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| Image via BuzzFeed If you thought that you would have to wait until Avengers: Infinity War to see the team in action once again, guess again. The official cast for Captain America: Civil War has been revealed and it is looking mightier than Thor himself. Let's rundown the announced cast: Chris Evans as Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, all of which have been with us since the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then we have the new members of the team with Anthony Mackie returning as Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlett Witch, and Don Cheadle as War Machine. This will be the second movie in a row in which we will get to see Paul Rudd as Ant-Man and the first time we will see Chad Boseman as Black Panther, before getting his own movie in 2018. Sebastian Stan will be returning as the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes. Emily VanCamp will be back as Agent 13, as well as Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow, a.k.a. Crossbones. They're even bringing back William Hurt as General Ross, and he has been nowhere to be seen since 2008's The Incredible Hulk! Rounding out the cast are newcomers Daniel Bruhl, who will play the villain Baron Zemo, and Martin Freeman in an unspecified role. While nothing has been confirmed, and no actor has been cast, it is believed that Spider-man will make his first appearance as part of the MCU due to his major role in the Civil War comics. It is impossible to tell how big each character's role will be but so far the cast looks incredible. Marvel released a synopsis for the film alongside the cast list and it reads as follows: “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." From the sound of this synopsis, it doesn't appear as if the movie will follow the exact same plot as the comic book. Instead it seems like the superhero team will be split into two sides and will battle it out until it is time to put their differences aside to defeat the big, bad villain. I would personally prefer to see the movie devoted entirely to the intricate relationship between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark but it appears it won't be that way. Either way, this will still probably be a kick-ass movie that could stand as a third Avengers film. |
Great films often borrow elements from other great films. Captain America: The Winter Soldier borrowed from Three Days of the Condor and in doing so, it revolutionized the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For the first time ever, they proved that the movies in the MCU could tackle different genres. For this film, they went in the direction of 1970s political thrillers. The Winter Soldier sees Steve Rogers as a fugitive running from the very people he thought were the good guys, people he served under because he thought they were doing the right thing. As he is being hunted down, Captain America must uncover the truth behind those who are after him. Leading the charge against Cap is none other than Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce. The fact that it is Redford who is in the role of Alexander Pierce is important because in 1975, Redford starred in the film Three Days of the Condor . This film sees Redford as Joe Turner, a CIA code breaker who walks into his office to find the entire
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