Sebastian Stan Lands 'Captain America' Sidekick Role

Sebastian Stan is set to suit up for Captain America with Chris Evans!

The 26-year-old actor – and boyfriend of Gossip Girl‘s Leighton Meester – will play Captain America’s sidekick, Bucky Barnes, in the upcoming films. Bucky is an orphan who joins Captain America in fighting Nazis!

According to THR, Sebastian has signed on for five or six films! Filming begins this summer in Europe.

Sebastian recently finished work on The Apparition opposite Ashley Greene and appears in Hot Tub Time Machine.