Cast Confirmed for Captain’s Comeback - Captain vs. Crossbones

October 30, 2012 at 09:24 AM CST by Joe Darnell

Remember The First Avenger, Captain America? He’s most notable as a lead character of this past summer’s The Avengers, but before that, he was the star-spangled-waving American legend of his own franchise. Marvel continues to overflow the superhero movie extravaganza with the first sequel for Captain, along with a new leading villain from Captain’s comic books: Crossbones.

Variety:

Frank Grillo has landed the role of the villainous Crossbones in Marvel and Disney’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
A key villain in Captain America’s rogues gallery, character debuted in 1989 as…

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Ming-Na Cast in S.H.I.E.L.D

October 25, 2012 at 07:37 AM CST by TJ Draper

Deadline

Joss Whedon has recruited ER alumna Ming-Na Wenfor one of the leads in his ABC drama pilot Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D., which he is co-writing and directing. The project, from Marvel TV and ABC TV Studios, is based on a peacekeeping group found in both the comic book and feature film universes, including the blockbuster 2012 movie The Avengers.Ming-Na will play Agent Melinda May. Soulful and slightly damaged by her combat experiences, Melinda is an ace pilot, a weapons expert and a soldier who can — and has — gone beyond the call of duty. The character was originally listed on the pilot’s…

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