In case you forgot, it was only less than a year ago that we got Avengers: Age of Ultron, perhaps one of Marvel’s most disappointing entries. Yet it grossed a metric ton for the studio, so it makes sense why Captain America: Civil War, which pits Iron Man and our title character against each other as they battle behind their different ideologies, feels like just as big as a team-up, and not only because it runs a franchise-record 2 hours and 27 minutes. However, the film — directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, who return after Captain America: The Winter Soldier — is still said to feel like it centers on our main character for a story which borrows influences from Se7en, Fargo, and The Godfather. All right, then.
“I think it’s tone,” co-writer Christopher Markus tells Collider when asked how this isn’t an Avengers movie. “One, it’s focus, in that there is a story in addition to the Civil War. Civil War is kind of a backdrop to what’s going on, and that is 100% Steve’s story. We kind of set up an area with Winter Soldier, where we’re the franchise that kind of takes in the consequences of all the fun superhero destruction and action.” He adds, “If the Avengers kind of have more of an Iron Man feel and everyone comes and plays in Iron Man’s world. We wanted to drag everybody into Cap’s world and make him feel bad for a while.”
With an ensemble featuring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Frank Grillo, Tom Holland, William Hurt, and Daniel Brühl, we now have a new trailer, which can be seen below.
Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Captain America: Civil War opens on May 6th.