1st official look at 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'

Marvel has been steadily teasing Phase Two of late, thanks to the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One box set, and with Iron Man 3 set to open in just a few short weeks, it's not likely to ease up any time soon. The push continues with the release of the first official image from Captain America: The Winter Soldier as production kicks into high gear.

The accompanying press release gives the clearest look at the plot yet, revealing that Scarlett Johansson's appearance as Black Widow will be closer to a lead than a cameo....

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will pick-up where “Marvel’s The Avengers” left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C. 

Robert Redford's role as a SHIELD senior officer turns out to be that of Alexander Pierce, who in the comics was Nick Fury's personal aide. Emily VanCamp's role has been confirmed to be that of Agent 13, aka Sharon Carter, the niece of Cap's WWII flame, Peggy Carter. Directed by the Russo Brothers for release on April 4th 2014, Captain America: The Winter Soldier stars Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Toby Jones, Hayley Atwell, Georges St- Pierre, Maximiliano Hernández