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Captain America Embraces The Spirit Of Nomad In Avengers: Infinity War

January 24, 2018 | Posted by Joseph Lee
Avengers Infinity War Image Credit: Marvel Studios

In an interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via Coming Soon), Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo revealed if Captain America will become Nomad in the film. Nomad was an identity Steve Rogers took in the seventies when he abandoned the Captain America title, following his discovery that a high-ranking government official was the leader of the terrorist organization The Secret Empire. Avengers: Infinity War arrives on May 4. Here are highlights:

Anthony Russo on Cap’s look and attitude: “You’ll see in the trailers that he’s embracing the spirit of Nomad. It was always our intent the moment we got involved with that character to deconstruct him. That’s what we like, that’s what we found interesting… With a character called ‘Captain America,’ you have to address the concept of who he is, because his identity is tied to his country. We thought it would be a very compelling narrative if he got into conflict with his identity and his country. The path he’s following is the same path he followed at the end of ‘Civil War’ which is he’s a character without a country.”

Anthony Russo on if Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel will debut in Infinity War: “We MAY be depicting Carol Danvers. It’s interesting when you get to play with characters in this universe, because you are dealing with actors who have been playing parts for almost a decade. It’s interesting to bring new energy into the mix, especially when you’re doing this massive mosaic of a story. There will be massive surprises in these stories, we won’t confirm or deny, but there’s certainly going to be some curveballs thrown at the audience.”

Joe Russo on not revealing the title of the fourth film yet: “Part of the concept of the title is it’s advancing the narrative. So we’re gonna sit on that until we feel the time is right and people have absorbed the first movie.”

Anthony Russo on set photos showing Steve Rogers in his old uniform for the Avengers sequel: “Certainly there is a five-minute sequence in ‘Civil War’ around a piece of technology that was laid in for a very specific reason. If you go back and look at that film, you may get a hint as to the direction.”

Joe Russo on if Marvel is working on a Black Widow solo film: “We’re very happy for that. It’s such a rich, interesting character. There’s so much to explore with a character whose history was as a villain. Scarlett does such a good job playing that character, you get so used to that character that you forget that character’s history. So there’s a lot of really compelling stories to tell about someone who has a dark past.”