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Team Cap or Team Iron Man? In Captain America: CivilWar, the Avengers are forced to
take sides in an almighty clash of the titans. However, Chris Evans believes there's a very
human story of family conflict at the heart of the latest Marvel blockbuster. Words: Adam Colby
Chris Evans never grows tired of putting
on his iconic Captain America costume of
red, white and blue.
“When I first signed on to play this role, I
really wasn’t sure what I was getting myself
into or if I would enjoy playing the same
character after the first few films,” he admits.
“But through the years, I have really loved
playing this character so much and I really
like everything he stands for and the way
he handles himself in these films.”
And in Captain America: Civil War – which
officially launches Phase Three of Marvel’s ever
expanding Cinematic Universe – his character
Steve Rogers faces potentially his biggest
challenge and potentially his most dangerous
enemy yet: his own friends in the Avengers.
After another incident involving the Avengers
results in collateral damage, political pressure
mounts to install a system of accountability.
The new status quo
fractures the superhero
alliance, resulting in
two camps – one led by
Rogers, who believes the
Avengers must remain
free to defend humanity
without government
interference, and the
other following Tony Stark
(aka Iron Man).
Evans is excited about
his character’s arc in
the third installment of the Captain America
franchise. “What I think is nice about where
they’re pushing him is that it’s the first time
Steve doesn’t really know the answer,” he
explains. “It’s always pretty cut and dry for
him to know which side of the coin to fall on,
but this one is tricky because this conflict is
a little more akin to a day-to-day struggle that
we all go through where there are no clear
lines between what is right and what is wrong.
There’s just a point of view, and I think it’s hard
for him to understand what the right thing to
do is and what his role is this time around.”
The new film reunites Evans with directors
Anthony and Joe Russo, who also directed the
acclaimed second film in the series, Captain
America: The Winter Soldier, and the star is full
of praise for the siblings’ work.
“Love me some Russo brothers,” enthuses
Evans. “They’re just very easy going guys
who are not pretentious in any way and it is
a pleasure just being around them. They also
have this encyclopaedic knowledge of film and
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