60 Fun Facts About Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War was the first film released in which of the MCU's numbered slates?

Phase Three. Kevin Feige unveiled the whole slate to fans at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre in October 2014, with Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. on stage to confirm that their heroes would go to war.

Which directing duo helmed Captain America: Civil War?

Anthony and Joe Russo. Marvel moved to rehire the brothers about three months before The Winter Soldier even opened, because test screenings of that film had impressed its executives.

In Captain America: Civil War's 1991 opening, what does Barnes take from the car he ambushes?

Super-soldier serum. Hydra used the stolen case to create five more Winter Soldiers, the frozen squad that Barnes fears Zemo is on his way to wake.

In which city do the Avengers try to stop Brock Rumlow at the start of Captain America: Civil War?

Lagos. Rumlow, the Hydra turncoat from The Winter Soldier, is in the Nigerian city to steal a biological weapon from a disease research lab, and he tries to kill Rogers once he is cornered.

What is the name of the UN document that would place the Avengers under a UN panel's oversight?

The Sokovia Accords. Named for the country wrecked in the battle with Ultron, they would let the Avengers act only when a UN panel says so, a limit that Stark accepts and Rogers refuses.

In which city is the UN conference bombed in Captain America: Civil War?

Vienna. The blast is Zemo's work, but security footage points to the Winter Soldier, which sends the world's authorities after Barnes for a bombing he did not commit.

Which character is killed by the bomb at the UN conference in Captain America: Civil War?

King T'Chaka. Security footage blames the Winter Soldier for the blast, so the Wakandan ruler's son vows to kill him and joins the hunt as Black Panther.

In Captain America: Civil War, in which European capital do Rogers and Wilson track down Barnes?

Bucharest. Rogers gets there first because the authorities mean to kill Barnes, but the chase through the Romanian capital ends with all four men, Black Panther included, under arrest.

In Captain America: Civil War, Zemo impersonates whom to get access to the captured Barnes?

A psychiatrist. Posing as the doctor sent to interview Barnes, Zemo recites Hydra's trigger words and then uses the rampage that follows to cover his own escape.

At which airport do the two Avengers factions fight their big battle in Captain America: Civil War?

Leipzig/Halle Airport. Rogers' team goes there to find a way out of Germany and meets Stark's side instead; part of the battle was shot on location at the real airport in Schkeuditz, near Leipzig.

In Captain America: Civil War, which hero is accidentally shot down by Vision and left partially paralyzed?

War Machine. James Rhodes survives the fall but loses the use of his legs, so Stark builds him exoskeletal braces that let him walk again.

In Captain America: Civil War, where are the captured members of Rogers' team detained?

The Raft. It is an underwater prison built to hold people with powers, and Rogers ends the film by breaking his allies out of it.

In Captain America: Civil War, Zemo's footage reveals that the car Barnes ambushed in 1991 was carrying whom?

Howard and Maria Stark. Tony learns in the same moment that Rogers already knew his parents had been murdered and had kept it from him, so he turns on both men.

What does Rogers leave behind when he walks away from Stark at the end of Captain America: Civil War?

His shield. Stark tells him he does not deserve it, and the directors described the drop as Rogers rejecting the Captain America identity and choosing to be plain Steve Rogers.

Who stops Zemo from taking his own life at the end of Captain America: Civil War?

T'Challa. Having trailed Stark to the Hydra base in order to kill Barnes, he learns who really planted the bomb, decides vengeance has consumed enough people and hands Zemo over alive.

In the mid-credits scene of Captain America: Civil War, what does Barnes choose to do?

Return to cryogenic sleep. Given asylum in Wakanda, Barnes asks to be frozen again until someone finds a way to undo the brainwashing that Hydra's trigger words set off.

What is Peter Parker examining in the post-credits scene of Captain America: Civil War?

Web shooters built by Stark. Back home and hiding his injuries from his aunt, Parker discovers a holographic gadget hidden in them, a first tease of the many settings explored in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Which actor makes his debut as Black Panther in Civil War?

Chadwick Boseman. He never auditioned for the part: Marvel simply talked through what each side wanted to do with the character, then signed him to a five-film deal that began here.

Who plays Peter Parker in Captain America: Civil War?

Tom Holland. He turned down the chance to read the whole script, saying he has such a big mouth that he would end up giving away secrets in interviews.

Which actor plays Peter Parker's Aunt May in Captain America: Civil War?

Marisa Tomei. She had been confirmed for the Spider-Man solo film weeks earlier, but her scene in Civil War stayed under wraps until the film's Hollywood premiere.

Emily VanCamp's CIA agent Sharon turns out to be related to which earlier Marvel character?

