Working Title For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Revealed, But What Does It Mean?
Make the jump to find out the production title that Marvel Studios is using for Captain America: Civil War while in development, and also how the title might indicate what may happen in the threequel!
With Captain America: Civil War, "Sputnik" is of Russian origin and is associated with the first Soviet space mission (among other things) in real-life. However, in Marvel Comics, the name did not only belong to an obscure character, who first appeared in Captain America #352, and later became known as Vostok. In the Death of Captain America storyline, "Sputnik" was also used as a "one-time only shutdown code" against the Winter Soldier, aka Bucky Barnes, which was implanted by his Soviet Masters. This particular issue had Winter Soldier taking on Crossbones, S.H.I.E.L.D., as well Tony Stark's Mighty Avengers operative following the death of Steve Rogers. Considering actor Sebastian Stan is set to return as Bucky Barnes/ the Winter Soldier in Captain America: Civil War, and the character will have some regard to who he really is, could the working title "Sputnik" indicate another comic book inspiration for directors Joe and Anthony Russo, besides the Civil War?
Directed by Joe & Anthony Russo, Captain America: Civil War stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Frank Grillo, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie & Daniel Brühl, with appearances by Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Samuel L. Jackson expected. The film opens May 6, 2016