Weaving Doesn't Want To Do Cap 2

While he played Red Skull in "Captain America: The First Avenger", actor Hugo Weaving says he will NOT be returning to the role for the sequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

Weaving tells Collider that "I didn’t think I’d be in Captain America 2 or 3. I don’t think Red Skull will be there. And it’s not something I would want to do again. I’m glad I did it. I did sign up for a number of pictures and I suppose, contractually, I would be obliged to, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to."

The story for 2 is expected to follow the acclaimed comic storyline The Winter Soldier in which Captain America's (Chris Evans) sidekick Bucky (Sebastian Stan) is resurrected as a brainwashed super-assassin known as the Winter Solider.

The actor goes on to say "I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film. It was good to do it and try it out, but to be honest, it’s not the sort of film I seek out and really am excited by. As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great. It stretches you in different ways. But, I increasingly like to go back to what I used to always do, which is to get involved with projects that I really have a personal affiliation with."

Meantime casting the female lead is underway where actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead seemingly "has the most traction" for the role. They add that the five actresses previously mentioned - Emilia Clarke, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Teresa Palmer, Imogen Poots and Alison Brie - remain in the mix.

The role in the comic storyline folows that Peggy Carter's (played by Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger) niece Sharon meets Cap. Winstead worked with Evans in the comic book adapted Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Anthony Mackie is poised to play Harlem crime fighter Falcon, one of mainstream comics' first black superheroes. Falcon, aka. Sam Wilson, can telepathically talk to birds and has a suit that allows him to fly and enhances his strength.

Joe Russo and Anthony Russo will direct the sequel, using a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.

Scarlett Johansson will apparently show up as Black Widow in the film. How big a role she'll play is also unknown.

Production is starting come March.

The sequel will hit theaters April 4, 2014