With just a few weeks left before Thor: The Dark World hits theaters, Marvel Studios is starting to “ramp” up marketing for their next big tentpole feature, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Now that it’s no longer the 1940s and Cap has been transplanted to the day of skinny jeans and pea coats, his whole getup seems a little more ridiculous but, hey, it is a superhero movie after all. Following the events of The Avengers, The Winter Soldier features Chris Evans as Captain America settling in to a new era while working closely with S.H.I.E.L.D., the shadowy organization lead by Samuel L. Jackson‘s Nick Fury. Although Thor will probably get away with not addressing the continuity issues presented by the new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television show, the whole “Coulson lives” predicament is something that will surely need to be addressed in this next Marvel installment.

In this first sequel to Captain America, Sebastain Stan returns to play the main foil of the film – the titular Winter Soldier. You’ll remember that in the first installment, Stan played Buckie, Steve Roger’s best friend who presumably died falling off a train in the aftermath of a fight with Red Skull’s croonies. According to comic book lore, Buck survives the fall, is frozen in time (seems to be a trend with these 1940s guys) and is brainwashed and trained to become a supervillain.

Joining the cast, Anthony Mackie will add another super to the roster as The Falcon, a birdlike sidekick to Cap. Robert Redford also steps in as Alexander Pierce, a sleeper agent for S.H.I.E.L.D. Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smoulders, Sam Jackson, Dominic Cooper, and Toby Jones all return. Look for the first trailer here in two days.

Captain America: The Winter Solider is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and stars Chris Evans, Frank Grillo, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Cobie Smoulders, Emily VanCamp, Dominic Cooper, and Toby Jones. It hits theaters on April 4, 2014.

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