Tag: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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The MCU Gave Us Its Best Fight Scene in Under 3 Minutes
The MCU has consistently delivered some of the most exciting action/fight scenes in the history of film, scenes that have become legendary in their relatively short lifespan. The Leipzig, Germany Airport Battle in Captain America: Civil War. The Battle of New York in The Avengers. The dream team of all three live-action Spider-Men against their…
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The Twilight Zone Was Robert Redford’s Scariest Role … Or Was It?
There are a whole lot of things that Robert Redford is famous for: acting, directing, co-founding the Sundance Film Festival, being incredibly handsome, even running Hydra from within the United States government … the list goes on and on and on. He became a silver screen icon in classic films like “Butch Cassidy and the…
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Robert Redford Surprised Us Big Time in This Unexpected Movie Role
Robert Redford is one of the most revered actors in Hollywood history. During his decades-long career, he proved his versatility by playing a variety of characters across an assortment of genres. That said, like many of his peers several of his characters do share significant similarities which led him to be associated with certain qualities…
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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Is Still the Best Marvel Spy Show
Secret Invasion relied on its spy genre influences to set itself apart from other Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, but it’s not the first installment to do so. Among the Marvel films, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, and Black Widow all explored themes related to espionage and were structured similarly to spy…
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The MCU Failed Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Quicksilver
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Aaron Taylor-Johnson was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the form of Quicksilver. Then, he promptly left. If you don’t count the brief end-credits tag after Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it was a one-and-done stint for one of Marvel’s most famous players, and what a shame that is.…
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Secret Invasion: What to Expect
Nick Fury famously once said, “Last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye.” It’s a line that was included in Captain America: The Winter Soldier to show how the spymaster and former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. likes to keep even his closest allies at arm’s length (and then lost a lot of its coolness factor…
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This MCU Moment Was Unintentionally Sexy
Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) and Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) had one of the most thoroughly developed and popular friendships in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during their time in the franchise. The two were so close that fans often wondered if a romantic connection would ever develop between them, as plenty of their scenes…
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Elizabeth Olsen Doesn’t Miss Playing Scarlet Witch: ‘I’m Not Calling Kevin Feige Every Day with Ideas’
In the nine years since Elizabeth Olsen first appeared as Scarlet Witch in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the actress has gradually become one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest stars. From playing key roles in tentpole films like “Avengers: Endgame” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” to launching Marvel’s TV empire with…
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‘Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania’ Could Have Done Something Important
Even though the Marvel Cinematic Universe exists in a different reality, there’s been ties to our world throughout the course of the franchise that make it all feel somewhat familiar. Although this certainly has led to a lot of pop culture references and celebrity cameos, many of the installments have tackled hot button political issues.…
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The Russo Bros. Asked Steven Soderbergh to ‘Say Nice Things’ to Kevin Feige to Land ‘Winter Soldier’
Steven Soderbergh is to thank for the Russo Brothers’ lucky break.The “Logan Lucky” director worked his magic to help longtime friends Joe and Anthony Russo direct their first Marvel movie, “Captain America: Winter Soldier,” in 2014.“The Russos are friends of mine,” Soderbergh told Rolling Stone. “Who knew when I first met them that this was…