Captain America: Civil War is an upcoming American
superhero film featuring the
Marvel Comics character
Captain America, produced by
Marvel Studios and distributed by
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is intended to be the sequel to 2011's
Captain America: The First Avenger and 2014's
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and
the thirteenth film of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by
Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, and features an
ensemble cast that includes
Chris Evans,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Scarlett Johansson,
Sebastian Stan,
Anthony Mackie,
Emily VanCamp,
Don Cheadle,
Jeremy Renner,
Chadwick Boseman,
Paul Bettany,
Elizabeth Olsen,
Paul Rudd,
Frank Grillo,
Daniel Brühl, and
William Hurt. In
Captain America: Civil War, Captain America and the
Avengers continue to protect the world, but the team becomes fractured into two opposing factions, one led by Captain America and another by
Iron Man, after extensive collateral damage prompts politicians to pass
an act regulating superhuman activity with government oversight and accountability for the Avengers.