Tuesday, March 11, 2014

MAJOR SPOILERS About Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Preview screenings for Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" have started taking place around the world ahead of the film's wide release in a few weeks.


The story of Cap 2 follows the acclaimed comic storyline The Winter Soldier by author Ed Brubaker, and  artist Steve Epting, in which Captain America's (Chris Evans) sidekick Bucky (Sebastian Stan) is resurrected as a brainwashed super-assassin known as the Winter Solider. The tale also follows that Peggy's (played by Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger) niece Sharon (Revenge star Emily VanCamp) meets Cap.

Brainfreeze has posted details about the two end credit sequences included--leading us into .writer/director Joss Whedon's superhero team sequel "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" next year.

THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!

Sequence #1

After the fall of both S.H.I.E.L.D and Hydra we see Baron von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) in his underground laboratory. His men have the scepter that Loki (Tom Hiddleston) got hold of, as well as two special prisoners - Wanda Maximoff, a.k.a. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and her twin brother Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) .

The super fast Quicksilver bounces from one side of his cell to another, while Scarlet Witch stacks with her blocks with her mental thoughts. Von Strucker proclaims that "The Age of Miracles" is near - effectively introducing mutants into this Marvel Cinematic Universe

Sequence #2

Stan's Winter Soldier is dressed casually and visiting the Smithsonian's Captain America museum. Here, he learns about James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes and that Steve was telling the truth while ominous music plays.


END SPOILERS....

Anthony Mackie is poised to play Harlem crime fighter FalconCobie Smulders will reprise her role of Maria Hill. She joins her boss in The Avengers co-star Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. for the film. Frank Grillo ("The Grey," "Warrior") will play the villain Crossbones in the sequel. Toby Jones, has confirmed to Hey U Guys that he will reprise the role of the villain Armin Zola. Maximiliano Hernández said via Twitter that he will reprise his "Avengers" role of Agent Jasper Sitwell in the sequel. Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) has a senior leadership role in S.H.I.E.L.D. UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre will play villain Batroc the Leaper, an infamous mercenary in the Cap mythology.

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

"Captain America 2" launches first in the UK and parts of Europe on March 26th ahead of a major global release (including the U.S.) the following week on April 3rd & 4th.

The Russo boys will return to direct "Captain America 3"

A whole bunch of concept art from the film has also gone online today which you can see below:

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