--- description: Ant-Man is in, but no word on Spider-Man title: Meet the New (and Old) Cast of 'Captain America: Civil War' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e21d7d2b1073eb2/6987eed555a8597845a89fee/842712_full.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meet the New (and Old) Cast of _Captain America: Civil War_ by [Anthony Breznican / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Anthony Breznican / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 7, 2015 5:37 PM CUT  Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.' Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.'Walt Disney Co. by [Anthony Breznican / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Anthony Breznican / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 7, 2015 5:37 PM CUT In _Captain America: Civil War_, there’s a government push to ID all super-powered beings on Earth, whether they like it or not. Now that the movie has started shooting, we have a little bit of that data ourselves. Ant-Man is in, but no word on Spider-Man. The big surprise is a return appearance by a notorious Hulk-hater. Here’s Marvel’s full cast list and a little about which character they’ll be bringing to the party. Obviously, Chris Evans is returning to the red, white, and blue hero, and Robert Downey Jr. is joining him – or, technically, not – as Iron Man. Friction between the two heroes has long been part of Avengers lore, and this time they won’t be on the same side. In the 2006-07 hero-against-hero comic book series, Iron Man supported the government regulation of superbeings, while Cap felt it was a violation of the freedom and safety they fought to protect. Let’s just say this political argument wasn’t fought with fiery Facebook posts and subtweeting. Here’s Marvel’s new, official synopsis for the film: --- > “” --- Caught in the middle is Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther, new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and introduced last Fall when Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige outlined their slate of movies through the end of the decade. What side will the fearsome leader of Wakanda take? That’s a question every character will have to answer, including Spider-Man – whose allegiance in the Mark Millar-penned comics was a major turning point (and one of the main reasons [Marvel fought so hard to reclaim usage rights from Sony Pictures.](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/09/its-finally-happening-spider-man-joining-marvel-cinematic-universe "undefined")) No webslinger (that announcement will probably come later), but we do have another creepy-crawly-related good-guy in the crew: Paul Rudd’s _Ant-Man_, who will get his own movie this July. Another newcomer, sort of: William Hurt as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, father of Hulk love-interest Betty Ross, who is reprising his role from 2008’s _The Incredible Hulk,_ a rare connection to the movie that has become the ill-fitting puzzle piece amid the the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, mostly due to Mark Ruffalo replacing Edward Norton in the lead role of Bruce Banner. With the government trying to identify and control superheroes, it’s easy to see this guy leading that charge. **\[SPOILER ALERT\]** Fans also could count on seeing Cap, Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow leading the new Avengers team, revealed at the end of _Age of Ultron_: Anthony Mackie’s Falcon, Paul Bettany’s Vision, Don Cheadle’s War Machine, and Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch (which she already confirmed in the press tour for the current film.) Daniel Bruhl similarly [risked “Marvel prison”](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/27/daniel-br%C3%BChl-confirms-hell-play-villain-baron-zemo-marvels-civil-war-0 "undefined") to inform the world he would be turning up as the villainous HYDRA scion Baron Zemo, a longtime opponent of Cap’s and founder of the Masters of Evil (sort of a bad-guy version of the Avengers.) With so many good guys on the call sheet, Bruhl won’t be the only antagonist. Frank Grillo will be reprising his role as corrupt S.H.I.E.L.D. operative Brock Rumlow, a.k.a. Crossbones, badly wounded at the end of _The Winter Soldier_ but more determined than ever to spill some of Captain America’s super-soldier blood. The two actors have already started [mixing it up in a sassy Twitter feud](https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/596132224510066689 "undefined") that involved Grillo promising an “ass whoopin” and Evans questioning his ability to read. At this point, _Civil War_ is already getting crowded, but like a late-night infomercial: WAIT … there’s more! _The Hobbit_ actor Martin Freeman is also on the roster, although his character hasn’t been specified. Also in the cast is _Revenge_ star Emily VanCamp, reprising her brief appearance in _The Winter Soldier_ as Agent 13, who has ties to Cap’s (long) past that have only been teased so far. And what of The Winter Soldier himself? Apart from Hayley Atwell’s Agent Carter (who was not part of the cast list), the old friend once known as Bucky Barnes is the oldest and most important connection Steve Rogers has to his old self. Of course, Sebastian Stan is