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Captain America: Civil War | Super heroes at odds

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM
Team Iron Man and Team Captain America face off in ‘Captain America: Civil War’.

With many people fearing the actions of superheroes, the government decides to push for the Anti-Hero Registration Act, a law that limits heroes' actions. This results in a division in The Avengers. Iron Man stands with this Act, claiming that their actions must be kept in check otherwise cities will continue to be destroyed, but Captain America feels that saving the world is daring enough and that they cannot rely on the government to protect the world. This escalates into an all-out war between Team Iron Man and Team Captain America while a new villain emerges

Captain America: Civil War is an American superhero film, featuring the Marvel Comics character Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger and 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the 13th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and features an ensemble cast that includes Chris Evans, Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Academy Award nominees Don Cheadle and Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, Academy Award winner William Hurt and Daniel Bruhl.