Editorial Staff
A trailer for “Captain America : Civil War” seems to have taken the day at Disney’s D23 expo.
Various descriptions of said tease have hit the net, here’s a couple :
TheWrap : In the “Civil War” trailer, we see the Falcon deploy his trusty Redwing and then team up with Captain America and Black Widow to fight Frank Grillo’s Crossbones, who tells Cap that “he remembered you. Your pal, your buddy, your Bucky.” We hear William Hurt’s General Thunderbolt from “The Incredible Hulk” say, “the world owes you an unpayable debt” but soon after, he says that people are afraid of superheroes and questions whether they are actually vigilantes. There’s a funeral glimpsed before Tony Stark shows up to throw down with Cap, and as Black Widow fights Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, she asks, “we’re still friends, right?” The footage ended with Ant-Man waking up from a nap to marvel over meeting Captain America. “I know you know a lot of super people so thanks for thanking of me. Er, thanks for thinking of me,” jokes Scott Lang.
The Hollywood Reporter : It began with Falcon and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), working with Captain America to take down Crossbones (Frank Grillo) in a crowded urban environment.
“You know, he remembered you. Your pal, your buddy, your Bucky,” says Crossbones to a confused Cap.
It cuts to a speech from General Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt), who lectures Cap in Avengers headquarters.
“The world owes you an unpayable debt. A lot great many people see you as a hero,” says Ross. “There are some who prefer the word vigilante. People are afraid.”
The biggest applause came from this line from Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) to Captain America, who are arguing about the ethics of being a superhero: “Sometimes I want to punch you in your perfect teeth.”
It also appears Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) is a good guy in the film, which deals with the downside of being a superhero.
“In this job, we try to save as many as we can. Sometimes that doesn’t’ mean everybody,” said Captain America.
The footage also featured Black Widow fighting her old pal Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and glimpse of Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) as well as a funny scene with Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) gushing over Captain America, who has recruited him to be on his team.
Mashable : But the long reel from Civil War stole the show — first we see Falcon, Cap and Black Widow taking on Crossbones (Frank Grillo) and his goons in an open square. Falcon (Anthony Mackie, who took the D23 stage with Chris Evans to introduce the footage) has an upgraded flight suit with new combat capabilities and the same surveillance tech he displayed in Ant-Man.
Crossbones is focused squarely on getting to Cap, the guy he considers responsible for his badly burned body. With some help from Cap’s friends, Crossbones is subdued, and peels off his skull-themed helmet to deliver a message: “You know, he remembered you. Your pal, your buddy, your Bucky,” he says menacingly to Cap. And Cap is distressed to hear that.
Then a politician (played by William Hurt) starts voiceover: “The world owes you an unpayable debt,” he says, as we see scene after scene of our heroes in action. “While a great many people see you as a heroes, there are some who prefer the word ‘vigilante.’ People are afraid.”
That sets up the conflict that will divide Steve Rogers, who thinks superheroes should remain free-willed, and Tony Stark, who favors government registration, a storyline taken straight from the classic Marvel comic book event of 2006-2007.
“Sometimes I want to punch you in your perfect teeth,” we see Stark saying to Rogers, and not in the friendly-banter way we’ve seen before. There is some real anger in Stark’s words this time.
We also see Black Panther, played by Chadwick Bozeman, in full costume — though all we see is a split second, in which he extends his claws. And then, back to Bucky, who we saw at the end of Ant-Man, still in the captivity of Steve Rogers and the Falcon. He gives up some details that prove he remembers Rogers: “Your mother’s name is Sarah … and you used to stuff newspapers in your shoes.”
Also making appearances: The Vision, Scarlet Witch and, hilariously, Ant-Man. Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang is meeting Captain America for the first time at the end of the reel, and is in awe, doing the same fanboy routine that Agent Coulson did in Avengers — even touches him a la Peggy Carter in The First Avenger. He trips on his words as he digests the news that he’s joining the team, presumably on Cap’s non-registration side: “Thinks for thankning of me! I mean, thanks for thinking of me.”
