With the opening of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" in just a few weeks, Marvel Studios has already focused their attention to another epic movie, "Captain America: Civil War."
Also known as Avengers 2.5, "Captain America: Civil War", will put together the mightiest superheroes into one film - Captain America, Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner)
Fans are also speculations that "Captain America: Civil War" will also be the take-off of the standalone movie "Black Panther" played by (Chadwick Boseman) after a casting call was made by Marvel for "African men and women (Nigerian, Ethiopian, Kenyan, etc.), ages 18 to 75, casual looks or ethnic wardrobe. So, it is expected that "Black Panther" a.k.a. T'Challa will have a big role in "Captain America: Civil War".
Reports also confirmed that Daniel Bruhl (Rush) Frank Grillo, who played a S.H.I.E.L.D. operative deserter in Winter Soldier, will be back as Crossbones - the character assassinated Steve Rogers in the Civil War comics.
The filming for "Captain America: Civil War", dubbed as biggest superhero film, will kick-off on April 1 and expected to last until August 8.
According to Screenrant, Marvel Studios is looking for extras who live in or around the Atlanta area to join the production of "Captain America: Civil War" which is scheduled to begin on April 1. The casting call also included Marvel Studios' first synopsis of the film which reads: "Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies."
"Captain America: Civil War" is based on the "Civil War" comic series. According to Marvel, vigilante superheroes filming a reality TV show was engaged in a skirmish that resulted to a whole neighborhood being wiped out. This forced the government to take drastic action to rectify the problematic situation. Their plan, dubbed the "Superhero Registration Act", is to require all vigilantes and "supers" to reveal their identities and register with the government with the goal of regulating superhero activity. Iron Man sides with the government but Captain America cannot, and the hero who symbolizes freedom and liberty turns against his nation. For Captain America and his followers, maintaining secret identities is crucial to protecting their loved ones and ensuring that heroes can stand up against evil without jeopardizing their personal lives.
In the comic series, Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America died and for a time Bucky a.k.a James Barnes picked up the shield and became the new Captain.
Will Marvel Studios stick to the said plot? Chances are they will. Tech Times claimed that Captain America dying is one of the most important aspects of "Civil War", so it would be quite foolish for Marvel to remove it from the movie. However, the site also did not discount the fact that Marvel Studio will find something else that is just as riveting to replace the killing of Rogers.
"Captain America: Civil War" will hit theatres on May 3, 2016.
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