Set predominantly during World War II, the film follows Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), a frail young man from Brooklyn with a heart bigger than his lungs. Rejected repeatedly for military service, he is recruited into the Strategic Scientific Reserve for "Project Rebirth." Transformed into a super-soldier, Rogers becomes Captain America, battling the Nazi deep-science division, HYDRA, and its leader, the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).
Through the "Super-Soldier" serum and "Vita-Rays," Rogers is transformed into the peak of human perfection— Captain America . Set predominantly during World War II, the film