CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chris Evans (The Iceman), Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation), Sebastian Stan (Black Swan), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother), Frank Grillo (Warrior), Emily VanCamp (Carriers), Georges St-Pierre (Never Surrender), Hayley Atwell (The Duchess), Robert Redford (All Is Lost), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Anthony and Joe Russo (You, Me and Dupree), directors; Christopher Markus (Thor: The Dark World) and Stephen McFeely (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe), writers; Kevin Feige (The Avengers), producer; Henry Jackman (Wreck-It Ralph), composer; Trent Opaloch (District 9), cinematographer; Jeffrey Ford (One Hour Photo), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Two years after leading the Avengers to victory in New York, Steve Rogers (Evans) struggles to adapt to contemporary society in Washington D.C. However, a conspiracy is soon uncovered that not even S.H.I.E.L.D is able to comprehend, so Rogers – as Captain America – teams up with Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Johansson) and S.H.I.E.L.D agent Sam Wilson/Falcon (Mackie) to face a powerful adversary known as the Winter Soldier (Stan)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A political thriller mixed with, erm, a superhero movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier aims to delivers high-quality thrills and action that should satisfy until next year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 26TH MARCH 2014

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