CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 To Begin Production In April And Title Reveal Coming Soon

While speaking with Collider the director siblings the Russo Brothers talked about Captain America 3, it's production returning to the States for an April start. However, the stage work will now be done in Atlanta, Georgia. Presumably on the new Pinewood Studios stage, where Ant-Man is currently shooting. This move is an interesting one, not only does the studio have a new location to film their growing number of projects. But, they will be shooting two movies at once, if Doctor Strange is still aiming for it's spring production start (confirmed by Kevin Feige). I have to assume that Scott Derrickson will be heading the UK and shoot Strange at Shepperton Studios.

The studio had been seemingly worried about having two film productions going-on at once. Possibly being too much to handle for the growing studio at the time. This has led to muted-talk of three Marvel Studios releases per-year. It's been now confirmed that starting in 2017, we'll have three Marvel Studios productions released annually. With production shoots now overlapping one-and-other, it's even possible the studio could push for four films a year. A mad notion, but considering the amount of people now involved with the studio and the production space in their hands, anything is possible.

Another tidbit was dropped by the Russo Brothers during their chat with Collider. They confirmed that the title for the third film will be announced in about a month or so. I have to assume the title is another villain reveal similar to The Winter Soldier or Age of Ultron. Considering how many unused major Cap villains haven't appeared in the film, any number of them could get top-billing. I'd hope that we'd finally get to see Baron Zemo and Madame Hydra, but I'm sure others want to see Alexander Lukin and Doctor Faustus take centre-stage in the film.

A great deal of rumblings have already started concerning the lineup of the film. The best guesses would that we'll see the return of Bucky Barnes, Brock Rumlow, Sam Wilson and Nick Fury. It's up-in-the-air if we'll see Natasha, Clint, Sharon or Maria return for the sequel. Since, it's rumored the Russos could be including T'Challa/Black Panther to the sequel, some characters might have to take a backseat.

SOURCE: COLLIDER

New Poster For CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, First Trailer Coming Thursday

Teaser Poster For CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER And New Concept Art

CAPTAIN AMERICA 2 SET PHOTOS: Cap, Widow, Nick Fury, Maria Hill And First Look At Villain Winter Soldier

First Official Still From CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER As Production Begins

SOURCE: Collider

First Look At Falcon's Costume And Another Look The Winter Soldier From CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Concept Art/Pre-Visuals

Robert Redford Confirms Role In CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, Is He Playing Alexander Pierce?

LATimes was able to directly ask the legendary Oscar winner actor Robert Redford about joining the cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Robert confirmed he'll be in the film and talked a bit about the reasons for agreeing to make it. The rest of cast includes Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Toby Jones and Georges St-Pierre. His character named Pierce will be a higher-up in S.H.I.E.L.D. It's possible he could be a combination of Agent Alexander Pierce and the classic Sgt. Nick Fury.

“I'm doing this film because it's different. It's a new thing for me... I like the idea of stepping into new territory. I'm excited by it. I also think it's a good bunch of people who really know what they're doing.” 

Georges St-Pierre To Play Villain Batroc The Leaper In CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

LatinoReview is reporting yet another inspiring casting choice by Marvel as the studio has cast Canadian MMA fighter Georges St-Pierre in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. GSP will play Marvel villain Batroc The Leaper, a French mercenary with exceptional fighting skills. I assume Batroc will be on the same villain squad as Crossbones (Frank Grillo) and The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). This addition begs the question, will we end up seeing a female baddie in the film?

Frank Grillo Officially Cast As Villain Crossbones In CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Variety confirms that rising star Frank Grillo has landed a villainous role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Grillo will play Cap baddie Brock Rumlock better known as Crossbones. The character is best known for famously killing the hero off in the comics. We should expect big things from Grillo who has appeared in films such as Edge of Darkness, The Grey, Warrior and End of Watch. He joins Anthony Mackie (Million Dollar Baby, Hurt Locker) as the second new addition to the franchise. Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan are back in their title roles with Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson reprising their Avengers roles.

