"Captain America: Civil War" Concept Art Shows Who's Following Captain America


Marvel "Civil War" comic book cover
Check out Captain America: Civil War concept art!

Captain America 3 starts the "Civil War" between the superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recently Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye in the movies, shared some low resolution concept art in his Twitter feed. It shows the two factions of the Avengers fighting and also

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The movie follows the storyline of the the 2006–2007 Marvel crossover "Civil War" storyline about a government "Superhero Registration Act" to have superpowered characters act under official regulation. It set up a war between the superheroes led by Iron Man on one side (for) and Captain America on the other (against). Here's the matchup:


Those who support the Registration Act
  • Black Widow
  • War Machine
  • Iron Man
  • Black Panther
  • Vision

Those who oppose the Registration Act
  • Hawkeye
  • Sharon Carter (Agent 13)
  • Captain America
  • Falcon 
  • Winter Soldier
  • Ant-Man
He also shared Hawkeye's new costume along with Ant-Man

This line-up deviates from the comic books in several ways. For one thing, in the comics, Black Panther stayed neutral and didn't join the fight. Plus, since Marvel doesn't have the movie rights to Wolverine or the Fantastic Four, Reed Richards and Logan aren't part of the story.

Click on the link if you want to see more Captain America: Civil War artwork on my blog.

What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Captain America: Civil War what do you think of the team line up?

Official Captain America: Civil War Summary
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.
Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cinematography by Trent Opaloch
Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Chadwick Boseman, Jeremy Renner, and Elizabeth Olsen
Release Dates: May 6, 2016
Official Site: http://www.marvel.com
© Copyright 2016 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. All rights reserved


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