Peggy Carter. Sharon reveals the link while giving the eulogy at Peggy's funeral, quoting her aunt's advice to plant yourself like a tree and tell the whole world, 'No, you move.'

What is the name of Sam Wilson's robotic drone?

Redwing. In the comics the name belongs to a real bird of prey that shares a telepathic link with Wilson; the film turned it into a drone.

Which comic-book identity does Scott Lang take on for the first time in Captain America: Civil War?

Giant-Man. Kevin Feige said none of the plans for the Ant-Man sequel depended on the reveal, so it was spent here to turn the tide of the battle in a huge, unexpected way.

Who plays Helmut Zemo in Captain America: Civil War?

Daniel Brühl. The directors called his Zemo an everyman who has seen the Avengers fight often enough to know he cannot win, so he looks for a weak spot and undermines them instead.

Marvel needed a deal with which rival studio before Spider-Man could appear in Captain America: Civil War?

Sony. It holds the screen rights to Spider-Man, and its deal with Marvel was struck only in February 2015, about two months before Civil War began shooting.

Which hero does Rogers call on to free a teammate confined at the Avengers compound in Captain America: Civil War?

Hawkeye. Clint Barton comes out of retirement because he feels he owes a debt: the teammate's brother died saving his life in the battle with Ultron.

Which character does Martin Freeman play in Captain America: Civil War?

Everett K. Ross. The CIA counter-terrorism man ends the film as Zemo's jailer, and Freeman had signed on for three films: this one and two Black Panthers.

Which post does Thaddeus Ross hold in Captain America: Civil War?

Secretary of State. The former general delivers the Accords in person, telling the Avengers they will now operate under a United Nations panel, only when and if that panel deems it necessary.

In Captain America: Civil War, Alfre Woodard's Miriam Sharpe confronts Tony Stark over what?

Her son's death. He was an American killed while the Avengers fought Ultron, and the encounter helps push Stark to back the Accords; Robert Downey Jr. himself suggested Woodard for the part.

What is Stan Lee's cameo role in Civil War?

A FedEx deliveryman. He turns up in the final scene with a parcel from Rogers and gets Tony Stark's name wrong as he asks for him.

What does Rogers send Stark along with his letter at the end of Captain America: Civil War?

A phone. In the letter Rogers promises that if Stark ever needs him he will be there, and the phone is the one way left to reach a man now wanted for breaking the Accords.

What does Tony Stark shout to bring Spider-Man into the standoff with Captain America's team in Civil War?

Underoos. The name belongs to a real American brand of children's superhero underwear dating from the 1970s, and on Stark's cue Spider-Man swings in and webs Captain America's hands together.

Which South African click language stood in for Wakandan in Captain America: Civil War?

Xhosa. John Kani, who plays the Wakandan king, speaks it and taught it to the actor playing his son, so the two royals' private exchanges are in a real African language.

Who wrote the 2006–07 Marvel Comics storyline that Captain America: Civil War takes its title from?

Mark Millar. He was no fan of the adaptation, writing that after a good opening twenty minutes he honestly could not remember what the film was about.

In Captain America: Civil War, the Hydra base where Zemo springs his trap lies in which remote region?

Siberia. Zemo lets everyone think he is after the five Winter Soldiers frozen there, but he kills them himself: the base is only bait to bring Stark, Rogers and Barnes together in front of his footage.

Which sequence was shot with IMAX's digital 2D cameras, making Civil War the first film to use them?

The airport fight. About fifteen minutes were shot on the customised Arri Alexa 65; there was late talk of filming everything that way, but the start date was too close.

Which member of Stark's team lets Rogers and Barnes escape in Captain America: Civil War?

Black Widow. Natasha Romanoff changes her mind mid-battle and lets the pair reach their jet, and once her betrayal is reported she has to go into hiding.

In the comics, Civil War is fought over a law forcing heroes to register what with the government?

Their real identities. Kevin Feige said the film is not about the secret identity thing but about who the Avengers report to, since most of Marvel's screen heroes are already known to the public.

Which hero, whose costume was revealed at the end of Ant-Man, was cut from an early Civil War draft?

The Wasp. Kevin Feige said the film had so many characters that a fly-in appearance would have done her a disservice, so her first outing in the suit was saved for later.

Civil War's directors were ready to quit if Marvel executives made them change which part of the film?

The Cap–Iron Man finale. A Marvel committee wanted the Avengers to reunite against Zemo and his squad instead; Disney studio chief Alan Horn backed the directors, and Marvel Studios soon reported to him.

Which Avenger suggests recruiting Scott Lang in Captain America: Civil War, having fought him in Ant-Man?

