Marvel madness continues with a first look at what is sure to be the eponymous villain for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, AKA Captain America 2. Although this is only a piece of concept art, it gives a sneak peek as to what this Winter Solider will look like. Rocking a Bane mask, aviator goggles and a big high caliber rifle, the Winter Solider is a friend-turned-arch nemesis for Cap. Many suggested after the first Captain America, when Bucky Barnes, Steve Roger’s best friend, fell to his apparent death he was actually just being set up for an inevitable return as the iconic villain in future installments.

MMU (Marvel Movie Universe) guru Kevin Feige had the following to say for this Cap sequel:

“We weren’t going back to World War II. Cap cannot travel in time. So while Tony can go home to Malibu and Thor goes up to Asgard and Hulk can sort of ride the rails, Cap was stuck. So Cap does stay with S.H.I.E.L.D. because he has nowhere else to go. But he’s not necessarily comfortable there. And just as he’s given permission to let go of the past and to focus on the modern world, a ghost comes up. With the Greatest Generation in World World II, there’s a tendency to reflect on that period and say, ‘Things were black and white back then, and now it’s hard to know who the bad guys are.’ ‘We wanted to play on that a little wit Cap being uncomfortable with the way S.H.I.E.L.D., and in particular Nick Fury, operates.”

Captain America: The Winter Solider is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Codie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Robert Redford, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier. It hits theaters April 4, 2014.

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