Where to watch Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Trivia & production notes

• The Russo brothers were confirmed to return as directors before The Winter Soldier had even been released, based on positive test screenings of that film.
• Chris Evans earned $15 million for Civil War.
• The screenwriters drew inspiration from films like The Godfather, Seven, Fargo, and Brian De Palma's work, approaching the project as a psychological thriller rather than a standard superhero film.
• The original concept for a third Captain America film was scrapped and replaced with the Civil War adaptation after Feige instructed the writing team to shift direction.
• If Robert Downey Jr. had not agreed to appear, the filmmakers planned to use the Madbomb storyline instead, which would have featured Zemo turning people into berserkers rather than creating ideological conflict among heroes.
• Marvel Entertainment executives initially pushed back against the climactic fight between Captain America and Iron Man, wanting them to unite against Zemo instead, but the Russos threatened to leave the project if forced to change it.
• Disney Studios head Alan F. Horn backed the Russos' vision, leading to Marvel Studios oversight being transferred from Marvel Entertainment to Walt Disney Studios in 2015.
• The Russos lobbied for months to include Spider-Man in the film, and the deal for his appearance was finalized in February 2015 following Sony Pictures' computer hack the previous November.
• Chadwick Boseman's appearance as Black Panther was announced before his own solo Black Panther film, making Civil War his MCU debut.
• The film was scheduled to be converted to 3D in post-production rather than shot natively in the format.

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