Captain America: The Winter Soldier who played Peggy Carter in "Captain America: The First Avenger", said that she would not appear in the sequel. However Stanley Tucci, who played Dr. Abraham Erskine in the previous film, later said that Atwell would reappear in a flashback scene. Also in January, Marvel Studios announced that the film would be released in 3D, and Anthony Mackie said filming would begin on April 1, 2013. Later that month, Toby Jones, who portrayed Arnim Zola in the first film, said that he would reprise the role in the sequel. By the end of the month, stages were being built for
Captain America: The First Avenger in "Guardians of the Galaxy", has a brief appearance as an autograph seeker. Writer and director of "Guardians of the Galaxy" James Gunn jokingly claimed that this was Peter Quill's grandmother. Stan Lee has a cameo appearance as a general. In April 1997, Marvel was in negotiations with Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn to produce "Captain America", and Larry Wilson and Leslie Bohem were set to write a script. In May 2000, Marvel teamed with Artisan Entertainment to help finance the film. However, a lawsuit arose between Marvel Comics and Joe Simon over the ownership of "Captain America" copyrights, disrupting