Cap 2 is going to be really good and a new way of doing a superhero movie, but how can they keep Cap 3 from feeling like a retread of Cap 2 in terms of tone? The cool thing about Cap 2 is that it's a conspiracy political thriller, i don't think they can go with that angle again in Cap 3 without it feeling like a retread.
A retread means having Zola be revealed to be alive, or that HYDRA (or some other sinister cabal) has infiltrated another institution that the heroes had trusted.
A similar tone isn't a retread. In fact, tonal consistency is important.
It can be a fresh while still being a political thriller by having new concepts, new themes, new characters and established characters going new places.
For plot, I'd like to see something like:
Two years later, the search for Bucky has not been successful. Sam and Stevehave winded down and perhaps busy themselves with something else, but still keep their ear to the ground. Then they get a tip off from Fury that leads them on their next search.
Sharon is working for the CIA. While interrogating a captive (who works for HYDRA, or terrorist group of Marvel's fancy), she learns that there's an impending assassination targeting a foreign head of state who is about to broker an agreement with the US government that could usher in an era of global peace.
The foreign head of state in question? King T'Chaka of Wakanda.
The movie offers a good helping of details about Wakanda as a setup for Black Panther, but the crown prince is only alluded to and never appears.
The CIA believes Winter Soldier is the one going to strike, while Sharon suspects someone else. She is overruled and told to hunt the Winter Soldier, she opts to follow her own leads which brings her in contact with Sam and Steve.
Crossbones is back, and is the one orchestrating the assassination.
The one giving him orders? Ophelia Sarkissian. Who is a HYDRA boss, or perhaps a corporate villain of some stripe.
Also, Batroc is hopefully there somewhere as a kind of Steve's frenemy.
