I wouldn't be surprised if they kill him off and Bucky takes over. The only question is when they're going to do it. If they kill him off in Avengers 2, will people pay money to go see someone else play the Cap? Probably unlikely. I think their best bet would be to write him off in Cap 3, and Bucky will be in place for Avengers 3.
I would bet on it just because Bucky takes over for him in the comics. In winter soldier they have what I see as a strong foreshadow of things to come. When Cap and Bucky are fighting it out (just before Cap realizes the winter soldier is Bucky) The winter soldier has Caps shield and poses like Cap. To me the way the shot was done it looks very deliberate. He holds up the shield, there is a distinct pause on the pose, then the action starts up again. Of course I could be way off base but it sure seemed planned.I wouldn't be surprised if they kill him off and Bucky takes over.
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