Captain America: The First Avenger
In 2014, Evans starred in "," the sequel to "Captain America: The First Avenger." In the film, Captain America joins forces with Black Widow and Falcon to uncover a conspiracy within the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. while facing an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. Principal photography began in August 2013; Evans prepared by undertaking three months of strength training and learning all the fight sequences. Similarly to the first film, it was well received and a commercial success, grossing $714 million worldwide. Peter Howell of "Toronto Star" thought Evans was "impressive" for bringing the comic book character to life, despite the plot being "a little too complicated". Evans has said "The Winter Soldier" was his favorite Marvel film because he started to understand his character, and enjoyed working with directors Anthony and Joe Russo.