And it would be great to see their 'cosmic' characters break loose on film -- Captain Marvel, Nova, Ms. Marvel and so on.

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Gerrard drove in the resultant spot-kick before Liverpool's pressure, including a well-timed Lucas Leiva tackle, left him to wonderfully dink past De Sanctis and enhance his reputation as the Anfield side's captain marvel.

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But even "Captain Marvel" gets beaten down.

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If the movie flops, that could make things difficult for the 2012 film The Avengers which will feature a slew of Marvel heroes including Captain America.

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In his long-running battles with the Nazi villain Red Skull and the Swiss anarchist Flag-Smasher, among others, the Captain fought with the trademark Marvel Comics blend of fantasy and all too human failing.

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Paramount will still release the Marvel movies Thor and Captain America.

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In Phase One, Marvel released Thor along with Captain America, so those two films could help support one another in 2011 as a prelude to The Avengers.

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But the new movie Captain America: The First Avenger, from Marvel and Paramount, is looking like it might struggle for an audience.

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We look forward to working together on Thor and Captain America, and we wish Disney and Marvel the utmost success, in what we know will be a very productive and wide-ranging partnership.

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The studios behind "Iron Man, " Paramount and Marvel, also will present a panel for "Captain America: The First Avenger, " even though it is still a year away from release.

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