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In 1948, RKO Studios needed a rural setting in which to film exteriors for their comedy ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’. Their neighboring studio, 20th Century Fox, had 2,000 acres of dramatic landscape in the Malibu hills that served as their location ranch, so a deal was made and construction began.
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In a world fraught with geopolitical fissures, it seems Captain America must bend to cultural sensitivities, too. Due to the current state of global political rivalries nflonlinestore.net , Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger is thus getting a title change in several other countries to tone down what might otherwise appear as American jingoism.
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Captain America joins other Hollywood movies that have been altered to smooth over political differences.
When Warner Bros. made Superman Returns, the line “Truth, Justice and the American Way” was changed to “truth, justice, all that stuff,” while Paramount changed the monicker “A Real American Hero” to “The Rise of Cobra" for 2009's G.I. Joe movie.
