Captain America: Civil War is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and is set for release May 6, 2016 featuring a star studded cast headlined by Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson.
Major Spoiler Warning for Avengers: Age of Ultron below:
Fans who watched Avengers: Age of Ultron know that Bruce Banner/Hulk decided to quit the team and seemingly exile himself from causing any more harm. His current wherabouts are still unknown. Speaking with BadTaste.it. – actor Mark Ruffalo confirmed that Banner/Hulk was indeed supposed to be in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War film but that he was removed during the scripting process later on. Ruffalo explained why saying:
“The reason is too great to be revealed in this movie. “I was in the script but then they removed my character. They don’t want to reveal where is he and why. I don’t even know if Hulk will be back soon.”
The film returns Chris Evans as the iconic Super Hero character Steve Rogers/Captain America along with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes/War Machine, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Chadwick Boseman (42, Get on Up) as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp (“Revenge”) as Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds,Bourne Ultimatum) as Baron Helmut Zemo, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, William Hurt (Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk) as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, Martin Freeman (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey). and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch.