Captain America: The First Avenger is an American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It was produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Joe Johnston. It was released in the United States on July 22, 2011. The movie was converted to 3-D, but not filmed that way. The filming for the movie took place in Los Angeles, California, and the Northern Quarter of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. It was reported in February of 2011 that the screenwriters Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus were hired to return to write a sequel for "Captain America: The First Avenger".