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As most of you all know I was very fortunate to
be able to attend the Iron
Man 3 premiere event this past April. I was able to walk the red
carpet, see the great new movie first, and interview some awesome celebrities
including a great Gwyneth
Paltrow interview.
But this trip was much more than just for Iron
Man 3. I had the chance to be on the set of the film Captain America: The
Winter Soldier!!! Well what is the surprise, you ask? I finally can share it with you all! Well I got to hold the shield too! I was able to take a picture with the shield, yes the real
Captain American shield! The shield is so well known everyone loves the shield,
right?
My daughter is a big fan of the shield too…..
Sure we all love the iconic shield! And I got to hold it, but I also got to see a set for the first time in my life it was wonderful. Being on set was amazing, the actors really work hard, and there is a lot to do to make a movie great, one thing is great props. Before we had the privilege of holding the shield, one of the greatest props of all time; we got to learn a bit more about the shield, from the man who made the shield, Russell
Bobbitt!
Russell
Bobbitt, is a property master, he has made props for many movies, including Iron Man,
Thor, and of course Captain America. Here is some of our chat with Russell, a
great guy with a very cool job. Here are some behind the scenes looks from the making of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Check out this behind-the-scenes image of Chris Evans,
Anthony Mackie, Co-Director Joe Russo and Property Master Russell Bobbitt with
Chris holding the shield
Interview with Russell Bobbitt, property master
for Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Q: How do you design and come up with the making
of the shield?
RUSSELL: This is “Captain
America 2” so I'm the first one to establish the, look of this thing. In our movie we have four different looks
because he goes into different scenarios, different missions. And he, applies, different material -- Marvel materials that help make the shield stealth in
different situations. And so we have four
different styles. In theory in the
Marvel lore, there’s one shield.
In this movie we have a couple surprises with
the shield. And it’ll appear that there
are different shields. But it’s only one
shield. That one shield I have to make
50 of them to accommodate all the different -- I have hard rubber, soft rubber,
fiberglass, metal to depending on if there’s an insert on it I use a metal one
‘cause it looks the best. We were able to hold one of these great shields,
we were given the hard rubber one to take a picture with, because of the
weight, the metal one must have some heavy weight to it…
Here is a photo of the lucky bloggers who got to hang out on set, you can see me in the last row, listening intently to Russell tell us about the shield.
So why do they have to have so many kinds of shields
on set?
RUSSELL: We need so many is because we do
different sort... you know, if he’s walking around and it’s on his back, I
can put a really clean nice heavy one on him.
And when we photograph them from behind, it looks shiny and new like
metal. When he takes it off and starts
fighting with it, obviously we can’t hit each other with metal shields or the
boys won’t be able to play very long.
So, I make soft ones to accommodate this.
This one that you’re gonna hold and play with it’s the hard rubber one.
It’s the next to the best. I’m gonna give you this one because it’s
lighter than the heavy, heavy metal one.
So here it is, my big picture! Me holding the real Captain America shield! This was so cool!
I was able to hold what not many outside of
Hollywood gets to hold, this amazing prop, a great photo opp that I will remember
forever! I am am such a lucky gal! This is the hard rubber version of the shield Russell spoke about. It was not heavy as you would think, it was light and easy to maneuver. I felt like a superhero, so cool! I am ready for action!
Just looking at this great picture gets me even
more excited to see the new movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I think
this will be even better than the first movie. I had to break out the DVD of the original Captain American movie, just to get even more excited! And what did I see right away?
Yup, the shield! Just makes me so jazzed up to see the new movie! There is some more
information I have to share with you all from the set, I can't share it as of yet... just make sure to stay
tuned!
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE
WINTER SOLDIER releases in theaters on April 4, 2014!
Are you looking forward to seeing Captain America: The Winter
Soldier?
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