Principal Photography Begins
in Atlanta
For May 6, 2016 Release
ATLANTA,
GEORGIA (May 7, 2015)
– Marvel Studios has commenced principal photography at Pinewood Studios in
Atlanta, Georgia on “Captain America: Civil War,” the third installment of its
Super Hero franchise. The production will shoot on location in Atlanta,
Georgia, which serves as the base for the film’s production, as well as
locations in Germany, Puerto Rico and Iceland.
Set
for release in the United States on May 6, 2016, “Captain America: Civil War”
is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter
Soldier,” “Community”) from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen
McFeely (“Captain America: The Winter Solider,” Marvel’s “Captain America: The
First Avenger”). The film returns Chris Evans (“Captain America: The Winter
Soldier,” Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron”) as the iconic Super Hero
character Steve Rogers/Captain America along with Robert Downey Jr. (“Avengers:
Age of Ultron,” Marvel’s “Iron Man 3”) as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett
Johansson (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) as
Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan (“Captain America: The Winter
Soldier,” “Captain America: The First Avenger”) as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier,
Anthony Mackie (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Captain America: The Winter
Soldier”) as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Iron
Man 3”) as The Vision, Jeremy Renner (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Marvel’s “The
Avengers”) as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,”
“Iron Man 3”) as Jim Rhodes/War Machine and Elizabeth Olsen (“Avengers: Age of
Ultron,” “Godzilla”) as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch.
After
his debut in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” on July 17, 2015, Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man,”
”Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”) will make his first appearance alongside
the Avengers as Scott Lang/Ant-Man in “Captain America: Civil War.”
The
film also includes outstanding additional cast, including Chadwick Boseman
(“42,” “Get on Up”) as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp (“Captain America:
The Winter Soldier,” “Revenge”) as Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Daniel Brühl
(“Inglourious Basterds,” “Bourne Ultimatum”), Frank Grillo (“Captain America:
The Winter Soldier,” “Warrior”) as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, William Hurt (“A
History of Violence,” Marvel’s “The Incredible Hulk”) as General Thaddeus
“Thunderbolt” Ross and Martin Freeman (“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,”
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”).
“Captain
America: Civil War” picks up where “Avengers: Age of Ultron” left off, as Steve
Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard
humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results
in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of
accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of
the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect
the world from a new and nefarious villain.
Marvel’s
“Captain America: Civil War” is produced by Marvel Studios’ president, Kevin
Feige, with Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Patricia Whitcher,
Nate Moore and Stan Lee serving as executive producers.
Directors
Joe and Anthony Russo’s creative team also includes director of photography
Trent Opaloch (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Elysium”), production
designer Owen Paterson (“Godzilla,” “Matrix”), and three time Oscar®-nominated
costume designer Judianna Makovsky (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,”
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”).
Based
on the Marvel comic character first published in 1941, “Captain America: Civil
War ” continues the lineage of epic
big-screen adventures chronicled in “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,”
“Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “The Avengers,”
“Iron Man 3,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,”
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and the upcoming release
schedule, which includes Marvel’s “Ant-Man” on July 17, 2015, Marvel’s “Doctor
Strange,” on November 4, 2016, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy 2,” on May 5,
2017, and Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” on November 3, 2017.
Marvel
Studios most recently continued its unprecedented success with the release of
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” on May 1, 2015. The film recorded the second biggest opening
weekend of all time with a $191.3 million box office. It has also been the #1
release in every country where it has been released.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel
Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is
one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies,
built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety
of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in
entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com. © 2015 MARVEL.
