Marvel Studios announced that principal photography is underway at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia for Captain America: Civil War, the third installment of its Super Hero franchise and revealed the synopsis and cast for their upcoming American superhero film.
Captain America: Civil War returns Chris Evans as the iconic Super Hero character Steve Rogers/Captain America along with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes/War Machine and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch.
Paul Rudd will make his first appearance alongside the Avengers as Scott Lang/Ant-Man in Captain America: Civil War after his debut in Ant-Man on July 17, 2015.
The cast also includes Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Daniel Brühl, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, William Hurt as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross and Martin Freeman.
Synopsis:
“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.”
The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. 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.
Russo Brothers’ creative team also includes director of photography Trent Opaloch, production designer Owen Paterson and three time Oscar®-nominated costume designer Judianna Makovsky.
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, Marvel’s 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.
Captain America: Civil War is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2016.
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Source: Press Release.