ARTICLE
THE HUNT FOR THE WINTER SOLDIER
The governments of the world are registering superheroes and Tony Stark, James Rhodes, and Natasha Romonov have joined the cause. At the center of this search
is the ultimate assassin, Bucky Barnes, who they seem
not to care was a brainwashed assassin (even though it
happened to Hawkeye in Avengers 1). The teaser opens
with Bucky, seemingly aware of who he is, who he was,
and what he’s done. And it looks like he’s finally been
located and captured by Falcon and Cap. Bucky says
“I don’t do that anymore” in response
to
assassination
missions so it could
be that Bucky was
framed for something – perhaps the
international event
teased in the film’s
official
synopsis.
We suspect that
Black Panther and
Tony Stark want
Bucky, the former for something
that happened in
Wakanda to explain his arrival and
the latter for what
happened to his
parents.
GENERAL “THUNDERBOLT” ROSS
Mark
Ruffalo’s
Bruce
Banner
won’t be in Captain
America: Civil War,
even though he
was seen with the
cast in Germany
and was originally
in the script, but
a major character
from The Incredible Hulk makes
his overdue return
seven years later
– with William Hurt
reprising the role of
General “Thunderbolt” Ross. With S.H.I.E.L.D. still out
the picture, as far as the movies are concerned, he’s
the military leadership presence in this movie and in the
trailer he pays a visit to the new Avengers HQ (introduced at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron and in a sequence in Ant-Man) to reprimand them for whatever new
international incident sets off the events of Civil War.
Marvel Comics fans can only hope it means Ross can
keep coming back. Marvel will eventually need a villainous team-up movie of their own one day and the Thunderbolts movie might be the perfect choice. The modern version of that team in the comics features Ross,
fellow The Incredible Hulk alum known as The Leader
(who was teased at the end of that movie, played by
Tim Blake Nelson), Elektra and Punisher (both coming
to Daredevil next year), and Venom who can now be a
part of the MCU thanks to Marvel’s Spider-Man deal with
Sony Pictures.
MARTIN FREEMAN
Martin
Freeman’s role has
been kept secret by Marvel
Studios but rumors point towards him playing Everrett K.
Ross, a liason
to
Wakanda
who works for
the U.S. State
Department. He
appears
ever
so briefly in one
shot in the trailer
where the government looks
to be confiscating the gear of
the
Avengers
from their base.
He’s accompanied by Sharon
Carter
a.k.a.
Agent 13 (Emily
VanCamp)
who we know is
loyal to Cap and
who joined the
CIA at the end of
Captain America: The Winter
Soldier
after
S.H.I.E.L.D. fell.
The continuing
shot from different angles right after the image above depicts Captain
America’s shield and Falcon’s flight gear being wheeled
out of the base, taken from them, likely because they
either chose not to sign up with the Sokovia Accords
or they did and it’s being moved to some other government-sanctioned facility. Either way, Sam and Steve are
not pleased.
THE THIRD PARTY
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