CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 Will Change the Marvel Universe
It sounds like Captain America 3 is going to give the Marvel cinematic universe a big overhaul just like The Winter Solider did when S.H.I.E.L.D. ended up being Hydra. I don't know what it is about Captain America, but the things that he's involved with provide some big fun twists and turns in the universe.
Crave Online recently had the chance to talk to Joe and Anthony Russo about the upcoming third film that they're developing. One of the first things they are asked about is the title, apparently it's been in place for awhile and they hope that they get to announce it soon. Joe said,
"If you’ve been talking to Kevin [Feige, President of Marvel Studios] the title has been in place probably for ten years in his brain. It’s all part of the road map that he’s laid out, and it’s all part of the bigger plan."
The direction the studio is taking this character has been planned out from the beginning. It's not like they are just coming up with this stuff now. Marvel knows where the characters' arcs in their universe are going. Joe explains,
"Yeah, I think the way Kevin does it is there are big pieces that he knows he wants to build towards, but the way that you get there is open to interpretation and improv a little bit. That’s defined by who gets involved with the project, the writers and directors involved in the project. The big thing we knew we had to deal with in Cap 2 was the fall of Hydra. Similarly there is a very, very big idea at the center of Cap 3. But how we get there is all up to us. And I think why Marvel has been so successful is because it’s been such a clear plan, that everything is interconnected and they’re building emotional capital with each movie that you can then trade off of in the next film."
When asked about the those set pieces and if the villain and other characters in the story are a part of that big set piece, Joe said,
"No, all that stuff is open for interpretation. Usually it’s just one big idea that alters the universe as a whole in some way, that has interconnectedness that he’s grabbed on to. That’s the case with Cap 3, but as far as villain and story arc and tone, all that stuff is left up to us."
It will be interesting to see what that big center piece is for Captain America 3 that changes the universe… again. I absolutely love what Marvel has done with Cap in their films, and we know from a previous interview that this third movie will wrap up Steve Roger's story arc. Whatever is going on, the movie is in good hands with the Russos. What do you think the big change will be?