This gives the studio’s team a big swath of raw material to cherry-pick from when working out what next to do with the characters in their medium. “So we look at what we do as being the trailblazers. “Honestly, while we love the films, we tend to chart our own course and not get too tangled up in where they happen to be in the curve of their own storytelling,” he said. Still, Brevoort says he thinks it would be nice if this twist found its way onto movie screens one day. Neither Disney nor Marvel Studios replied immediately to TheWrap’s requests for comment on the twist. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has also driven past previous major twists that Marvel comics have made with its characters, such as the introduction of female Thor.Īlso Read: Marvel Comics to Read After 'Captain America: Civil War' So, will we be seeing Chris Evans utter the words “Hail HYDRA” one day in a Marvel film? Welp, Marvel Studios already has its story arc planned out through 2019, when it will be releasing “Avengers: Infinity War,” so it seems unlikely at this point. “You should feel uneasy about the fact that everything you know and love about Steve Rogers can be upended.” “There should be a feeling of horror or unsettledness at the idea that somebody like this can secretly be part of this organization,” Brevoort told Time regarding the fan backlash, which few will be surprised is the reaction Marvel was hoping for. In the wake of the comic book’s release on Wednesday, Spencer and Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort were dispatched to explain the decision after the hashtag #SayNoToHYDRACap trended on Twitter as a shorthand for fan outrage.Īlso Read: All 25 Stan Lee Marvel Movie Cameos Ranked It’s been that way since Jack Kirby and Joe Simon introduced him to the world with a picture of the hero slamming his fist into Adolf Hitler’s face in 1941. But it seems writer Nick Spencer has broken that rule with the first issue of “Captain America: Steve Rogers” No. 1 by revealing Cap’s longtime affiliation with terrorist group HYDRA. One of those rules is that Captain America always fights for American ideals. When it comes to comic book storytelling, many rules are bent and broken, but there are certain core characteristics of each superhero that are considered inviolate.
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