‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ gets a new synopsis

Those lucky enough to be at the D23 Expo will have had the chance to see footage from Captain America: The Winter Soldier (jammy gits), however for the rest of us theres this new synopsis, which comes direct from Disney and Marvel:

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk.

Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is set for release in the US on April 4th 2014, with a UK release slated for a few weeks later, on May 2nd.