| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Russo Joe Russo |
| Produced by | Kevin Feige |
| Written by | Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely |
| Based on | Captain America by Joe Simon Jack Kirby |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | Trent Opaloch |
| Editing by | Jeffrey Ford |
| Studio | Marvel Studios |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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| Running time | 136 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $170 million[2] |
| Box office | $75,200,000[3] |
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who wroteCaptain America: The First Avenger, stated before that film's release that they were working on a sequel, and in June 2012, Anthony and Joe Russo entered negotiations to direct. The following month, casting of the supporting roles began with the additions of Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Principal photography commenced in April 2013 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Washington, D.C. and Cleveland, Ohio.Captain America: The Winter Soldier premiered in Los Angeles on March 13, 2014. It was released internationally on March 26, 2014 and is scheduled to be released in North America on April 4, 2014, in 2D, 3Dand IMAX 3D. A sequel set to be directed by the Russo brothers is scheduled for release on May 6, 2016.
Two years after the events of The Avengers,[5] Steve Rogers lives in Washington, D.C., continues to work for the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and struggles to adapt to contemporary society. After meeting and befriending war veteran and PTSD counsellor Sam Wilson on a morning jog, Rogers is called to help save a S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel from Algerian pirates led by Georges Batroc. Aboard, he discovers fellow agent Natasha Romanoff extracting data from the ship's computers, making him question whether he should trust S.H.I.E.L.D. At the agency's headquarters, the Triskelion, Nick Furyintroduces Rogers to Operation: Insight, three Helicarriers linked to spy satellites and designed to preemptively eliminate threats. Rogers later visits the elderly Peggy Carter at a nursing home.
Later, Fury is denied access to information on Operation: Insight, and on his way to rendezvous withMaria Hill is ambushed by assailants disguised as police officers. A mysterious assassin called theWinter Soldier blows up Fury's SUV. Fury escapes and sneaks into Rogers' apartment, but after handing Rogers a USB flash drive he is gunned down by the Winter Soldier. Rogers gives chase, and his neighbor Sharon reveals herself as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Agent 13. Fury appears to die in surgery, and Hill recovers the body.
The next day, Rogers is summoned by senior S.H.I.E.L.D. official Alexander Pierce. When Rogers withholds Fury's information, Pierce brands him a fugitive. Hunted by the agency, Rogers meets with Romanoff; using data in the flash drive they discover an old S.H.I.E.L.D. underground base within abandoned U.S. Army base Camp Lehigh, Roger's World War II camp, in in New Jersey. They activate a 1970s computer containing the preserved consciousness of Arnim Zola, who reveals that when S.H.I.E.L.D. was founded after World War II, HYDRA secretly operated within its ranks. HYDRA plans to use the new Helicarriers to selectively kill 20 million people whom Zola's data-mining algorithm has identified as potential threats. Rogers and Romanoff narrowly escape death when a S.H.I.E.L.D. missile destroys the bunker.
They enlist the help of former Para Jumper Wilson, and subsequently acquire the classified "Falcon" flight-exoskeleton he once harnessed. After deducing Jasper Sitwell is a HYDRA member and coercing him to reveal Pierce's plan, the trio is ambushed by the Winter Soldier — whom Rogers believes is James "Bucky" Barnes, his best friend who was presumed KIA during WWII in the previous Film. They are captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and its S.T.R.I.K.E. team but rescued by a disguised Hill. She leads them to a hideout where they discover Fury is alive and planning a mission to prevent Pierce from launching Operation: Insight by replacing a chip within each Helicarrier to override their satellite control.
After members of the World Security Council arrive for the Helicarriers' launch, Pierce holds them hostage and reveals HYDRA's true motives. Rogers and Wilson storm two Helicarriers and replace the controllers, but the Winter Soldier destroys Wilson's suit and confronts Rogers at the third. They fight, with Rogers trying to revive Bucky's memories. Meanwhile, Fury and Romanoff confront Pierce and force him to unlock access to S.H.I.E.L.D's database so Romanoff can expose HYDRA's motives to the public by leaking classified information. After a brief conflict, Fury shoots Pierce dead, but not until Pierce apparently killed most of the members of the World Security Council using a remote controlled tag. Aboard the third Helicarrier, a wounded Rogers replaces the final controller, allowing Hill to override the satellite operation and have all three vessels destroy one another. The Helicarrier carrying Rogers and the Winter Soldier crashes into the side of the Triskelion, where Wilson battles compromised agent Rumlow, who had earlier tried to capture Rogers.
Rogers falls off the vessel into the river. Slowly remembering his past, the Winter Soldier pulls Rogers from the water before disappearing. With S.H.I.E.L.D. in disarray, Fury destroys the last traces of his identity before heading to Europe in pursuit of HYDRA's remaining cells under the cover of his apparent death. Romanoff appears before a Senate subcommittee and later gives Rogers a dossier on the Winter Soldier program, asking him to "call up" Sharon Carter before leaving.
In a mid-credits scene, Baron von Strucker discusses HYDRA plans with subordinates. He possessesLoki's scepter, and observes two prisoners: one with superhuman speed, the other with telekinetic powers. In a post-credits scene, the Winter Soldier visits the Smithsonian Institution and sees a mural depicting him fighting alongside Captain America.
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