Russo Directors Tease 'Big Shift In MCU' Through CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Russo Directors Tease 'Big Shift In MCU' Through CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Further promising something "significant" happening at the end of the sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors elaborate how the "shift" will affect The Avengers: Age of Ultron and more!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Jul 23, 2013 04:07 PM EST
Source: Slash Film


One of the major reveals that came out of Comic-Con wasn't just The Avengers: Age of Ultron, but also that Captain America: The Winter Soldier will have the biggest bridge to Joss Whedon's sequel. The 2014 "70s political thriller" will also have a "significant shift in the [Marvel cinematic] universe," near its end, says co-director Joe Russo. "Like all of the Marvel movies [The Winter Soldier] has elements of all of the other films, this one I think has probably the strongest bond between those goals." He continued, "The interesting thing about that is that the script was structured so well that it’s not really something that… The things that happen in the movie are really germane to the movie and germane to Cap. The big shift in the universe happens because of him. It’s not something where we had to feel like we had to patchwork in all of these other narrative elements, it’s really [Christopher] Markus and [Stephen] McFeely wrote an amazing script that really streamlined this concept that Kevin wanted to get out there."

Anthony Russo adds that the big shift is, "Very personal to Cap, too. I think that’s the other thing, even though it’s a big event that connects it to the rest of the universe, it’s very much Cap’s relationship to that and we enter the whole thing through him. So it’s all riding on his shoulders and in terms of his experience at this moment with this movie." What do you think?





“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” picks up where “Marvel’s The Avengers” left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C. Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Georges St-Pierre, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Emily VanCamp and Maximiliano Hernández with Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is directed by the team of Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay written by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1941. Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige is producing the film. Executive producers on the project include Alan Fine, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo and Stan Lee. The creative production team on the film includes director of photography Trent Opaloch, production designer Peter Wenham, editors Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E. and Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E. and three time Oscar®-nominated costume designer Judianna Makovsky. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is set for release on April 4, 2014. In addition to “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on other iconic Marvel characters including “Iron Man 3” on May 3, 2013; “Thor: The Dark World ” on November 8, 2013; “Guardians of the Galaxy” on August 1, 2014; “Marvel's The Avengers” sequel on May 1, 2015; and “Ant-Man” on November 6, 2015!
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Mike89
Mike89 - 7/23/2013, 4:28 PM
loking forward to Cap2 but Im still skeptical about the Russo Brothers directiong CA: TWS.
Mike89
Mike89 - 7/23/2013, 4:28 PM
Looking*
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 7/23/2013, 4:29 PM
Hmmm...SHIELD has something to do with Ultron...based on Pym's ideas? :p
Sanderman
Sanderman - 7/23/2013, 4:36 PM
I feel like something major is gonna happen with SHIELD
LordoftheThrones26
LordoftheThrones26 - 7/23/2013, 4:37 PM
CAPTAIN AMERICA DIES!!! BOOOM THATS WHAT HAPPENS!!!!!
LordoftheThrones26
LordoftheThrones26 - 7/23/2013, 4:44 PM
DONT [frick] IT UP BY GIVING ULTRON A HUMAN FACE!!!!!!
ruadh
ruadh - 7/23/2013, 4:44 PM
@Mike89

Eh...one could have said the same about the guy who made Elf directing Iron Man.
whoa123
whoa123 - 7/23/2013, 4:45 PM
After seeing the paintball episode in 'Community'. I m hoping that the Russo bros. deliver.
SageMode
SageMode - 7/23/2013, 4:47 PM
^or the guy that wrote for the ROSEANNE show or TOY STORY 3 to direct and write THE AVENGERS.
LordoftheThrones26
LordoftheThrones26 - 7/23/2013, 5:02 PM
If your real into it and feel passionate about any project then youll do a good job with any movie besides your previous films!
xfan320
xfan320 - 7/23/2013, 5:11 PM
^^Ultron face/silhouette was teased at SDCC, right??

I believe they said it was like his classic look.

Cap 2 will work wonders for Evans' character!!!

