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Captain America is not the
only character with special
powers that Chris Evans has
played over the years.
Fantastic
Four
(2005)
Evans is one of a small
group of actors who
have played two Marvel
superheroes, taking
on the role of Johnny
Storm/The Human Torch
in this early comic book
blockbuster and reprising it in the
clunky 2007 sequel
Rise of the
Silver Surfer
.
Push
(2009)
More
Heroes
than
X-Men
,
Evans nevertheless
impressed in this sci-fi
thriller as a hustler who
possesses some pretty cool
telekinetic powers that a sinister
government agency wants to
utilise. He more than holds his
own in some good old-fashioned
punch-ups, too
Scott Pilgrim vs.
The World
(2009)
As the conceited skater-turned-
movie superstar Lucas Lee,
Evans got his only chance
to play a supervillain in
this cult favourite. He
was the second of the evil
exes whom Michael Cera must
defeat; of course, no-one would
believe that the latter would be
able to beat Evans in a fight, so
instead he goads his nemesis into
performing a skating stunt that
ends in his death.
Snowpiercer
(2013)
OK, Evans’s character here
doesn’t really possess any
superpowers, but he
certainly seems to
possess some
superhuman
abilities in
this stylish post-
apocalyptic thriller.
And he does become
the only person to
successfully defeat the
inhabitants of all the
carriages of the super-
train of the title.
they’re wonderful at being able to reference
scenes in other films to bring actors or crew to
a common ground.
“It is easy to get lost in a semantic fog and
the Russos have a really good way of getting
everyone on the wavelengths so that we’re
all making the same movie,” he continues.
“They’re also amazing technicians who are
very quick and precise, which I really love and
appreciate. They know what they want, and we
just have a pretty good line of communication
open between us.”
The split in the Avengers leads to the scene
which all Marvel fans have been dying to see:
the full-on clash between Team Cap – Captain
America, Falcon, Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, Ant-
Man and Scarlet Witch – and Team Iron Man
(Black Widow, War Machine, Spider-Man, Vision
and Black Panther).
The showdown is set at Leipzig Airport
in Germany but was actually shot at Atlanta
Pinewood Studios in the US during a blistering
heatwave.
“We didn’t shoot the sequences until
July and it’s the south, so it was extremely
hot and uncomfortable in the suits with the
hot sun beating down on you all day,”
Evans recalls. “But as hot as it was, I can’t
tell you how great it was to see most of the
superheroes all suited up in one scene and
it’s a storyline that’s going to be the jumping
off point for the next chapter in the Marvel
Cinematic Universe.”
Nevertheless, for all the spectacular action,
Evans believes
Captain America: Civil
War
tells a very human story of
family conflict.
“For all of the great action
in the film, at the end of the
day it’s a really grounded story,”
he explains. “The Russos make
human stories with a superhero
feel as opposed to superhero
movies with human touches. It’s real
storytelling about a genuine family
conflict. That’s what makes it so
great. There’s no right, there’s
no wrong, and there’s no clear
evil going on either side of this.
It’s just a matter of whose side
you connect with and agree
with.”
...it's a storyline that's going
to be the jumping off point for
the next chapter in the Marvel
Cinematic Universe
•
Captain
America:
Civil War
is out now
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