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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 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- superheroes, taking on the role of Johnny Storm/The Human Torch

...it's a storyline that's going to be the jumping off point for the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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.

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

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“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.”

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.

• Captain America: Civil War is out now

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