unconfirmed spoilers for Captain America 3

[kate_nepveu]

Like the subject line says: unconfirmed reports of the plot for Captain America 3 are behind the cut.

EDIT: musesfool kindly provides a direct interview in which the directors call it "highly unlikely" from just last month!

Variety reports Cap 3 will be a Civil War plotline.

Robert Downey Jr. is on the verge of signing on to “Captain America 3,” a move that would bring the Civil War storyline from Marvel’s comicbooks to the bigscreen and trigger the start of a new phase of movies from Marvel Studios.

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The deal is significant for the Marvel cinematic universe considering the plot will pit Stark against Captain America’s alter-ego Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, as they feud over the Superhero Registration Act, which forces anyone with superhuman abilities to reveal their identities to the U.S. government and agree to act as a police force for the authorities.

Stark supports the program, but Rogers does not, saying it threatens civil liberties, causing sides to be taken and Rogers, among others, to go on the run to avoid arrest.

I mean, I guess it makes more sense post-collapse-of-SHIELD and with new powers on the scene for Avengers: Age of Ultron, but still (1) that's not enough secret superheroes for this to make sense and (2) entirely out of character for MCU!Tony!

I just, ugh. This is what I get for procrastinating by opening Twitter.

(And this bumps up likelihood that Cap 3, aka the last movie on Chris Evans' contract, is the Death of Captain America. *pre-emptively mourns*)

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

I didn't read them either, and I'm not sure who falls in that category!

[mmcirvin]

In superhero universes, it seems like good people with superpowers become irresistibly drawn to become super-crime-fighters of some sort, rather than doing all the other stuff you might be able to do with superpowers. Even when they seem to be otherwise inclined, it's the super-crook-fighting that actually seems to matter.

It's always seemed implausible to me... but they do give reasons: the origin story of Spider-Man shows what happens if you try to opt out. Spidey really didn't initially want to be a superhero, he had enough problems already, but he slacked off and Uncle Ben bought it.

I suppose the real reasons come from history. Superman and Batman arose at a time when people were really upset about organized crime, and Marvel Comics rose to dominance during a period when street crime was exploding (Spider-Man's first appearance was surprisingly early in that era, but the increase was already worrying people). In those circumstances super-crimefighters are a thing you really want to fantasize about.

[kate_nepveu]

Yeah. Apparently Pepper's armor-wearing career as Rescue was fairly short-lived, though again, didn't read it, just know about it.