Maria Stark finally makes an appearance in ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Enough with the daddy issues.
He said Stark was in a reflective state of mind in this film.
Hes thinking about where he went to school.
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Hes thinking about his folks …
The actor added, Hes not a kid anymore.
Hes thinking about the back nine.
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He says, he never got to say goodbye to his dad, and …
Downey trailed off.
I asked: What is the story with his mother?
I dont think weve ever heard much about that.
The actor jabbed a finger in the air.
Exactly, he said, flashing a familiar grin.
So thats kind of whats been on my mind with it.
Its a little of both, Downey said.
For once in his life, Robert Downey Jr. didnt spill one of Marvels big secrets.
And what makes a person feel guiltier than … mom?
(Remember, hes the one who created the last major threat to the planet: Ultron.)
I love it being about his dad, Chris Evans tells EW.
Its such a… what guy in this room cant relate to that?
That ended up being one of my favorite scenes.
That family dynamic also helped set up Tonys relationship with his mother, played by Hope Davis.
Tonys cold war with his father couldnt help but create some awkwardness with his mother too.
It added another layer of psychodrama to have an innocent person as a victim.
We all know Howard Stark almost made his own bed in a way, Anthony Russo says.
But you know, his mom arguably much less so.
So they didnt have much choice: she had to be involved in that accident.
(He declined to say who was cast in the role.)
She made an appearance in a flashback inIron Man 3that didnt make the final cut, he says.
I cant remember now if we shot it or not.
I think we shot part of it.
So it was on our minds, it was on Roberts mind to give her more of a presence.
Why did they choose that song?
That was Downey, Anthony Russo says.
He was very fixated on that song.
It was shot almost like a stage play, Joe Russo adds.
Then they were playing together at one point, Anthony Russo says.
We went through a million songs, we kept changing it every couple weeks.
Its not AC/DC, Kevin Feige jokes.
I think it was a song he loved when he was a kid.
We didnt want to give it away but you caught us, Anthony adds.
Turns out, the Russo brothers have a superpower of their own: sarcasm.
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