Marvel fans got their first taste of the highly anticipated "Captain America: Civil War" earlier this week with the release of the first trailer. Not only does the film look action packed, but it also seems to have a considerable amount of emotion behind it. Unfortunately, much of those feelings will be heated negativity aimed at the Avengers.
In "Civil War," the powers that be have decided they need to regulate superheroes in order to avoid collateral damage. The legislature, noted as the Sokovia Accords, lays out how the world views superheroes at the moment.
"Civil War" co-director Joe Russo explained to Empire Magazine how the Accords are the world's way to reign in the Avengers.
"It has to do with the effects of Ultron and Sokovia [the small city that was turned into a weapon in Age of Ultron], and New York City [setting for the destructive battle in The Avengers], and Washington D.C. [damaged by helicarriers in Captain America: Civil War]. Examining the third acts of all the Marvel movies, we're saying, if you could point to the collateral damage in all those incidents, could you use that against the Avengers to control them?"
Clearly, the Avengers weren't aiming to hurt anyone in any of their exploits. But when a threat arises and the superheroes need to get involved for the greater good, it never seems to go smoothly. Fallout from those actions is to be expected to a certain degree, but clearly the governments of the MCU have had enough.
And this is where the central conflict of "Captain America: Civil War" will be housed: Steve Roders' resistance and Tony Stark's acceptance. Their fractured relationship will take center stage. Battle lines will be drawn with Avengers choosing sides in addition to the introductions of Black Panther and Spider-Man. How everything shakes out will have lasting effects on the MCU.
"Captain America: Civil War" will hit theaters on May 6, 2016.
