While North American fans are impatiently awaiting the May 6 domestic release ofCaptain America: Civil War, some international fans get to see this superhero adventure a bit early. Today we have three TV spots that not only reveal the April 28 release date in Germany, but that the movie is actually calledThe First Avenger: Civil Warin that country. While you have to be fluent in German to understand most of the dubbed dialogue, these videos do feature new footage, including a fresh look at the villainousBaron Zemo, played by German actorDaniel Bruhl, who is out to kill the Avengers with a few well placed explosions.
We haven’t heard too much about Baron Zemo thus far, but earlier this month,Daniel Bruhlrevealed in an interview that this villainous character is “responsible” for a lot of the events that transpire inCaptain America: Civil War. In these new TV spots fromMarvel Germany, we only see bits and pieces of footage featuring this villain, but it’s certainly clear that he’s up to no good. We likely won’t know anything about Zemo’s full agenda until this Marvel Phase Three adventure hits theaters on May 6.
Steve Rogers leads a newly formed team ofAvengersin their continued efforts to safeguard humanity inCaptain America: Civil War, which is set in the aftermath ofAvengers: Age of Ultron. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps, one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other followingTony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
This adventure splits the Marvel universe in half, with heroesjoining forceswith either Captain America or Iron Man. Team Iron Man includes Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Vision (Paul Bettany), War Machine (Don Cheadle) and the new charactersT’challa(Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland). Team Cap includes Captain America (Chris Evans), The Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan).Captain America: Civil Waralso starsFrank Grilloas Crossbones andWilliam Hurt, reprising his role fromThe Incredible Hulkas Thaddeus Ross.
In addition to these TV spots, we also have two new Chinese posters featuring Scarlet Witch and Vision, which debuted just afterCaptain America: Civil War’s premiere in Beijing, China last night. We reported earlier this week thatCaptain America: Civil Waris on track to take in between $175 million and $200 million in its opening weekend, so stay tuned to see if this superhero adventure manages to beat those expectations. Until then, check out the international TV spots and posters below.
