Georges St. Pierre To Play Batroc The Leaper In ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

Filming is set to begin in just a few months and word is that Georges St. Pierre will be joining the cast of the Russo brother’s highly-anticipated Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The UFC champion, according to Latino-Review, has been cast in the role of the mercenary villain Batroc The Leaper.

In the comics, Batroc the Leaper has no powers, but is in peak physical condition and is a master in Savate, kickboxing and many other martial arts disciplines. George St-Pierre is a French-Canadian kickboxer who has no super powers himself but is definitely in pretty exceptional physical condition. The character is also a master thief and smuggler. The character doesn’t actually appear in the comic storyline that the film is based on, so it should be interesting to see where they fit him in.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is set to hit theaters April 4, 2014

Source: Latino Review