With 2015 winding to a close, many fans are reflecting on the year that was. One landmark highlight for many superhero fans wasMarvel’s deal with Sony to bringSpider-Maninto theMarvel Cinematic Universe. The web slinger, played byTom Holland, will make his MCU debut in next year’sCaptain America: Civil War, although we still haven’t gotten our first official glimpse at this updated character quite yet. In a new video interview posted byAnily, directorsAnthony RussoandJoe Russoshed some light on how this iconic character will be different inCaptain America: Civil War. Here’s whatAnthony Russohad to say about this modern-day interpretation ofSpider-Man.
“This is a completely new version ofSpider-Manthat’s introduced inCivil War. It was very important to us that we go younger with the character because what we love aboutSpider-Manis that he’s still a high school student. That’s a part of his vulnerability and it’s what makes him special in theMarvelUniverse; he’s very unique. We wanted to play to that aspect of the character. We also wanted to think about ‘Who isMarveltoday?’ A lot of times when you get interpretations ofMarvel, they’re very nostalgic to the origins of the character. Sometimes there’s an old-fashioned patina to the tone of whoMarvelis. We wanted to think about who isMarveltoday if he’s living in Queens, what’s the texture of his life like, what’s the texture of his relationship with his aunt who lives with him. How can we make the relationship and character very contemporary? That’s our goal with the character.”
While we still don’t know much about howSpider-Manfits into the story, we know he will have a new costume, although we still haven’t seen our official first look quite yet. Spidey won’t be the only character with a new costume inCaptain America: Civil War, though, withChris Evans' title character getting an upgrade in his third stand alone adventure. We’ve seen glimpses of this outfit in thefirst trailerreleased last month, now directorAnthony Russooffers this about Cap’s latest wardrobe change.
“It is a new costume We were trying to pull forward the work that we had done inCaptain America: The Winter Soldieron Cap. So, the innovations that we made to his costume in that form are very much the tonal texture that we are pulling forward.Civil Waris very much connected and rooted inThe Winter Soldier. So, as far as the specifics of the costume, we don’t want to give too much away, but it is a new costume slightly different from what you’ve seen before. And it’s grounded in thatWinter Soldiertone.”
Captain America: Civil Warwill not only be the firstPhase Threemovie, but it will also be the first movie to be released since the studio disbanded theircreative committee. The move happened in September, just one week after studio presidentKevin Feigerestructured his deal so he would report directly to Disney, and notMarvelEntertainment CEOIke Perlmutter. When asked if there will be any noticeable differences inCaptain America: Civil War,Joe Russohad this to say.
“To the audience, I don’t know if they’ll see a difference in the quality of the movies. That’s for sure becauseKevin Feigeis still the brains behindMarvel, and that hasn’t changed. I just think, from a political standpoint, the machinations of the studio have become more streamlined. Does that make for a better creative storytelling? Yes, absolutely because it’s easier for my brother and I to sit in a room withKevinand discuss storytelling, and to come to creative decisions, and move through those decisions much quicker. We’ll see how people respond toCaptain America: Civil War.”
There had long been rumors that theMarvelCreative Committee caused quite a bit of friction with some filmmakers, and is reportedly one of the reasons thatEdgar Wrightbacked away from directingAnt-Man.Anthony Russorevealed that he didn’t have much interaction with the committee onCaptain America: The Winter SoldierorCaptain America: Civil War, before it was disbanded. Here’s what the filmmaker had to say.
“Just to speak to our experience onCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, we didn’t have a whole lot of interaction with the committee. So, for us on a personal level, I don’t know if it will be that different because we’ve never engaged with them that much anyway. Maybe other directors have had a different experience, but for us, we had a very limited interaction with the committee. We deal withKevin FeigeandMarvelStudios. That’s how we madeCaptain America: The Winter Soldierand that’s how we madeCaptain America: Civil War. For us it’s a very similar process.”
AfterAnthony RussoandJoe Russofinish work onCaptain America: Civil War, they’ll move into directingAvengers: Infinity War Part IandAvengers: Infinity War - Part II. Back in May, it was confirmed that the directors will film the two-part adventure entirely using a revolutionary new IMAX camera. When asked how much of the movie will be shot with the traditional large-format IMAX cameras,Joe Russohad this to say.
“It’s about 20 minutes of IMAX. It’s our first time using these new Arri 65 cameras in the IMAX format and it’s beautiful. Once we saw the 20 minutes of footage that we had shot, that’s when we made the decision to do both movies of theInfinity War[entirely] in it. The scale is appropriate for superhero storytelling. There’s a lot of characters in those movies, a lot of characters who are tall characters. Big characters who are much taller than regular humans. So, when you have that beautiful IMAX top and bottom frame, it creates a much grander format for a movie like that to be viewed in. I just feel like the thing that distinguishes movies right now is that wide-screen format and the difference of why you go out of your house to go to the theater; it’s to have that experience that you’re able to’t have at your house. For us, we wanted to really deliver on the promise of those movies. There’re 20 movies behind them, so they’re the culmination of 20 films and it needs a big beautiful format to tell that story.”
There is still very little we know aboutAvengers: Infinity War Part IandAvengers: Infinity War - Part II, except that the Russos will direct from a screenplay byChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeely. Unfortunately, the director’s wouldn’t reveal any characters who will be appearing in the two-part adventure, butJoe Russoadded that fans won’t be disappointed.
“You won’t be disappointed in the scale of those movies, or in the amount of characters that are in them. As mentioned, 20 films of storytelling will intersect in those movies. We don’t have any surprises for anybody [right now]. Those movies are a couple years away. Let people speculate about who they want to see in those films, and why they want to see them. And we’ll see how the storytelling continues to develop in the movies that have still yet to come out. But you won’t be disappointed in the amount of characters.” We can guess, but time will tell."
AfterCaptain America: Civil War, we still have several more Marvel adventures to enjoy beforeAvengers: Infinity War Part IandAvengers: Infinity War - Part IIhits theaters.Doctor Strangehits theaters on June 10, 2025, followed byGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(August 19, 2025),Thor: Ragnarok(July 25, 2025),Black Panther(June 23, 2025),Ant-Man and the Wasp(August 10, 2025),Captain Marvel(August 17, 2025) andInhumans(July 30, 2025). What do you think about these new details forCaptain America: Civil WarandAvengers: Infinity War Part IandAvengers: Infinity War - Part II? While we wait for more on these superhero adventures, take a look at the Russo brothers' 17-minute video interview below.