Jessica Brown Findlay The New Front-Runner For Sharon Carter In CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER?

DailyExpress is reporting that British Jessica Brown Findlay (Albatross, Downton Abbey, Winter's Tale) is now the new front-runner for the female lead in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Previously, names such as Anna Kendrick and Mary Elizabeth Winstead had been named as favorites for the role which is assumed to be S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Sharon Carter. Others such as Emilia Clarke, Felicity Jones , Teresa Palmer, Imogen Poots, and Alison Brie were linked as well.

Frank Grillo (Grey, Warrior) has tested for the role of villain Brock Rumlock (Crossbones). Others testing for villains include Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones, Headhunters) and Josh Holloway (Lost, Ghost Protocol). Currently the only new cast member is Anthony Mackie (Million Dollar Baby, Hurt Locker, Gangster Squad) who has been placed in the role of Sam Wilson (The Falcon) who is Cap's present day sidekick. Sebastian Stan (Bucky) is back in the title role of Winter Soldier along with Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) reprising their Avengers roles.

Frank Grillo Wanted To Play Villain Crossbones In WINTER SOLDIER?

Frank Grillo (The Grey, End of Watch, Warrior) just might end up landing the role of Brock Rumlow (Crossbones) in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The actor has Tweeted (via CBM) tidbits that he's met with Marvel Studios for a role in the sequel not to mention hinting it could be Crossbones. Confirming this possible villainous role from another source close to the actor. It's seems like an excellent casting choice as Grillo has been apart of some solid flicks. Other new additions include Anthony Mackie (Million Dollar Baby, Hurt Locker) as Sam Wilson/The Falcon and possibly Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim, The Thing, Death Proof, Smashed) as Sharon Carter/Agent 13.

Nikolaj Coster Waldau And Josh Holloway Could Play Villains In CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

LatinoReview also reports that Marvel is looking at actors Nikolaj Coster Waldau (Game of Thrones, Headhunters) and Josh Holloway (Lost, Ghost Protocol) for two villain roles. The two physical parts are for foreign and American baddies. It's possible the villains they are referring to are Baron Strucker/Baron Zemo and Crossbones (Brock Rumlow). It could be an interesting pairing considering Winter Soldier is also in the villain mix.

SPECULATION: Viggo Mortenson Being Looked At For Baron Zemo Not Strange?

Over the summer it had been reported by a few sources that Doctor Strange was going to be introduced in the Thor sequel The Dark World. Being a colleage of Jane Foster (Portman) that would be a rather large role. A few months back there was a rumor circling that Viggo Mortensen was in talks for Strange. A Marvel producer denied this in an interview but stated they've been trying to work with Viggo for years. Not really killing the idea of him taking another role in the Marvel universe.

GeekScape has a decent theory that Viggo is actually being looked for a villain role rather than a franchise part. We know that Mortensen has been turning down big blockbusters such as Man of Steel and Snow White And The Huntsman. They believe that the Lord of The Rings star could be in talks with Marvel Studios for Baron Zemo rather than Doctor Strange. Linking previous tweets that first fueled the rumors. It makes sense considering the producer gave the impression he could be still talking with them. He'd make a solid villain in my opinion and one way for the studio to one-up Hugo Weaving's Red Skull. Another rumor pits Zemo as the villain pulling the strings of The Winter Soldier.

Alison Brie And Emilia Clarke Testing For CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Deadline has word more actresses are testing for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. As Alison Brie (Five-Year Engagement, Community, Mad Men), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downtown Abbey) and Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later, Fright Night) are the shortlist for the "love interest" for Steve Rogers. While the latter two names have appeared before it's the first time that Brie and Clarke have been linked to the film. It's possible new Marvel directors Alan Taylor (Thor: Dark World, Game of Thrones) and Russo Brothers (Winter Soldier, Community) have been pitching their actors to the studio. Previously, Anna Kendrick and Felicity Jones had been linked for the role.

The site also confirms (again) that Scarlett Johansson will reprise the role of Black Widow, perhaps having her Russian origin linked to that of The Winter Soldier? Other confirmed actors include Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie.

