AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON is still smoking hot in theaters across the world, but Marvel isn’t sitting around wasting time. Production has begun on the third Cap film CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, which pits Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) against Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.)… yep, Iron Man is the bad guy! You can read the official Marvel press release below, which also contains the plot description, but the key points are this – this movie picks up where AGE OF ULTRON left off with Steve Rogers leading a new Avengers team, but when they cause damage during their heroics, the government decides the need to be held accountable for their actions. This divides the members, sides are taken, and heroes end up battling each other… which of course will lead to more collateral damage.
This story is based on the popular “Civil War” mini-series released by Marvel Comics a few years back, which also lead into the assassination of Captain America story. After the events in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, the establishment of Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) regaining his memories after decades of being The Winter Soldier, one has to wonder if the movies will ultimately follow the comics all the way through, seeing Steve Rogers killed and Bucky becoming the new Cap. We know a few things now about CIVIL WAR that also lend to this idea, as both Sebastian Stan and Emily VanCamp (who played Agent 13 in THE WINTER SOLDIER) are back. But they’re not the only familiar faces popping up in this installment. Paul Rudd will also be featured, hot off the heels of ANT-MAN, and it would make sense that he would join the Avengers in the film as Ant-Man was one of the original team members in the comics. But perhaps the most unusual cast addition is William Hurt, who played General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross in THE INCREDIBLE HULK 2008 film. That character is sort of a mainstay in the Marvel comic book universe, but with no indication of Mark Ruffalo showing up as Hulk in this one, it’s a little odd General Ross would be part of the cast… then again the films established he has a relationship with Tony Stark in the post credits scene on THE INCREDIBLE HULK, so there’s that.
Outside of those names, you can also look for Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Anthony Mackie as Falcon, Don Cheadle as War Machine, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany as The Vision in this one – whew! That’s like an Avengers movie without the proper title! And Frank Grillo will return making his metamorphosis into Crossbones after barely surviving the events of THE WINTER SOLDIER. New characters to the block will include Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, Daniel Bruhl as Baron Helmut Zemo and Martin Freeman (who is playing a mystery character).
CIVIL WAR will be shot (with IMAX cameras) all over the world, including Stateside locations in Atlanta, Georgia and then exotic locales like Puerto Rick, Iceland and even Germany. This film is being directed by THE WINTER SOLDIER team of Anthony and Joe Russo who reunite with writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and those guys will hop straight from this into THE AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Part I and II. Good gigs. Fans can look for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR in theaters on May 6th, 2016. Are you excited? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
MARVEL STUDIOS BEGINS PRODUCTION ON MARVEL’S “CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR” Principal Photography Begins in Atlanta For May 6, 2016 Release ATLANTA, GEORGIA (May 7, 2015) – Marvel Studios has commenced principal photography at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on “Captain America: Civil War,” the third installment of its Super Hero franchise. The production will shoot on location in Atlanta, Georgia, which serves as the base for the film’s production, as well as locations in Germany, Puerto Rico and Iceland.
Set for release in the United States on May 6, 2016, “Captain America: Civil War” is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Community”) from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (“Captain America: The Winter Solider,” Marvel’s “Captain America: The First Avenger”). The film returns Chris Evans (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron”) as the iconic Super Hero character Steve Rogers/Captain America along with Robert Downey Jr. (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Marvel’s “Iron Man 3”) as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Captain America: The First Avenger”) as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Iron Man 3”) as The Vision, Jeremy Renner (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Marvel’s “The Avengers”) as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Iron Man 3”) as Jim Rhodes/War Machine and Elizabeth Olsen (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Godzilla”) as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch.
After his debut in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” on July 17, 2015, Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man,” ”Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”) will make his first appearance alongside the Avengers as Scott Lang/Ant-Man in “Captain America: Civil War.”
The film also includes outstanding additional cast, including Chadwick Boseman (“42,” “Get on Up”) as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Revenge”) as Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Daniel Brühl (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Bourne Ultimatum”), Frank Grillo (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Warrior”) as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, William Hurt (“A History of Violence,” Marvel’s “The Incredible Hulk”) as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross and Martin Freeman (“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”).
“Captain America: Civil War” picks up where “Avengers: Age of Ultron” left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.
Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” is produced by Marvel Studios’ president, Kevin Feige, with Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Patricia Whitcher, Nate Moore and Stan Lee serving as executive producers.
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s creative team also includes director of photography Trent Opaloch (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Elysium”), production designer Owen Paterson (“Godzilla,” “Matrix”), and three time Oscar®-nominated costume designer Judianna Makovsky (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”).
Based on the Marvel comic character first published in 1941, “Captain America: Civil War ” continues the lineage of epic big-screen adventures chronicled in “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “The Avengers,” “Iron Man 3,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and the upcoming release schedule, which includes Marvel’s “Ant-Man” on July 17, 2015, Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” on November 4, 2016, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy 2,” on May 5, 2017, and Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” on November 3, 2017.
Marvel Studios most recently continued its unprecedented success with the release of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” on May 1, 2015. The film recorded the second biggest opening weekend of all time with a $191.3 million box office. It has also been the #1 release in every country where it has been released.
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So do you think there is any chance we get at least a cameo of Daredevil or Luke Cage thrown in there?
Or what about Spiderman? He is such a huge part of Civil War.
I say the more the merrier.
I doubt Daredevil or Luke Cage will show up in Civil War, though they’re likely to pop up in Infinity War, as those films will have EVERYONE in them. As for Spidey, he’s more likely now to be in Civil War than ever since Marvel Studios reached an agreement with Sony – http://bigfanboy.com/wp/?p=25752