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April 23, 2010 - We knew that Nick Fury was going to be in the Captain America movie. Samuel L. Jackson, the actor who plays him in the Marvel movies, acknowledged that this week.

But now we have on-the-record confirmation of some rumblings of awhile back: that Fury's World War II teammates will also appear in the movie.

CHUD spoke to Marvel Studios honcho Kevin Feige today who confirmed that Sgt. Fury's elite squad, the Howling Commandos, will be in Captain America.

"The characters will be there as part of the larger Marvel Universe," Feige informed the site, although the characters may not necessarily be referred to as "The Howling Commandos" in the film. Feige specifically named one Howling Commando, Gabe Jones, who is set to appear.

"Feige also said there was an international component [to the film]," according to CHUD. The site wasn't sure if this meant that The Invaders were indeed going to appear in the film -- or that they will actually be called that if they do show up in it.

It's entirely possible that Marvel could mix and match members of both the Invaders and the Howling Commandos and have them fight alongside Cap in the movie. Another big question is whether we'll see Jackson's Nick Fury in the World War II sequences, or if he'll only appear in the modern day segments.