Anna Kendrick Offered Female Lead In CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER?

A Vietnamese newspaper (via CBM) has what appears to be possible confirmation that Oscar nominated actress Anna Kendrick (50/50, Up In The Air) just might be the front-runner for the female lead in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They seemingly have an interview with co-director Anthony Russo praising the young actor. Kendrick had been linked along with Felicity Jones and Imogen Poots as candidates for the role that could end being that of SHIELD Agent Sharon Carter. Chris Evans had previously worked with Kendrick on Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Wright is also tied up with Marvel to make Ant-Man. Anna is mostly known for her quirky roles which began with the high school debating indie Rocket Science. She would later earn a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in Up In The Air. It will be interesting to see her take on a more action driven project like Winter Soldier.

The sequel has been dubbed a political thriller that follows the events of The Avengers likely focusing on the tention between SHIELD and The World Counsel. Along with seeing how Cap is adapting to life in the 21st Century. We know that Winter Solider (Bucky) will end up one of the villains and that The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) will be added to the supporting lineup. There had been talk of Black Widow and Hawkeye also being involved but that hasn't been officially announced yet. However, Samuel L. Jackson has been confirmed to reprise the role of Nick Fury.

Co-Director Anthony Russo Talks 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER'

One half of the Russo Brothers spoke to the HuffingtonPost about their upcoming film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Anthony doesn't give much in the way of details but you get an idea of the director's passion for the characters. Anthony Mackie (Gangster Squad, Million Dollar Baby, Hurt Locker) is currently the only new cast member in talks with Marvel. There is talk that Sam Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson and Cobie Smulders will reprise their roles as SHIELD agents.


On how they sold themselves to land the gig... 
“We were comic book geeks from a young age and big fantasy geeks. We got to talk to them in detail about that history. They knew that we understood the brand really well and the characters really well. It was a long process, actually, of talking to them over and over again, through a series of meetings over a long period of time. And I think they just -- we were really passionate about the movie, incredibly passionate about the movie. They felt that, and they felt like it was the right match.” 

On what appealed to them in Ed Brubaker's "Winter Soldier" comic-book story... 
“Well, we like the [story.] I can't talk too much about specifics, that's the way Marvel handles things. I can say in general that there's sort of a darker, edgier sensibility at work there that we found appealing, and that is going find its way into Captain [America] in the modern day.” 

On whether flashbacks to WW2 are possible... 
“Certainly Cap has this complicated history. We're making the movie for first-time viewers, not just for fans, so, because Cap does have this complicated history -- he was this skinny guy who became a super-soldier, he was born back then and he's living [now] -- in the storytelling, you need to convey that to an audience who doesn't know Cap's story.” 

On whether the expected heavy visual effects are intimidating... 
“They said to us early on in the interview process, "We don't expect you to know anything [about special effects and so forth] -- you don't have to know everything about this stuff, because we're here for that." They're very respectful of directors. They're an amazing company to work with.” 

On whether any comic book writers and creators have offered any advice... 
“We're actually going to have lunch with Brubaker soon. But no, they haven't been involved. In the same way that they would develop a new comic-book series, they give its own space to develop. But certainly everybody is aware [of what's in the comics], has read everything, is aware of all their other material. But they do like each thing to be its own, organic process, which is nice” 

On what from The Avengers would he like to interpret into the movie... 
“For me, what I loved about the movie, which is what many if not most people loved about the movie, were the character interactions, those great character moments. You have people rubbing up against each other in a way that's exciting and combustible. While all the special effects and the adventure, the thrill and the danger [are] fun, it was those character-to-character interactions are the heart of the film. So that's what [we'll hope to have].” 

Anthony Mackie In Talks To Play Falcon In 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER'

HeatVision reports that Marvel is currently in early talks with acclaimed actor Anthony Mackie (Million Dollar Baby, Hurt Locker) for the role of Sam Wilson aka The Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Falcon is the contemporary sidekick of Cap and will likely end up being introduced as a SHIELD agent similar to Hawkeye and Black Widow.

