Russo brothers in talks for 'Captain America 2'

Variety is reporting that Joe and Anthony Russo are in talks to director Marvel's "Captain America 2."

The sequel will be released April 4, 2013.

The pair directed the films "Welcome to Collinwood" and "You, Mr and Dupree" as well as a number of television projects including "Community," "Happy Endings" and "Arrested Development."

The Russo brothers would be taking over for Joe Johnston, director of 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger, which starred Chris Evans in the title role. The film grossed $176 million domestically and $368 million worldwide.

Evans reprised the role in this summers mega-hit "The Avengers."

"Captain America 2" is set for a April 4, 2014, release and would follow "Iron Man 3" (May 3, 2013) and "Thor 2" (Nov. 8, 2013) based on Disney's current schedule.

Little is known about the possible plot lines, although the film will presumably pick up with the character's adventures following the events of "The Avengers" with hero Steve Rogers learning to live in the present day.

Super Bowl Comercials: 'The Avengers' trailer

Hollywood had quite a night during tonight's Super Bowl, with a bevy of films showing new footage in commercials.

Up first is Marvel's "The Avengers," which debuted a 30 second spot packed quite a lot of action in a small package.



Like in the full trailer, the spot begins with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) talking about dire the situation is, necessitating the formation of the Avengers team.

From there we get some quick cuts to the various team members, including apparently the first meeting between Captain American (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.).

"I still believe in heroes," Fury says as we watch a panning shot of the entire team, which also includes Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).

Directed by Joss Whedon ("Serenity"), "The Avengers" is one of the biggest can't-miss blockbusters of this summer.

Octavia Spencer joins sci-fi project 'Snow Piercer'

Octavia Spencer, who is considered the front runner for Best Support Actress at this year's Academy Awards for her work in "The Help" has signed on to star in Bong Joon-Ho's sci-fi project "Snow Piercer."

Octavia Spencer

Acording to Heat Vision, Spencer will join Chris Evans ("Captain America"), John Hurt ("Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy"), Tilda Swinton ("We Need to Talk about Kevin") and Korean actor Kang Ho Song, who starred in Joon-Ho's "The Host."

Joon-Ho co-wrote the script, which is an adaptation of the 1970s French graphic novel "Le Transperceneige." In the future a failed attempt to stop global warning ushers in a new ice age, killing off all life on the planet. The only ones left live on the Snow Piercer, a train traveling around the world powered by a perpetual-motion engine.
The film will follow a revolution which breaks out on the train and Spencer will portray one of the passengers who joins in to save her son.

Kelly Masterson ("Before the Devil Knows You're Dead") wrote the most recent draft of the script.