Captain America: Civil War - 16 Things We Learned From The Directors' Commentary

9. The Music Video Inspiration

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It's hard to tell when the commentary team are actually being truthful and when they're just openly taking the p*ss. Early on they claim that the de-aged Tony Stark is actually played by Robert Downey Jr's brother Jerry Downey and that all of Bucky's trigger words allude to forthcoming MCU titles. The rascals.

So when they mention that the fight in Bucky's apartment was heavily influenced in tone by the video for DJ Snake & Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What", it sounds like more shenanigans. But it's apparently true: the aesthetic and the lighting were indeed influenced by a music video featuring serious genital trauma...

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