In other Cap 2 news Variety reports Sebastian Stan has been confirmed as returning to play the title role of Winter Soldier. The Cap villain is Bucky Barnes (brainwashed/with a robotic arm) turned into a deadly assassin who is put into cyro-sleep between missions.

Captain America Screenwriters Talk Sequel & Howling Commandos Spin-Off

 While talking with IFC (via ComicBookMovie) screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely talked about Captain America 2 confirming they've completed an outline for the the sequel. Along with seemingly colaberating with Joss Whedon to figure out where Cap's character should be in Captain America 2. Since a few things that likely were planned for the second film are now being included into The Avengers.

McFeely: "We needed to read Joss' 'Avengers' before we could go on and do 'Captain America 2.' We needed to see if he did anything different, character-wise - and he hadn't, he's an excellent writer - but we also needed to see what he had done in terms of Steve poking around the modern day and dealing with it." 

Markus: "So much of Captain America's adventures occur in the present day, so there are a lot of things I'd like to touch on. That said, we did leave the center section of 'Captain America' baggy enough to let him have adventures you didn't see [in the first film]. So, we kind of have enough room to play with [for the sequel]." 

McFeely: "Still, if he had another adventure entirely set in World War II, the stakes are kind of lessened, because you know he survives and you know what happens to Bucky and you know the Howling Commandos survive long enough to have a toast in a bar." 

Markus: "You know Cap wins and you know that whoever he was fighting didn't destroy the world, because you've already seen things that happen after it. So the stakes are, well... But then again, did that bother anyone with the second 'Indiana Jones' movie?" 

I'm a big fan of the first film so I'm excited to see that they're going forward with the sequel with Joe Johnston still expected at the helm. My only concern is that Joss Whedon had added things to the last film's script to incorporate the Avengers and I assume to add humor as well. Whedon is well known for his whitty oneliners which seemed all over The First Avenger. So hopefully Joss is still going to be apart of the screenwriting side along with Markus and McFeely. There also seems a rich story to be told with Winter Soldier whether it's in a sequel or the Howling Commando spin-off.



The pair also mentioned the potential Howling Commandos spin-off that has been rumored for a while now. Which they're open to making and could end up being very similar to Kelly's Heroes and Inglourious Basterds. The latter isn't surprising as Quentin Tarantino took inspiration for The Basterds from The Howling Commandos comics.


McFeely: "They're certainly cool, and in a different movie, we would've certainly had a little more 'Kelly Heroes' or 'Magnificent Seven". thing going on. (Talking about if they had more screen time) 

Markus: "It would've been like 'Inglourious Commandos." 

McFeely: "Personally, I'm a big fan of that type of movie - the ne'er-do-wells banding together to fight a common cause. So I'm open to it, but... well... I'll just say I'm open to it."

I have to admit that I almost enjoyed the scenes with the Howlers more than the solo Cap scenes. So I'd be on board with a Howling Commandos spin-off. Yet, I'm concerned with the amount of spin-off talk considering the laundry list of other original projects at Marvel that have yet to get off the ground. Their has already been talk of spin-offs for Nick Fury, Black Widow, War Machine, Hawkeye and The Warriors Three. I assume it's just way for Marvel to pump up audiences/fans to root for the supporting characters.

A Better Look At Bucky Barnes

HeroComplex has posted a clear picture of Sebastian Stan as Bucky alongside Chris Evans' Captain America.

FIRST LOOK: Bucky Barnes

ComicBookMovie has found these new Captain America images scanned from French magazine Première. We get our first glimpse of Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes. Also there's another excellent shot of the Hydra soldiers along with a fuzzy image of Red Skull.

I expect high resolution images will be released by Marvel soon. The Marvel promotional machine is being put into full gear as the official poster gets posted online Friday. I have a feeling that the poster is causing buzz because it could channel Star Wars or Indiana Jones with a grand piece of artwork featuring the main cast. The first TV spot will be aired during the Super Bowl along with the full trailer soon after that.