Control
and conscience divides heroes in 'Captain America: Civil
War'
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[April 26, 2016]
By Piya Sinha-Roy and Rollo Ross
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
Marvel's band of Avengers are usually a friendly bunch,
but when faced with the destruction of their heroic
efforts to save the world, the superheroes are split
between maintaining control of their powers or going
under government contract, leading to an explosive
battle.
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"Captain America: Civil War," out in international theaters
this week and in U.S. theaters on May 6, holds the heroes
accountable for the mass destruction caused by their efforts to
save the planet. Last year's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" ended
with an entire town being lifted into the air.
In "Civil War," Chris Evans' Captain America fights for
superheroes to govern themselves and goes head to head with his
former ally, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man, who wants the heroes
to be governed by the United Nations.
"We like to liken it to a fight at a wedding," said Joe Russo,
who co-directed the film with his brother Anthony Russo.
"It's something that's been brewing in a family for some time
and something happens that instigates a fall-out amongst all of
the characters so relevancy and topicality are really important
to us because it makes the audience feel like it's part of their
world."
"Civil War" sees Captain America's best friend the Winter
Soldier (Sebastian Stan) seemingly cause massive acts of
destruction.
A divided superhero camp mirrors the complexities of the current
U.S. political stage, Evans said.
"Even in American politics, no one is right or wrong. There's no
evil here, we're not fighting Nazis or aliens. This is just a
matter of whether we're fighting for our head or our heart," he
said.
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Moments of levity come courtesy of new additions to the superhero
ensemble, namely Paul Rudd's smart-talking Ant-Man and the first
appearance of British newcomer Tom Holland's Spider-Man, the latest
iteration of the web-slinging hero.
Spider-Man is joining Disney's Marvel cinematic universe as part of
a collaborative deal between Walt Disney Co and Sony Pictures, which
owns the rights to Spider-Man. Holland will be swinging his way into
2017's standalone film "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
"I like the fact that they're skewing Spider-Man young because
that's how he is in the comic books. He's a young kid, and Tom
Holland has this really great innocence and naivete but sense of
subtle maturity," Evans said.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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