Working Title For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Revealed, But What Does It Mean?

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!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Dec 04, 2014 08:12 AM EST
Source: Production Weekly


While Captain America: Civil War is currently in pre-production and scheduled to start shooting in early spring in Atlanta, Georgia,  the Marvel "Phase Three" initiator is following suit with using a fake title to keep fans off its trail during development. According to Production Weekly, as of late October, that working title is Sputnik. These title  ruses are usually nothing more than subtle references to certain minor aspects of the movies - like how The Avengers had "Group Hug" and Captain America: The Winter Soldier had "Freezer Burn" - but it's always fun to speculate on where Marvel Studios might have drawn inspiration from, and what it may indicate about the movie.

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  
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sjoerdo0
sjoerdo0 - 12/4/2014, 8:25 AM
wutt
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 12/4/2014, 8:27 AM
I love their Production Titles!

-Rasputin
-Manhattan
-Frostbite
-Group Hug
-Caged Heat
-Thursday Mourning
-Freezer Burn
-Full Tilt
-After Party
-Bigfoot
-and now: Sputnik!
MrBatmor
MrBatmor - 12/4/2014, 8:32 AM
Can't wait for iron man vs winter solider.... It's inevitable... Bucky killed starks father....


And is no one going to talk about the amazing increase in AoS ratings??
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 12/4/2014, 8:32 AM
I was going to use a gif of stinky pete going "2 words....sput nick" damn you internet for not having what i need.

NightWatcher
NightWatcher - 12/4/2014, 8:33 AM
CHOOSE YOUR SIDE!

Captain America Vs. Iron Man

Steve Roger Vs. Tony Stark!

Only one will win!





blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 12/4/2014, 8:35 AM
Black Widow dies.
ZeoTV
ZeoTV - 12/4/2014, 8:35 AM
[frick] Russia
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 12/4/2014, 8:36 AM
Hmmm...interesting.

@MrBatmor

There was an article yesterday about it, from @ZeoTV, but it didn't last on main. No way Wilding would've allowed a positive AoS article on Flame War Wednesday.
yossarian
yossarian - 12/4/2014, 8:36 AM
Maybe someone just has a big head?
McGee
McGee - 12/4/2014, 8:36 AM
That thumbnail makes me think of grumpy cat.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 12/4/2014, 8:37 AM
Sputnik..... Something to do with KGB?
MrBatmor
MrBatmor - 12/4/2014, 8:38 AM
No one is gonna die... But dayum..

Vision + iron man+ hulk vs cap+BW+ hawkeye+ winter soldier+ black panther
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 12/4/2014, 8:38 AM
@McGee

Damnit...now I'm thinking of grumpy cat. The resemblance is uncanny!
Greengo
Greengo - 12/4/2014, 8:38 AM
Team Cap.
MrBatmor
MrBatmor - 12/4/2014, 8:40 AM
@merc can't wait for day when wildings will have to write an article about AoS ratings.... He will have to eventually.. :p
yossarian
yossarian - 12/4/2014, 8:42 AM
Don't worry. Daredevil will save the day. After kicking the shit out of Iron Fist and smacking the shit out of Hal Jordan.
antman8o8
antman8o8 - 12/4/2014, 8:45 AM
@Dev7 I think it had to do with Winter Soldier being frozen on ice for downtime when not on missions. and Frostbite for Cap being frozen in ice at the end of The First Avenger.
AvatarIII
AvatarIII - 12/4/2014, 8:47 AM
Sputnik? A space race maybe?
AstonishingArachnid
AstonishingArachnid - 12/4/2014, 8:47 AM
I think one of the reasons Stark and Cap are going to trade blows is Bucky. It'll probably start of as a sort of Cold War between the two over their ideologies, but when Stark finds out Bucky killed his parents he's going to be gunning for him and Cap will inevitably want to protect him. This will lead Stark to realise that people like Cap are willing to let a murderer go unpunished because of sentiment, so Stark will back Pro Registration as gifted individuals cannot be trusted to do right thing on their own.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 12/4/2014, 8:48 AM
Hopefully Captain America or Iron Man won't die.
BANEofExistence
BANEofExistence - 12/4/2014, 8:50 AM
Being that this is a CAPTAIN AMERICA movie, I have no doubt Iron Man will be made tobe more or less the Antagonist. Its Not like Batman v Superman where it is its own movie, but the third Captain America movie
Fekkius
Fekkius - 12/4/2014, 8:50 AM
This is an MCU movie. Even with the darker tones of the CA movies, he's not gonna get sniped.
Pasto
Pasto - 12/4/2014, 8:50 AM
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 12/4/2014, 8:51 AM
@MercwithMouth I watched Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, because I'm a fan of Aubrey Plaza...

I regret watching it sober. I should've had a few beers before I watched it...
MuttonMan
MuttonMan - 12/4/2014, 8:57 AM
Sneaky f¥¢£ing Russian

Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 12/4/2014, 8:59 AM


imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 12/4/2014, 9:02 AM
Is that a reference to Friends or is it just said I made that connection??
Crawler
Crawler - 12/4/2014, 9:02 AM
@MercwithMouth @mgeoff88 Worst Christmas Ever aired on Lifetime, so their mistake was giving it a heartwarming plot.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 12/4/2014, 9:03 AM
The working title reminds of the episode of Friends where Ross dresses up as "Spudnik" for Halloween:

imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 12/4/2014, 9:04 AM
Batman Begins still had one of my personal favorite working titles:

"The Intimidation Game"
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 12/4/2014, 9:04 AM
@ImKennyPowers Lol! Great minds think alike.
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