Kevin Feige discussed the 2016 movie's (Civil War) plot and how it will support so many superhero characters, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), the Vision (Paul Bettany), and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
“Civil War is a relatively simple story. [Avengers: Age of Ultron] had a lot going on. Civil War is a surprisingly grounded story about two characters that most audience members have come to know and like and admire finding themselves on different sides of a political argument, like the country does on many occasions, and how they both respond to that. That’s the story. So it’s actually a very, very simple story, and then how their personal relationships fit into that.”
The Marvel Studios producer then reassured that the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed sequel will be “continuing Cap’s attempts [with Bucky].” Feige added, “Can he save his friend? Can he turn the Winter Soldier back into Bucky? Is that even possible? While the Winter Soldier, from most other people’s point of view, is the deadliest, worst assassin of the past 70 years. So some people are like, ‘Cap, you’ve got to let it go. He’s not the guy that you used to know.’ So it’s a surprisingly personal story with a simple and very efficient plot that I think allows all those characters to have a presence and interact in a way different from other films we’ve made.”
With Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) also set to appear in Captain America: Civil War, Kevin Feige teased that when the size-shifting superhero interacts with Earth's Mightiest Heroes, he'll be carrying the baggage of Hank Pym's (Michael Douglas) hatred of the superhero team. He also teased that that hatred will play a part in Civil War, “as it relates to Hank’s viewpoint — not that [Scott] shares all of Hank’s views — but that will certainly play a part into it.”
Finally, when Feige was asked if we could see the Netflix superheroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and the Punisher pop up on the big-screen, the producer compared the possibility to the Falcon appearing in Ant-Man. “As I said with the pre-heist Falcon example, as more tools go into the creative toolbox, and we’re working on a story and we go, ‘What do we have in here to use?’ The more that’s in there, the more fun it is. The more great stuff they do, the more tools we’ll have.”