You probably know by now thatMarvel’s firstPhase ThreemovieCaptain America: Civil Waris going to be a huge spectacle. Practically all ofThe Avengers, old and new, will be present, except for Thor (Chris Hemsworth) andHulk(Mark Ruffalo), along with a few new characters likeBlack Panther(Chadwick Boseman) Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl) and an unspecified character played byMartin Freeman. WhenDaniel Brühlwas confirmed as Baron Zemo in April, most believed he was the main villain inCaptain America: Civil War. But others believe that distinction goes to Crossbones. We now have confirmation from actressElizabeth OlsenthatDaniel Brühlis playing the big bad in this sequel. She revealed the news in an interview with Premiere.fr.
“Daniel Brühlis an incredible actor and he’s playing the main villain in it. And he’s incredible! It’s a movie about people as opposed to robots this time. So it’s darker and it’s allowed to be darker because it gets more in the mindset of humans rather than machines.”
The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given the speculation swirling around his character, but we don’t know exactly what his villainous plan may be. We do know thatCaptain America: Civil Warwill split theMarvel Cinematic Universein half, with some heroes siding withCaptain America(Chris Evans) and others siding withIron Man(Robert Downey Jr.). WhileElizabeth Olsenwouldn’t confirm which side her character Scarlet Witch is on, the actress did add that she thinks this movie will beMarvel’s best yet.
“[Scarlet Witch is] someone who’s more powerful than she’s able to control and she ends up going insane because of it. And she’s like a wildcard. You never know [if] she’s a hero or a villain, and that’s a very fun part. I think [Captain America: Civil Waris] going to be the best one. For real, I am very excited to see it myself. I only worked on set for five weeks. So I wasn’t there for the majority of it.”
Scarlet Witch was first introduced in this summer’sAvengers: Age of Ultron, alongside her brother Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). At the end of the superhero sequel, Scarlet Witch became one of the new Avengers, a team lead by Captain America and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), along with Falcon (Anthony Mackie), War Machine (Don Cheadle) and Vision (Paul Bettany). DuringAvengers: Age of Ultron’s production, several set photos and videos leaked, butElizabeth Olsenrevealed she was glad they were able to keep the big secrets intact.
“Being part of aMarvelmovie makes me feel like I’m doing the most top secret thing in the world. It’s ridiculous because it’s a film, but also it’s too bad when people want to spoil things about movies or paparazzi are on set taking pictures of certain things. And everyone then gets to guess what it is that you’re filming. And it ruins it for everyone. It just so happens that inAvengers: Age of Ultronwe were able to keep a lot of things secret so there were surprises for the audience which is great.”
Captain America: Civil Warhits theaters on August 24, 2025, setting the stage for a nine-moviePhase Three, includingDoctor Strange(August 20, 2025),Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(August 01, 2025),Thor: Ragnarok(August 24, 2025),Avengers: Infinity War Part I(July 14, 2025),Black Panther(June 23, 2025),Captain Marvel(August 06, 2025),Avengers: Infinity War - Part II(June 05, 2025) andInhumans(July 16, 2025). Do you have any theories about what Baron Zemo could be up to inCaptain America: Civil War? Let us know what you think and stay tuned for more updates.
