Captain America 2 The Winter Soldier plot points revealed for Steve Rogers and S.H.I.E.L.D.

Details on the plot of Captain America: The Winter Soldier aka Captain America 2 are far from abundant, but fans mostly know the gist of what the film will offer on April 4, 2014. Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is still adapting to life in the 21^st century, particularly after the events of The Avengers. His partner from World War II, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), returns seemingly from the dead as the Winter Soldier. And Cap must also deal with S.H.I.E.L.D., which is far from an open book.

Luckily, Empire Magazine offers some more information on the arcs of both Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. in the film through co-screenwriter Christopher Markus and co-director Anthony Russo. Firstly, Markus explains how Captain America 2 would provide some complexity and depth to the titular hero:

"What helps us get past the pious Boy Scout that he could turn into is that he doesn't really want to be this guy. He would prefer to be Steve Rogers just walking down the street, helping people sometimes.. He felt the call when the War came. He's kind of the still center and things happen around him and are influenced by him. It's interesting in this movie, for instance, to watch his relationship with Black Widow, who of course has a very different outlook. It can make it difficult with executives who often want arcs. It's very difficult not to sound lazy when you go, 'Well, he doesn't really have an arc.'" 

Markus' comment about Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) is interesting because previous reports about the sequel have indicated that the relationship between her and Cap would be a focal point of the movie.

The article also reveals that S.H.I.E.L.D. will use drones for surveillance in the movie. Captain America's friction with the organization will be another driving force in the sequel, and he argues that "this isn't freedom. It's fear." Russo discussed with Empire how Captain America 2 parallels real-world scenarios:

"What made '70s thrillers interesting is that it was a very complicated time. We were peeling back the curtain with Watergate and realizing how corrupt the system was. Now, again with the proliferation of social media, you can blow the whistle on the NSA and it can be round the world in 30 seconds. And we have the morality of drones. It is right to preemptively use them to kill suspected terrorists prior to any sort of trial? So the times we're living in are even more complex." 

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