SPOILERS FOR CIVIL WAR DOWN BELOW
Robert Downey Jr. has just been confirmed to appear alongside Chris Evans in Captain America 3. According to an article published by Variety, Downey’s appearance would apparently bring the famous (or infamous in my opinion) Civil War storyline from the comics to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The announcement goes along with Marvel’s plans to reboot the Civil War arc into a miniseries in 2015.
This also might confirm the rumors that Sony and Marvel are in talks to make a deal regarding Spider-Man. Spider-Man is one of they key players in the Civil War storyline, being one of the “casualties” (in a way; he doesn’t die) of the war. The confirmation of this arc might mean that Steve Rogers might die (we do already have crossbones), and Bucky will take on the role of Captain America (yay Buckycap).
Marvel still hasn’t officially confirmed the arc, so maybe we’re completely overreacting. The movie is set to premiere on May 6, 2016.
Even so, I’m making a list of my problems with this announcement:
1. Key players and the Super Human Registration Act (SHRA):
Contrary to popular belief (tumblr), Civil War isn’t just Cap vs. Iron Man. There are so many more important characters that are necessary into making the storyline into what it is. Also, the whole point of the Civil War was that Iron Man was in favor of the SHRA, where super humans had to register their secret identities to the government, and Cap was against. As of right now, there are 6 Avengers, whose identities were never secret, or are now as of the events in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Basically, why fight for the right of secret identities if there are none?
Some key players for the Civil War that aren’t currently in the MCU are:
· Spider-Man
· Ms. Marvel
· Mr. Fantastic
· Black Panther
· Luke Cage
· Wolverine
To know who was on what side, click on this link.
2. What about the Infinity Stones (Gems)?
Since Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel has been setting the stage for Thanos to be the villain in Avengers 3. We’ve been shown 3 Infinity Stones so far: The Tesseract (Cap I, The Avengers), The Aether (Thor 2), and The Orb (Guardians of the Galaxy). With Civil War taking the spotlight, it makes me wonder what’s going to happen to this arc.
I trust Marvel and it’s continuity, and I know they won’t just throw this away, but I’m concerned as to how this is going to fit in with Civil War.
3. The Winter Soldier:
At the end of Cap 2, Natasha (The Black Widow) hands Steve a file containing the facts of the Winter Soldier (a.k.a. Bucky) and it’s implied that Steve and Sam are going to go look for him. We know that Avengers 2 is going to be all about Ultron, and there hasn’t been any confirmation of the Winter Solider appearing in the movie, which means (or so I thought) that he’d be returning in Cap 3.
If Cap 3 is going to be about the Civil War, where does that leave Bucky? Will Steve die in the end like he did in the comics and leave the mantel of Cap to Bucky? Is Bucky even ready for that?
4. Steve and Tony’s relationship:
One of the things that make the Civil War so great is the fact that Cap and Iron Man are at odds, and basically the only way it ends is by death. In the comics, Steve and Tony have been friends for years, best friends, and that friendship is what complicates the Civil War and makes everything (and everyone) emotional.
In the MCU, we see how Steve and Tony don’t get along at the beginning of the Avengers, and even if they don’t hate each other by the time the movie ends, they’re not skipping across a meadow singing. If they do make Civil War, it won’t be as emotive or significant as in the comics.
All that being said, I’m still not completely opposed to the idea and would definitely watch the movie (in a heartbeat). I’m very curious as to how this is going to happen, and all of the consequences that come due to it.
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