Russo brothers merge past and present in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

MANILA, Philippines- New directors, new storyline attack, and a different point of view are what “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” has to offer this year.

With the award-winning directors Anthony and Joe Russo, a different side and vibe are given to the Captain America sequel.

The two are thankful to Marvel for giving them the chance to work on this project without having to lobby for it.

“It was a pretty cool moment for two reasons,” Anthony said. “The first being [is that] we had always been very excited and inspired by Marvel’s choices in the past and the second being we were on the directors list without campaigning or making an effort to actually get on it.”

“It really showed us that creatively Marvel is open to giving opportunities that can be a little left of center,” he adds.

Present with a feel of the past

One of the ideas that the two directors did in the movie is giving it a modern setting, but the storyline is inspired from the films produced in the ‘70s.

“We wanted the film to have a vérité style that makes you feel like you’re with Captain America,” says Anthony. “We wanted the story and style to feel very intimate and grounded, which is so critical to the ’70s political thrillers that inspired this film.”

Joe also adds that “the first movie in a franchise is about establishing the heroes and the second movie is about putting the heroes against the ropes. This film is a much grittier story than any Marvel movie to date and we really wanted to try something different.

“We felt like it was our job to add something to the Marvel universe that they can then use as a tool going forward in Phase 2.”

Aside from the new twist on how the film was directed, marvel fans are surely excited as well for the new characters that will appear in the film namely Falcon and their new antagonist, the Winter Soldier.

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will be in cinemas March 26.