Movies based on popular comic books will always be the subject of leaks, rumors and endless speculation. Marvel’s upcoming ”Captain America: Civil War” is no exception.
As the actors prepare for production to begin (Chris Evans publicly lamented shaving off his winter beard to get ready to reprise his role as Cap), there was one report that will likely be true and it’s about one of the villains in the film.
Previous information revealed that that Daniel Bruhl has been cast, but it was only recently that reports confirmed that he’ll play the villainous Baron Zemo. While this has been widely accepted as truth, Bruhl himself recently confirmed this suspicion, months after being cast.
Talking to The Independent, the 36-year-old Spanish-German actor admitted that will play Zemo, adding:
The first Baron was Heinrich Zemo, a Nazi scientist Cap fights during World War 2, and who ultimately perishes in combat. In Civil War, Bruhl will play the second version of the antagonist, Helmut Zemo, who is the son of the original, and who follows in his father’s footsteps looking for a spot of revenge.
Helmut Zemo is an interesting case because he’s an ambiguous villain, one who can pass as a good guy when he needs to wants to, or at least when it suits him. It’s looking more and more likely that he’ll embrace some of this uncertainty in Civil War.
In the arc in the comics, he essentially plays both sides, recruiting villains for the pro-registration side of the superhero conflict, at the request of Tony Stark and Iron Man, while he also helps Cap escape from custody. It remains to see how the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes use of Baron Zemo—they’ve never been opposed to tweaking stories to fit their needs—but given his role in the source material, he is certainly going to be an interesting character to keep an eye on.
As the actors prepare for production to begin (Chris Evans publicly lamented shaving off his winter beard to get ready to reprise his role as Cap), there was one report that will likely be true and it’s about one of the villains in the film.
Previous information revealed that that Daniel Bruhl has been cast, but it was only recently that reports confirmed that he’ll play the villainous Baron Zemo. While this has been widely accepted as truth, Bruhl himself recently confirmed this suspicion, months after being cast.
Talking to The Independent, the 36-year-old Spanish-German actor admitted that will play Zemo, adding:
”I think I can tell you that without being thrown into Marvel prison ... “The purple-masked Baron Zemo is one of Captain America’s most prominent enemies, and over the years there have actually be two incarnations to contend with.
The first Baron was Heinrich Zemo, a Nazi scientist Cap fights during World War 2, and who ultimately perishes in combat. In Civil War, Bruhl will play the second version of the antagonist, Helmut Zemo, who is the son of the original, and who follows in his father’s footsteps looking for a spot of revenge.
Helmut Zemo is an interesting case because he’s an ambiguous villain, one who can pass as a good guy when he needs to wants to, or at least when it suits him. It’s looking more and more likely that he’ll embrace some of this uncertainty in Civil War.
In the arc in the comics, he essentially plays both sides, recruiting villains for the pro-registration side of the superhero conflict, at the request of Tony Stark and Iron Man, while he also helps Cap escape from custody. It remains to see how the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes use of Baron Zemo—they’ve never been opposed to tweaking stories to fit their needs—but given his role in the source material, he is certainly going to be an interesting character to keep an eye on.
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