It's safe to say that "Captain America: Civil War" is everything a superhero movie should be. It's witty, it's action-packed, and it's got a star-studded cast that will put most other summer box-office hopefuls to shame.
Part of that cast is Emily VanCamp, who made her Marvel debut in "Captain America: Winter Soldier" as Agent 13. Now, we know her by her real name, Sharon Carter, the niece of Steve's (Chris Evans) former partner and love interest, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell).
Zap2it sat down with VanCamp to talk about Sharon's role in "Captain America: Civil War," and how the former S.H.I.E.L.D agent will play a part in the conflict to come.
Zap2it: Would you say Sharon falls kind of in the middle on the #TeamCap and #TeamIronMan spectrum?
Emily VanCamp: Yeah, it's a struggle because she has a job, and she's very committed to it and has worked hard to get there. Now that Steve is rebelling against these accords, it puts her in a very sticky situation, but you do ultimately see where her loyalties lie.
She does play both sides so well.
Yeah, she's crafty. I fell like Sharon's very, very crafty and clever.
Steve finally learns who Sharon is in this film, so how does that affect their relationship?
I think it deepens it, for sure, because of their mutual connection to Peggy. I think just the fact that she's blood related to Peggy, there's this inevitable trust that develops between them. Now that he knows who she is, you can play those moments and develop those things that connect them throughout the story, so it was really fun to do that.
You got to film a pretty awesome fight scene this time around, so how as that?
We were really rushed shooting that scene actually. They had had some delays that day, and I remember getting to set and they were like, "Okay, this is what you're doing, can you just go do it? Do this kick!"
Luckily I have a dance background that allowed me to be like, "Okay, yeah! Let's do it."
And you'd done a lot of fighting on 'Revenge' too?
It prepared me for it. I think it was a little less technical on 'Revenge.' [Emily] is a little more of a street fighter in many ways. She was technical and she was trained, but when there's that rage fueling it, it's a little bit different. Sharon, I really wanted her to look skilled and properly trained.
Sharon has a great balance of femininity and kick-butt power, how important was it to play both sides of that?
In any of these parts that I play, I like to explore
the different sides because we all have those sides. I do think there's something very feminine about her, but I also think she's fearless, and I love that about her. We saw it in "Winter Soldier," when she finally makes the commitment to stick with Cap. You see it in this film when she's jeopardizing her career, and when she fearlessly runs at Bucky (Sebastien Stan).
We also see some forward movement on the romance between Captain America and Sharon. Were you excited to see that develop?
I was because that's a relationship in the universe that I really like. I think everyone was ready to see him intimate with whoever – just somebody, you know?
It's been 90 years since Peggy, he can move on.
Come on, you can do it!
But he was, in a funny way, sort of lacking in game. It had been a long time, but he finds his stride a little bit. And I think he's really grateful that she's put herself on the line like this for him. It will be interesting if that does continue to see how they develop it further because it was a really nice but complicated love story within the comic books that I think would be fun to explore.
Do you have any clue what's next for Sharon Carter, and when we'll see her next?
I don't. I hope we see her in something, but we'll see. It really depends on where they want to go. Things are constantly changing and evolving and there's so many of us, so we'll see. Like I said, I'd love to explore more.
Tell me about this Marvel Science Program for girls that you've helped spearhead.
I just think it is so important to encourage young girls to get out there and get involved with science and technology and let it be known that it's not just a boy's world. Girls are incredibly gifted.
It's so important because as girls in this universe, we have an incredible platform to encourage that, and so why not? It's amazing what these kids do, and what better company to launch this than Marvel? They have these audiences and they have this reach, so it was cool to be a part of that.
"Captain America: Civil War" premieres May 6, 2016.
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