Marvel Civil War - Predicting Who Sides With Who
Who will the 13 announced characters fight alongside when war breaks out?
Hot on the heels of one of the year's biggest movies with Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel has continued to keep their name in the news by releasing the cast list for next year's sure-to-be blockbuster Captain America: Civil War. The second movie in the Captain America series is arguably the best of all the MCU films, and the decision to adapt such a polarizing and ambitious storyline for the third installment has fans curious and excited about the possibilities. The story will pit the two main players in The Avengers, Steve Rogers and Tony Stark against each other in a political disagreement that turns violent. In the comics version, the government enacts a Super-Hero Registration Act in the wake of a tragedy that costs many innocent lives, and while Iron Man sides with the rule of law, Cap feels it's a violation of his civil liberties and their dispute gets ugly. Battle lines are drawn and war breaks out between the opposing sides. The MCU version looks to be a variation on that theme, possibly stemming from events that occurred during Age of Ultron. Here's the quote from the Marvel press release:
Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain."The villain in question is more than likely Baron Zemo - played by Daniel Brühl - but that will probably be nothing more than a side story that plays out while the heroes battle it out over ideology. Now that we've seen the cast list, let's take a look at the roster and hazard a guess as to who will side with who. Spoiler warning for anyone who hasn't seen any of the previous MCU movies or read the comics version of Civil War.