xuxa Meneghel, and ^[?] Mamonas Assassinas.
  • The South Korean version mentions ^[?] Oldeuboi and soccer player ^[?] Ji Sung Park.
  • The Spanish version lists: tennis player ^[?] Rafael Nadal, Chupa Chups (a popular candy brand), ^[?] Héroes del Silencio (Band), 1978 Constitution, and ^[?] Camilo José Cela (Nobel Prize winner).
  • The Mexican version mentions Nobel Prize winner ^[?] Octavio Paz and astronaut ^[?] Rodolfo Neri Vela.
  • The Latin American versions mention Shakira, and Alexander Pierce and Nick Fury working with the US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia against the ELN Guerrillas.
• In several scenes, Natasha Romanoff wears a necklace with an arrow on it. This is a reference to her teammate Hawkeye (the archer Clint Barton). The necklace was Scarlett Johansson's idea.
• There is a brief mention of a Canadian agency called Department H by Natasha Romanoff, which was the organization that experimented on Wolverine and gave him his Adamantium-bonded skeleton in the Marvel comics. In addition, it is the organization that created the Canadian superhero team, Alpha Flight.
• Nick Fury relates a story of his grandfather being an elevator operator. In real life, Samuel L. Jackson's father was an elevator operator.
• Anthony Mackie's appearance in this film fulfills his dream of playing a Marvel comic book character. He wrote a series of e-mail pleas to Marvel wanting to play any comic character that would appear on film. Though the studio repeatedly replied to him that they will respond in due time, Mackie's emails caught the attention of ^[?] Kevin Feige who subsequently offered him the role of Falcon.