Falcon. Sam Wilson had a run-in with the shrinking thief outside the Avengers compound in Ant-Man and came away impressed, so when Rogers needs more hands he says he knows a guy.

How did Captain America: Civil War put a much younger Tony Stark on screen for the MIT hologram scene?

Digital de-aging. Lola VFX took almost thirty years off Robert Downey Jr., studying how he looked around the time of his 1987 film Less Than Zero, in a shot that ran to some 4,000 frames.

In which American city is the Porsche headquarters that doubles as the Avengers' base in Captain America: Civil War?

Atlanta. The carmaker's building plays a compound that the story places in New York State, and most of the shoot stayed in and around the Georgia city.

Which director advised on Spider-Man's scenes in Civil War so that his own film would follow on seamlessly?

Jon Watts. After reading the script he gave Civil War's directors his own notes on what Peter Parker's bedroom and wardrobe should look like, so that Spider-Man: Homecoming would match.

Which future Black Panther director contributed dialogue for the character during Civil War's reshoots?

Ryan Coogler. Hired when Civil War was already well into production, he watched a cut and did a pass on a couple of the reshoot scenes, so a line or two of the hero's dialogue is his.

Which character is said to have broken up with Tony Stark in Captain America: Civil War, but never appears on screen?

Pepper Potts. Gwyneth Paltrow was rumoured to have shot scenes, but the directors said they always meant to keep her off screen: a Stark who has lost Pepper is off-balance by the final act.

Why did composer Henry Jackman build Captain America: Civil War's score around one new main theme?

To avoid favouring either side. Jackman called the job a constant balancing act: it is Captain America's film, he said, but the music must not let the audience know that he is going to win.

On which show did the first Captain America: Civil War trailer debut in November 2015?

Jimmy Kimmel Live! The show airs on ABC, which like Marvel is owned by Disney, and within hours of the broadcast the trailer was the top worldwide trend on Twitter.

Civil War out-grossed which DC film released six weeks before it?

Batman v Superman. Both films were once booked for the same day, 6 May 2016, until Warner Bros. moved its film up to March; Civil War kept the date and went on to out-gross it by about $280 million worldwide.

Which animated film out-grossed Captain America: Civil War at the North American box office in 2016?

Finding Dory. It took about $486 million at home to Civil War's $408 million, yet Civil War's far bigger overseas run made it the year's top film worldwide.

In which New York borough does Tony Stark track down Peter Parker in Captain America: Civil War?

Queens. Stark turns up at the apartment the teenager shares with his aunt, reveals that he knows who Spider-Man is, and recruits him for the fight with a new suit.

Which film knocked Civil War from the top of the North American box office in its third weekend?

The Angry Birds Movie. It ended Civil War's two weekends at number one, yet a week later the Marvel film passed Deadpool to become 2016's biggest release in North America to that point.

Which was Captain America: Civil War's largest market outside the U.S. and Canada?

China. It missed the film's $200 million overseas launch and opened a week later, alongside America, yet went on to earn roughly three times as much as South Korea, the next-biggest foreign market.

At which country's box office did Civil War open in third place in its first weekend overseas?

Japan. It launched there for the Golden Week holidays behind a home-grown Detective Conan anime and Disney's own Zootopia, whose takings rose in its second weekend to beat the Marvel debut.

In the final fight of Captain America: Civil War, what does Stark's blast destroy?

Barnes's metal arm. Stark blasts it off at the height of the fight, and only then does Rogers manage to disable the Iron Man armour and lead his friend out.

Which director made Team Thor, the mockumentary short included with Civil War's digital release?

Taika Waititi. His short shows Thor missing the whole fight in Australia, where he bugs his flatmate Darryl at the office and tucks his hammer into a little bed.

In Civil War, which Avenger accidentally kills Wakandan aid workers during the opening mission?

Wanda Maximoff. She diverts a suicide bomber's blast away from Rogers and into a nearby building, and the deaths spur the United Nations to demand oversight of the team.

At MIT in Civil War, Tony Stark demonstrates memory-replay technology under which acronym?

B.A.R.F. Stark admits he has to work on that acronym, and in Spider-Man: Far From Home its real inventor, Quentin Beck, still furious at the name, turns the technology into Mysterio's illusions.

In Civil War's airport battle, Spider-Man borrows a tactic from which "really old movie"?

The Empire Strikes Back. He trips his opponent by winding webbing round its legs, as the rebels do to the walkers on the snow planet, and a horrified teammate asks how old this guy is.

Which Civil War character's alter ego, Red Hulk, did the directors consider adding and then drop?

Thaddeus Ross. The directors said Red Hulk would need a backstory the crowded film had no room for, so Ross stayed the face of the government's agenda rather than one more super-powered fighter.