Equal parts bourne with a little tom clancy tossed in!!!

Woo people!
LordoftheThrones26
LordoftheThrones26 - 7/23/2013, 5:15 PM
I believe so but in a video interview Joss said how he hayed that Ultron expressed only one facial emotion and how hed like to change that so I hope theu dont screw him up so some prissy actor gets face time on screen!
Darkknight23
Darkknight23 - 7/23/2013, 5:18 PM
IN MARVEL WE TRUST! This film will be just as epic as IM3! Just keep the jokes coming!!!!
Havensent
Havensent - 7/23/2013, 5:20 PM
Can't wait to see this!
NostalgicYouth
NostalgicYouth - 7/23/2013, 5:20 PM
I think Captain America is going to leave SHIELD, and SHIELD and the Government will not be trusted to help The Avengers in the sequel.
80sFace
80sFace - 7/23/2013, 5:22 PM
I was in Hall H. Was skeptical, but the footage looked amazing. Way beyond what I imagined.

As to the MCU universe shift, my guess ... SHIELD is disbanded or destroyed. Or Fury is ousted and is on the run.
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 7/23/2013, 5:22 PM
CA:TWS is my most anticipated Phase 2 movie (Yes, that counts Age of Ultron)
SoftNumNums
SoftNumNums - 7/23/2013, 5:23 PM
Cap is probably responsible for Ultron.
TheWolverine08
TheWolverine08 - 7/23/2013, 5:23 PM
Can't wait for this movie. We'll see why the Sentinel of Liberty is so great.
TheRedSkull
TheRedSkull - 7/23/2013, 5:24 PM
Yeah, I just think SHIELD will go rogue. I don't see it being that huge...
pro346
pro346 - 7/23/2013, 5:25 PM
Well considering cap 1 was dull...I don't have high hopes for this one....the first had so much potential but didn't really deliver.
TheRedSkull
TheRedSkull - 7/23/2013, 5:25 PM
And yeah, I hope they don't sacrifice a badadd Ultron to show some face time for a shitty actor. I want the original Ultron!
TheRedSkull
TheRedSkull - 7/23/2013, 5:25 PM
badass*
Stranga17
Stranga17 - 7/23/2013, 5:25 PM
I'm thinking Civil War. They teased it at the end of the Avengers. SHIELD will do something to piss off Cap and he'll go against them.
Durf
Durf - 7/23/2013, 5:27 PM
Hmmm, interesting. Something to do with SHIELD I would wager
Lockjaw
Lockjaw - 7/23/2013, 5:29 PM
The Wonder Woman movie will be so much better than this...oh wait there is no WW movie.
MarkV
MarkV - 7/23/2013, 5:34 PM
Whiteandgold
Whiteandgold - 7/23/2013, 5:34 PM
IM3 was a bad way to start phase 2. Let's see if thor can change my mind about where this is heading to.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 7/23/2013, 5:35 PM
I think he's gonna die. =O
MarkV
MarkV - 7/23/2013, 5:37 PM
Cap becomes head of SHIELD
NovaTroy
NovaTroy - 7/23/2013, 5:41 PM
Maybe Bucky becomes Cap for a bit while Steve Rogers is a Shield director like what happened during the "Heroic Age" after the "Siege" series. Doubt it but who knows.
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 7/23/2013, 5:41 PM
"IN MARVEL WE TRUST! This film will be just as epic as IM3! Just keep the jokes coming!!!!"

Ok, now I know your just trolling. Shame on you
TheIlluminati
TheIlluminati - 7/23/2013, 5:42 PM
Peggy FINALLY dies
MarkV
MarkV - 7/23/2013, 5:43 PM
peggy shows full frontal
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/23/2013, 5:46 PM
Looks like Cap is going to be the star of Avengers 2 unlike Iron Man being the star in the first one.
One word - GOOD
CaptainHulk3
CaptainHulk3 - 7/23/2013, 5:46 PM
GIVE US THE REAL ULTRON!!!! NOOOOO ACTORS!!!!! HULK OUT!!!
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