Reveal an alternative end of Captain America: Civil War that would have changed UCM

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DC fans have already checked on several occasions what happens when, in a movie of their favorite superheroes, study executives intervene to change the end of it. A situation that were almost about to live UCM fans when Captain America was released: Civil War.

Well, as the new book has revealed The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The third film by Captain America could have had a very different ending if the Russo brothers had followed the committee guidelines Disney s creative and they would not have put their work in danger upon refusing.

According to the book, this institution, already disappeared, from Disney wanted that at the end of Civil War all the Avengers would make peace to fight against an army of superrobots created by Baron Zemo, however, The Russo were not According to this end so forced and they fought to keep the one they wanted : a confrontation between Steve Rogers and Iron Man.

In fact, were so determined that this should be the end of Civil War, which put their positions as directors at the disposal of Marvel Studios. A decision that made all the alarms skipped and that he took Kevin Feige to intercede talking to Disney s director, Alan Horn, who before this measured between the Creative Committee and the Directors giving them the reason for the Russo.

We arrived at a point where we said aloud in a room: We are not interested in continuing as directors of this movie If it s about talking about politics and not a third act, says Joe Russo in the book in which Anthony adds, I think Kevin was more convinced with our end but also influenced this situation because we were very clear about our vision.

And it is that Disney executives did not want an end to face the two avengers and destroy the team because they were afraid of how this was going to affect the fans of the Supergrupo. Thankfully, the reason, and the vision of the Russo, was the one that was imposed.