Ant-Man and Spider-Man Will Provide Comic Relief in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Captain America: Civil War seems like it will have one of the darker storylines that Marvel has taken on. As you’ve seen in the trailer, we are going to see some of our favorite heroes fight each other, and it’s going to be crazy! Thankfully, the whole movie won’t be all dark and serious. In a recent interview with OmeleteTV (via CBM), director Anthony Russo spoke about how there will be a balance of series and humorous tones. He explained:
“The film definitely has a more serious tone I think than any other Marvel [Studios] movie yet, and that's kind of natural to the process because you're really gonna turn these heroes, who have been friends and partners, against one another. And if we're gonna have them fight for a whole movie to the end, there has to be a serious issue because these are smart people, they're likable people; they're not villains, they're good guys. And so you have to think very hard about a very complex situation that's gonna put them in conflict with one another for an entire movie.”
Even though this is going to be a serious film, it wouldn’t be Marvel without some fun comic relief. A lot of that comic relief will come from characters like Spider-Man and Ant-Man. He said:
“At the same time, not all the characters in the movie have the same investment in the conflict. There are certain characters that come into the story a little later who don't have the same baggage that the Avengers have in terms of what's going on in the film. So they don't have as much darkness to deal with in the film, so they can be a little lighter and more fun. I think the movie has a healthy balance between very serious, interesting and very surprising storytelling, and sort of light, fun wits and humor.”
Russo confirmed that “characters like Spider-Man and Ant-Man enter the story a little later,” and they will bring the comedy with them. He went on to talk about Black Panther’s role in the story:
“Black Panther is, first of all, an amazing character. We couldn't be more excited to bring him to the screen for the first time. He's very central to the story. He comes into the story pretty early, but what's great about Black Panther in this film is all the other characters break down into two sides - Captain America's side and Iron Man's side. Black Panther never quite chooses a side, he’s sort of on his own side for the whole movie which makes him very cool in this storytelling.”
We did see some footage of Black Panther chasing down Captain America in the trailer, so it looks to me like he chose a side! Anthony also discussed how he and his brother Joe managed to balance so many superheroes in one movie while still putting the focus on Captain America because after all, this is his movie.
“It's really difficult. They're all amazing characters, we and the fans love all these characters. They're played by amazing actors, so as filmmakers and storytellers, we have to give all those characters their due. You have to come to this movie; you've got your favorite characters. You want to see them do something amazing, have fun with them, be surprised by them. Our job as storytellers to figure out how to give you that experience. Some people have more prominent roles than others in the movie; Captain America has the most prominent role. Iron Man is the next most prominent role because he has that primary point of view that's pushing against Captain America in the film. And then the other characters kind of fill in around them, but I think all of them have great moments. So, whoever you love, hopefully you'll leave the movie happy.”
He also confirmed that Vision and Scarlet Witch, who have a romantic entanglement in the comics, will “both have strong stories that will cross at some point in Civil War.”
On May 6th, 2016 everything we’ve ever wanted to know about this movie will be revealed. I loved that first trailer, and I’m so freakin’ pumped up about seeing this story play out on the big screen!