Derek Luke to Reprise CAPTAIN AMERICA Role in THE AVENGERS

It looks like Derek Luke might end up reprising his Captain America role of Gabe Jones from The Howling Commandos in Joss Whedon's The Avengers. This bit of news was revealed in Variety when they stated,

Luke will soon be seen as Gabe Jones in Captain America, a role he'll reprise in Marvel's The Avengers.

There's really nothing more known or said about this. I'm not so sure how this will work since this character of Gabe Jones existed during World War II, and as far as I know doesn't really have a place in the modern day stories. Maybe there will be a Captain America flashback scene, or maybe he is playing Gabe Jones Jr.? Of course there's always the possibility that Variety got there facts wrong, which wouldn't be the first time. If he does show up, could we possibly see any of the other Howling Commando's in The Avengers? They might have just assumed his character would be in The Avengers. We'll eventually find out. 

Here's a little background info on Gabe Jones:

An accomplished jazz trumpeter at an early age, Gabriel Jones grew up in New York City, spending his youth playing at his uncle Bill's jazz club in upper Manhattan . Winning local acclaim, Jones was exceptionally lucky in receiving coaching in trumpet playing from the legendary Louis Armstrong himself. Jones also gained another teacher in Danny "Drummer" Bellaman, a Harlem-born jazz musician, playing drums. The pair became fast friends, playing nightclubs gigs. Army Intelligence took note of both men joining the war effort. Jones' interest in music gained the attention of the top brass and the Army sent him to a high specialty school where he became an expert in German classical music.

Despite segregation in the armed forces, Jones found himself hand picked by Captain "Happy" Sam Sawyer to enlist in the First Attack Squad, aka the famous Howling Commandos lead by Nick Fury. Jones distinguished himself both with the music of machine guns and his handy trumpet, which he used to jazz countless Howler parties in the barracks and to unusual and effective use in battle.