Sebastian Stan's First Pic as Bucky Barnes

I could not be more psyched for the slate of comic book movies set for release this summer. At the top of the list something of a tie between Captain America: The First Avenger and Green Lantern. With each picture that is released from the Cap film, I get the sense that the tone of this movie is going to be spot on.

Hero Complex scored an interview with director Joe Johnston who discussed the casting of Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes (above). I thought the most telling thing about the interview was how the couple of times Johnston pointed out the "dark" quality Stan brings to the role. It was not until Bucky reappeared as the Winter Soldier in the pages of Ed Brubaker's run on Captain America, that we got an inkling of 'ol Bucky's darkness.

I would gather that the idea is, if Captain America is a hit, a follow-up would feature Bucky's return as the antagonist for a future film. This is a fantastic idea because it's a way to tie Cap's past with his new present in an exceptionally dramatic way.

We're still a few months away before Captain America: The First Avenger hits theaters (July 22), but the first teaser will run during this weekend's Super Bowl.