‘Captain America: Civil War’ Is Marvel’s Longest Movie Yet
Captain America may be at the center ofCaptain America: Civil War, but in many ways his third solo outing looks as big as any Avengers movie. For starters, the film surrounds him with most of the Avengers (minus Hulk and Thor, who’ll be off doing their own thing inThor: Ragnaroknext year). It also introduces some new friends and foes, including Black Panther, Spider-Man, and Baron Zemo.Andit’s tasked with paying off several multi-film story arcs, like the Cap / Iron Man rivalry and Steve’s search for Bucky.
In other words,Captain America: Civil War’s got a lot of ground to cover, and it’s gonna need a lot of time to get to everything on its to-do list. Which is why it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that it’s going to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s longest movie ever, beating out bothAvengersmovies. It’s still shorter thanBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, though.
Comic Book Movie has noticed a listing on Event Cinema that clocksCaptain America: Civil Warat146 minutes(or two hours and 26 minutes if you don’t feel like doing arithmetic). It’s Marvel’s longest movie, though not by much –Avengers: Age of Ultronwas 141 minutes and the firstAvengerswas 143 minutes. The second-longest solo superhero movie from the Marvel franchise is Captain America’s previous outing,The Winter Soldier, which came in at 136 minutes. Compared to rival DC,Civil Waris five minutes shorter thanBatman v Superman– though neither comes close toThe Dark Knight Rises' mammoth 164-minute runtime.
Altogether, it means superhero fans will be spending alotof time at the movies this year. BetweenCivil War,Batman v Superman, andDeadpool(108 minutes), we’re already at six hours and 45 minutes of big-screen superhero adventures, withX-Men: Apocalypse,Suicide Squad, andDoctor Strangestill to come. And that’s not even factoring in the countless hours we’re spending on superhero TV shows likeAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Agent Carter,The Flash,Arrow,Legends of Tomorrow,Supergirl,Gotham,Daredevil,Luke Cage, and so on. Are you feeling superhero fatigue already, or are you just excited to spend more time than ever with your favorite costumed crusaders?
Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in twocamps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability. Get ready to pick a side and join the nonstop action playing out on two fronts when Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” opens in U.S. theaters onMay 6, 2016.
