Get ready to pick a side and join the nonstop action playing out on two fronts when Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War opens in US theaters on May.
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Rather in his brief glimpses he is shown laying the smackdown on Bucky Barnes, before wisely fleeing the pursuing Captain America. Written by Mark Millar, the feature film adaptation of the comic – Captain America: Civil War – is heading to cinema screens this April and there has been a lot of speculation and rumours about how close the film sticks to Millar’s original. However, he is not the only one predicted to be getting killed off.
As expected, most Marvel fans have been hell-bent on learning more about the roles of Captain America, Iron Man, The Winter Soldier and newcomer Black Panther when it comes to what’s in store for Captain America: Civil War. First off is War Machine, played by Don Cheadle. Perhaps the most important revelation from this story is the fact that Civil War apparently doesn’t hold back anything during it’s third act, leading us to believe that we should be ready for an emotional roller coaster – now we’re just taking bets as to who will survive. I have talked to a whole bunch of sources – about five at this point – and they all agree that test audiences have loved the movie.
The second likely character to meet their end is the Falcon (Anthony Mackie). Movies.Death., the newest outing from Marvel is testing “through the roof”, and has been better-received by test audiences so far than any other Marvel movie. Compared to the recent influx of marketing related to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice we nearly forgot Civil War was even coming out this year. Their assumption could be attributed to what happened in the comics version.
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Another possible Avenger to be killed off is Scarlet Witch, played by Elizabeth Olsen. If this is true, then Scarlet Witch’s death could be the catalyst that drives Vision away from Earth and into space.
