Emily VanCamp Returning As Agent 13 For ‘Captain America: Civil War’
The cast ofCaptain America: Civil Warjust keeps getting bigger. While the biggest addition to the third film in Captain America’s film franchise is undoubtedlyRobert Downey Jr.as Tony Stark facing off against Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, there’s plenty of other familiar faces from the rest of the Marvel cinematic universe involved in the film. Now one more has entered — or re-entered — the fray asEmily VanCampjoinsCaptain America: Civil War, reprising her role fromCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. Could this film finally give us the true identity of this S.H.I.E.L.D. agent?
Deadlinehas news of VanCamp returning to the Marvel universe after playing a pivotal role in the second film in the Captain America storyline. TheRevengestar played Agent 13, an operative of S.H.I.E.L.D. posing as Steve Rogers' neighbor but really tasked with protecting him when he’s not out on missions.
However, now that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been dismantled after having been revealed to be infiltrated and corrupted by Hydra, we’re not sure what Agent 13 has been up to. The end of Winter Soldier saw her preparing to join the FBI, the next best job she was suited for after being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Will we still find her working for the FBI inCivil War, or will Nick Fury have recruited her for help?
No matter what Agent 13’s role will be in the plot, the one thing we’re hoping for is the reveal that she’s actually Sharon Carter, the niece of Cap’s 1940s love interest Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). Agent 13 is well-known to be Peggy’s niece in the comics, but the films have yet to establish this tie to Cap’s past. Even though this film will have a lot of other characters involved, this is still Captain America’s story. If this details is revealed to Rogers inCivil War, it’s bound to change their dynamic significantly.
Aside from the storyline we know from the comics, we don’t know much about howCivil Warwill play out on the big screen. This synopsissurfaced beforeAge of Ultronwas released, but it’s still fairly vague as far as details are concerned:
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.
VanCamp joins a cast that’s nearly as crowded as the roster forThe Avengers: Age of Ultron. In addition to the return of Chris Evans as Captain America and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, the cast also includesScarlett Johanssonas Black Widow,Elizabeth Olsenas Scarlet Witch,Anthony Mackieas Falcon andJeremy Renneras Hawkeye.Frank Grillois also supposed to come back as the villain Crossbones, andSebastian Stanwill again be back as Bucky Barnes.
New cast members includeRushstarDaniel Bruhlas the villain Baron Helmut ZemoandThe Hobbittrilogy starMartin Freemanin an unknown role. There’s likely some other new cast members yet to be revealed, so stay tuned to see who else signs up.
Don’t forget thatCaptain America: Civil Warwill be thefirst film to use a new IMAX camera, the digital 2D system co-developed by IMAX and Arri. That means this third film in the Captain America franchise won’t be in 3D, which is just fine by me.
Captain America: Civil Waris set to hit theaters on May 6th, 2016.
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