City to host Captain America Charity Premiere
• Charity premiere of Captain America to be held in Liverpool
• Movie partly shot on location at Stanley Dock
• Screening at Odeon One on Wednesday 27 July 2011
Liverpool is to stage the north-west charity premiere of summer blockbuster movie Captain America: The First Avenger.
Odeon One in Liverpool One will host the red-carpet screening on Wednesday 27 July, two days before the 3D film – produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures - goes on general release across the UK.
A limited number of tickets will be available for the exclusive screening.
The event is being organised by Liverpool City Council’s Film Office and regional creative industries development agency Vision and Media, in aid of the North West Cancer Research Fund.
All proceeds will go to the charity, which was founded in Liverpool more than 60 years ago.
Tickets - priced at £20 – are available from today from the Odeon One website – www.odeon.co.uk – and the box office at the Liverpool One screen.
Liverpool was used to shoot a key action sequence for the film, with Stanley Dock transformed into 1940s New York. The production was a north west double success – with Manchester used for other scenes in the movie.
Councillor Wendy Simon, cabinet member for culture, said: “It is fantastic news that we have secured this charity premiere.
“Not only will it give local people the chance to see the movie before it goes on general release, but it will also raise money for a really good cause.
“The film industry is tremendously important to the city region economy, supporting thousands of jobs and generating £16 million annually.
“The fact we were able to secure this movie is a great coup for Liverpool. We have a fantastic range of locations which are attractive to film makers, plus a real can-do attitude to cut through red tape and bureaucracy to make shooting here as easy as possible.”
Around 500 cast and crew descended on Liverpool and Manchester when the film was shot last September. It is estimated the two production units generated over £1 million of spend in the north west - filling hundreds of hotel rooms and benefiting local firms who were used for catering, transport and building sets.
Anne Jackson, Chief Executive, North West Cancer Research Fund, said: “It’s a huge honour for NWCRF to be the chosen charity for such an important occasion.
“We hope the event will help to spotlight the significance of fundamental cancer research in our ongoing battle with the disease.”
Captain America: The First Avenger focuses on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, volunteers to participate in an experimental programme that turns him into the super soldier known as Captain America, who wages war on the evil HYDRA organization.
The sequence filmed in Liverpool features prominently in the movie, and a trailer released in advance clearly shows Chris Evans at Stanley Dock.
The film also stars British actors Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper and Richard Armitage.
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