Marvel Studios has begun production on Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and they're celebrating by releasing the sequel's first still -- as well as a few tantalizing tidbits of information regarding the plot. As the press release puts it, "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."

During its relatively brief time as a standalone studio, Marvel has developed a reputation for wooing seemingly incongruous talent for its films (like, say, getting Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor). Which is to say we shouldn't be surprised by any news that comes out of the House of Ideas' casting department -- but it's still hard not to be shocked by today's reports that Robert Redford is in talks for Captain America:

The female lead in Captain America: The Winter Soldier has gone to TV's Revenge actress Emily VanCamp, Deadline reports. It is unclear what her role will be though.

Sometimes, it isn't the big, flashy casting announcements that reveal the most information about upcoming blockbusters -- and that might be the case with Toby Jones' recent admission that he'll be returning for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.