‘Civil War’ for Spider Man

Popular superhero makes appearance in trailer of new ‘Captain America’ film

Less than two months away from the release of Captain America: Civil War — the kick-off to Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — there is now another full-length trailer that reveals even more about the schism that will play out in multiplexes for the next few years. And what’s more, it features fan-favourite superhero Spider Man, reported wired.com.

The film may have Captain America’s name in the title but shapes up like an ideological two-hander: a showdown between Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) working alongside the government and Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) breaking away from regulation in order to protect his friend Bucky, aka the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). The human consequences of fantastical heroic battles are also at the forefront in the beginning montage of the trailer as Captain America and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) follow the trail of destruction left behind in Avengers, The Winter Soldier and Age of Ultron.



There have been plenty of open secrets throughout production, about who may or may not appear in the film. But the new trailer ends with unequivocal confirmation that the newly cast Spider Man (Tom Holland) — who Downey helped cast — will make an appearance in a climactic battle. Civil War is now officially the longest film the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but with this many heroes in the scheme, it looks like director brothers Anthony and Joe Russo needed every minute of it.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 12^th, 2016.

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