The film, which had its red carpet premiere last week, has been widely celebrated by critics – much unlike the heavily pilloried “Batman v Superman”, which has pulled in more than $800 million globally despite its poor reviews.
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That’s not to say that there isn’t a lot to love about “Civil War”, because there most definitely is. All the superheroes of Marvel are taking part in this upcoming movie of Captain America series. That’s…gonna leave a mark.
Set to debut this June from David Marquez and Brian Michael Bendis, Civil War II centers on a mysterious new Marvel character who has the power to predict the outcome of future events with an extremely high degree of accuracy, a la Minority Report. Make a amusing face and share your thoughts in the comment section below!
At the time, the team showed off 40 minutes worth of action-packed footages from the film that highlighted Marvel’s light-hearted version of the friendly neighborhood superhero, Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland.
In the third stand-alone Cap film, Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) will be going head-to-head against his good friend and fellow Avenger, Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) over the Sokovia Accords, a new piece of legislation aimed at monitoring the activities of “enhanced individuals”. For one thing, it features more costumed superheroes than any other Marvel movie to date, including both “Avengers” films.
Based on official synopsis from the Marvel website, “Captain America: Civil War” will pit hero against hero when two of the Avengers’ members, Steve Rogers (Evans) and Tony Stark a.k.a.
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.
This new status quo does not sit well with Captain America and fractures the Avengers resulting in two camps.
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The plot centres around political interference in the Avengers’ activities, causing a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
