We first met the iconic characterBucky Barnesin the 2011 Marvel Phase One movieCaptain America: The First Avenger. He changed quite a bit in the 2014 superhero filmCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. While he was thought to be dead, it was revealed that Bucky was resurrected decades ago as The Winter Soldier. New concept art has surfaced that shows how this character’s look evolved quite a bit throughout the design process. The artwork was created in 2012, two years beforeCaptain America: The Winter Soldierhit theaters.
The artwork surfaced onReddit, which shows six different designs for Winter Soldier, played bySebastian Stan. What’s interesting is that in all of the designs, the character had a metal bionic arm in place, although the specific design of the arm itself changed quite a bit through each of the drawings. The Winter Soldier is also seen with quite a large sniper rifle in some of the images, with his facial mask changing at various stages. These pieces of art aren’t too wildly divergent of the look that was used for The Winter Soldier in the movie, though.
We learned at the end ofThe Winter Soldierthat there was still remnants of Bucky Barnes' memories from his childhood withSteve Rogers, but there was an even bigger secret revealed in last year’sCaptain America: Civil War. We learned that, while he was being brainwashed by Hydra, he was programmed to be activated when 10 words were uttered in a specific order. Those words were Longing, Rusted, Seventeen, Daybreak, Furnace, Nine, Benign, Homecoming, One and Freight Car, and after theCivil Warhad ended, Steve Rogers brought his old pal Bucky to a secret facility in Wakanda, the home country ofBlack Panther(Chadwick Boseman), and he hasn’t been seen ever since. It seems likely that he could re-surface in next year’sBlack Panthermovie, before possibly joining his old friend Steve Rogers in the fight against Thanos inAvengers: Infinity War.
There has been very few details released aboutAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers 4, which recently started filming, but there has been speculation that either Bucky Barnes, or perhaps Sam Wilson, a.k.a. The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) will take over as the new Captain America. It has been confirmed that Steve Rogers dropping his shield at the end ofCaptain America: Civil Warmeant that he is done being Captain America, with a Comic-Con poster offering our first look at Steve Rogers' bearded “Nomad”. Still, it hasn’t been confirmed if eitherAvengers: Infinity WarorAvengers 4will reveal who exactly the new Captain America is, but it certainly seems likely.
Chris Evansconfirmed in an interview this spring that his Marvel contract is up afterAvengers 4, although he wouldn’t comment on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or whether his iconic character will survive long enough to have a place in Marvel Phase 4 and beyond. Even the title ofAvengers 4hasn’t been revealed at this point, because it is said to be a big spoiler forAvengers: Infinity War, which is slated to hit theaters June 29, 2025. Take a look at the artwork forCaptain America: The Winter Soldierbelow.