coming back. ### 11 Roles You Probably Didn't Realize Marvel Stars Also Played  James Spader as the voice of Ultron in The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Dr. Daniel Jackson in Stargate Marvel/Disney; MGM  Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America in The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Jake Wyler in Not Another Teen Movie Marvel/Disney; Columbia  Paul Bettany as Vision in The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Charles Herman in A Beautiful Mind Marvel/Disney; Universal  Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron and David "Dave" Lizewski/Kick-Ass in Kick-Ass Marvel/Disney; Lionsgate  Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil and Tristan Thorn in Stardust Marvel/Disney/Netflix; Paramount  Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk in Daredevil and Edgar the bug in Men in Black Marvel/Disney/Netflix; Columbia  Elden Henson as Foggy Bottom in Daredevil and Fulton Reed in the Mighty Ducks trilogy. Marvel/Disney/Netflix; Buena Vista  Stellan Skarsgård as Dr. Erik Selvig in Thor and Bootstrap Bill Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Marvel/Disney; Buena Vista  Christopher Eccleston as Malekith in Thor: The Dark World and the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who Marvel/Disney; BBC  Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser in Guardians of the Galaxy and Roy Walker/The Black Bandit in The Fall Marvel/Disney; Roadside Attractions  Bonus: Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue in The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Gollum in The Lord of the Rings Marvel/Disney; New Line Cinema _Civil War_, which will be released almost exactly one year from now, May 6, 2016, began shooting in Atlanta, Georgia and will move to locations in Germany, Puerto Rico and Iceland. Back at the helm are filmmaking brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, who made _The Winter Soldier_ and are best known for their innovative work on TV shows such as _Community_ and _Arrested Development_. They will also oversee Marvel’s 2018 and 2019 two-part _Infinity War_film (which is essentially Avengers 3.) Also returning to the _Captain America_ universe, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who worked on the previous two installments. So who else isn’t in today’s start of production announcement? Apart from Spidey and Agent Carter, we also have no word on Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury or any indication that Ruffalo will appear as Bruce Banner – although the presence of Gen. Ross suggests he’ll at least come up. Most tantalizing: in the recent comics, Ross underwent a procedure to become the Red Hulk, a crimson-colored version of the monster, which he hopes will help him destroy his verdant old foe. (The plan, of course, goes horribly awry.) It could be a lot of fun seeing Hurt live up to his last name, though, and distribute some of that in this story. But that’s oribably unlikely. This is a Captain America story, after all. As much as _Avengers: Age of Ultron_ was bursting at the superhero-spandex seams with characters, _Civil War_ seems to have it beat in terms of sheer volume. The trick will be keeping focus. It’s a gargantuan juggling act, to say the least. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/07/captain-america-civil-war-meet-new-cast "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ ### See All the Avengers: Age of Ultron Character Posters  Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man Marvel/Disney  Chris Evans as Captain America Marvel/Disney  Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk Marvel/Disney  Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow Marvel/Disney  Chris Hemsworth as Thor Marvel/Disney  Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye Marvel/Disney  Paul Bettany as Vision Marvel/Disney  Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury Marvel/Disney  Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch Marvel/Disney  Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver Marvel/Disney  James Spader as the voice of Ultron Marvel/Disney ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3850630/captain-america-civil-war-cast/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3850630/captain-america-civil-war-cast/"},"headline":"Meet the New (and Old) Cast of Captain America: Civil War","datePublished":"2015-05-07T17:37:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:04:06.191Z","description":"Ant-Man is in, but no word on Spider-Man","url":"https://time.com/3850630/captain-america-civil-war-cast/","keywords":["movies","Captain America"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e21d7d2b1073eb2/6987eed555a8597845a89fee/842712_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anthony Breznican / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e21d7d2b1073eb2/6987eed555a8597845a89fee/842712_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.'","caption":"Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.'","creditText":"Walt Disney Co.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3850630/captain-america-civil-war-cast/","name":"Meet the New (and Old) Cast of Captain America: Civil War"}}]}] ```