- Title: The Avengers enter 'Civil War' with supersized premiere
- Date: 13th April 2016
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 12, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ACTRESS MARISA TOMEI AT PHOTOCALL VARIOUS SPIDER-MAN ACTOR TOM HOLLAND WITH CAPTAIN AMERICA SHIELD EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STAN LEE ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, STAN LEE, SAYING: Reporter: How far would you like to see it expand? "The way it's going. They're taking over the world. Every movie seems to be better than the last, more exciting than the last and the fans are so eagerly and so desperately waiting for each new movie. You can just see the excitement out there." DIRECTORS ANTHONY AND JOE RUSSO (SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-DIRECTOR JOE RUSSO, SAYING: "One of the best thing about making Marvel films is this, getting to share it with the fans. There's such a great fan base. It's exciting. He and I it's like working at the CIA for two years. We can't talk about anything and now finally we can share the film and talk about it." BRUHL ON RED CARPET SIGNING SOUNDBITE (German) ACTOR DANIEL BRUHL, SAYING: (TRANSLATION AS GIVEN) "The experience of working on this movie was unbelievable. I remember the story when I was a 12-year-old boy and I was amazed by it. When I think about some of the parts of the movie, it's just enormous. There are moments where you let yourself get carried away and you go 'Wow'." VARIOUS OF RED CARPET
- Embargoed: 27th April 2016 06:21
- Keywords: Iron Man Tom Holland world premiere Chris Evans Captain America Spider-Man Stan Lee Robert Downey Jr. Civil War
- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES; UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES; UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0034D79C25
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: With a huge star studded cast and a multi-million dollar budget, 'Captain America: Civil War' was launched on an equally large scale with a red carpet stretching along Hollywood Boulevard outside the Dolby Theatre on Tuesday (April 12).
When asked about the size of the premiere, leading man Chris Evans who plays Captain America told Reuters "It's overwhelming, it's a little terrifying but you know what? For a movie like this, when you hope people see it, it's what required."
The film follows on from both 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' and 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'. In it, Captain America comes to blows with his Avengers colleague Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) when his old best friend and enemy, the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) is blamed for a terrorist attack.
While Captain America tries to help his old friend, Iron Man seeks to take both men into captivity. Soon the other Avengers take sides and twelve of them battle it out together.
"We worked so hard for them, for the fans," said Evans. "We don't do this for ourselves, we do it so the fans are happy especially with properties like this - these well-known characters that have these die-hard fans with high expectations - it's for them."
Although reviews for the film have yet to be published, Robert Downey Jr. has been pleased with the reactions he's heard so far. "You know, you get all gussied up when you come out and promote these things whether they suck or not but it's really nice to be getting the groundswell - 'We really enjoyed this, we want to see it again, we're going to tell people it's good'. It makes things much easier for my long-suffering wife, I'll tell you that much," he said at the premiere.
Rumors have been rife about whether Downey Jr. will be returning for a fourth installment of his own Marvel solo series 'Iron Man' and when asked at the premiere if there was any news on the matter he replied "I wonder. I mean, I could tell you anything but I'm not one of those to play coy. If it happens, you speed-dial me, I'll let you know."
93 year-old Stan Lee was the president of chairman of Marvel Comics for many years and even created Spider-Man who appears in 'Captain America: Civil War'. Asked how far he'd like the Marvel cinematic universe to expand, Lee who also acts as executive producer on the film replied "The way it's going. They're taking over the world. Every movie seems to be better than the last, more exciting than the last and the fans are so eagerly and so desperately waiting for each new movie. You can just see the excitement out there."
Brothers Anthony and Joe Russo have been the directors of 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', 'Captain America: Civil War' and will be directing the upcoming two-part film series 'Avengers: Infinity War'.
On the red carpet, the brothers shared what were the good and bad points of making a Marvel movie. "One of the best thing about making Marvel films is this, getting to share it with the fans. There's such a great fan base. It's exciting," said Joe Russo. "He and I it's like working at the CIA for two years. We can't talk about anything and now finally we can share the film and talk about it."
German actor Daniel Bruhl doesn't join the Avengers but is a sinister presence throughout 'Captain America: Civil War'. He told Reuters on the carpet "The experience of working on this movie was unbelievable. I remember the story when I was a 12-year-old boy and I was amazed by it. When I think about some of the parts of the movie, it's just enormous. There are moments where you let yourself get carried away and you go 'Wow'."
'Captain America: Civil War' begins its international theatrical rollout on April 27. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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