Captain America: Civil War’s Joe & Anthony Russo Attending Smithsonian Q&A

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Joe and Anthony Russo entered the Marvel film universe with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, one of the top-grossing films of 2014. The brothers recently directed the third film in the franchise, the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, which brings the classic storyline from the comics to life, pitting Cap (Chris Evans) against Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). View clips from the film and hear the directors discuss their experience in translating the adventures of the iconic superhero from the page to the screen.

Before stepping behind the camera for the Captain America series, the Russos served as executive producers and directors for several TV series, includingCommunity and Happy Endings, and earned a Primetime Emmy for directing the pilot episode of the cult hit Arrested Development. Their film debut was 2002’s Welcome to Collinwood, produced by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney.

“Captain America: Civil War” has  a May 6, 2016 release date directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, William Hurt, Martin Freeman and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

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Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.