Just days after the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios has announced that the production of Captain America: Civil War has offically started. The cast of the sequel continues to grow exponentially. Following the additions of Martin Freeman and Emily VanCamp comes word that Paul Rudd will reprise his role as Scott Lang aka Ant-Man in the film. Not only that, but William Hurt will reprise his role as General Thunderbolt Ross from The Incredible Hulk.

We are also getting our official synopsis of the highly anticipated sequel. More below.

Captain America: Civil War is starting to look like Avengers 2.5. The cast is stacked with various Marvel Cinematic Universe alums ranging from those introduced in Phase 1 like Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Sebastian Stan, to those introduced in Phase 2 like Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, and Elizabeth Olsen. Chadwick Boseman joins the cast as Black Panther, with Daniel Brühl playing Baron Zemo, and Martin Freeman as an unidentified character. Spider-Man will also make his debut, but has yet to be cast.

Now a new report says that Emily VanCamp will also be in the film. She will reprise her role as Agent 13 aka Sharon Carter the niece of Peggy Carter – although Captain America has yet to discover her lineage.

Since this is Civil War, and VanCamp’s return confirms Agent 13 has a role in the film, does this mean what we think it means? More below.

Marvel Studios has always had a tendency to make surprising castings. From Robert Redford to James Spader, whatever they seem to be doing, they are getting the right actor you would least expect to see in a Marvel film. Today happens to be one of those days.

The studio announced via their website that Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Hobbit) will be joining the cast of Captain America: Civil War. No word yet on who he could play, but click below for what Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige had to say about the casting.

Less than a month away from the release of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron comes the announcement that Joe and Anthony Russo will be directing the Avengers: Infinity War two-part film. It was actually reported last month that the sibling directors were in the running to helm the film, but now Disney and Marvel have confirmed the news in a new press released that was posted on the Marvel website.

The Russos first made their Marvel Studio debut with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, a film that grossed $714 million worldwide. Eventually they would sign on to direct the film’s sequel, Captain America: Civil War, which will bring Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark character into Captain America’s story in a much larger capacity than a simple cameo. The film will also introduce Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it is rumored that Spider-Man, who Marvel gained permission to use after a deal with Sony was agreed upon back in February, will make his big screen MCU debut in the film.

Before we all get ahead of ourselves, we have to say that this is nothing more than a rumor at the moment. We don’t know who is writing, directing, or starring in Captain Marvel, but we do know that the film is scheduled for a November 2, 2018 release.

Marvel has an excellent track record with casting roles for heroes and villains, and have yet to disappoint us. While the studio has been known to make their announcements early on, a new rumor suggests that they are keeping the actor behind Captain Marvel a secret, and will do so until she makes an appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Hit the jump for more.