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When it comes down to it, there are only a finite amount of villainous schemes.
Maybe the bad guy wants to take over the world, or get his hands on a stolen fortune.
Perhaps theres a revenge plot afoot, or an evil empire to defend.
Youve gotta admit, thats a new one.
Look, were enormous comic-book fans, said Anthony Russo.
Its our responsibility to carry forward the story as its been set out, said Anthony Russo.
He trailed off, shaking his head.
Do we even have metaphysical characters yet?
We wanted to make that the driving force of Thanos and his backstory.
Zemo, [the antagonist] inCivil War, blames the Avengers for the death of his family.
He has an emotional connection to the heroes and he wants to undo them because of that.
We also wanted to create a really incredible arc for Zoe to play, said Anthony Russo.
Shes probably the most heroic, brave character in the movie.
Still, not everything that works on the page can be as compelling onscreen.
Were indebted to the movies, even more so than the comics, said Markus.
We always make a different meal out of the ingredients of the comics, Markus said.
