Captain America will keep its patriotic full title in most of the world when the superhero adventure hits the big-screen. 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-US 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.” Captain America: The First Avenger was converted to 3D in post-production. The film is scheduled for release on July 22, 2011.
