‘Captain America: Civil War’ To Feature At Least Two Villains; Crossbones To Return As Main Antagonist

Even though "Captain America: Civil War" is almost two years away, details, rumours and speculations about the plot continue to pop up. Fans are excited to learn more about the movie that is expected to bring together several Marvel heroes in the wake of an epic civil war. According to the latest update, Marvel has appointed a new cast member to play the villain in the highly anticipated 2016 Marvel movie. Also, it is reported that supervillain continues to be the main antagonist in the upcoming instalment of the series.

Last Nov. 14, 2014 Marvel's official website made the big announcement and reported that the "Inglorious Basterds" actor Daniel Bruhl has joined the cast of "Captain America: Civil War." Information about Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA winning actor's role has not been officially revealed yet.

Meanwhile, Deadline claims that the actor will be portraying the role of a mysterious villain in Joe and Anthony Russo directed "Captain America: Civil War." However, in the lack of official comments by Marvel and the actor the news remain unconfirmed. For those unfamiliar, besides "Inglorious Basterds" role, the actor is known for his work in "Rush," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Fifth Estate" and "The Most Wanted Man."

Meanwhile, Variety is reporting that Bruhl is not the "main villain" in "Captain America: Civil War." But he might be the main antagonist of Benedict Cumberbatch starrer "Doctor Strange."

Furthermore, Variety's reporter Justin Kroll confirms the news about Daniel Bruhl's casting on Twitter. His post suggests that Brock Rumlow-aka Crossbones-will continue to be menacing with the superheroes as the main supervillain.

Beat by Marvel in that one, two things he will play villain but not main one, Crossbones still main

— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) November 14, 2014

The character is played by Frank Grillo and was last seen in the upcoming movie's prequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." However, actor's appearance as the villain in "Captain America: Civil War" has not yet been confirmed. Meanwhile, the actor confirmed signing a "multi-contract deal with Marvel" in an interview with Collider.

"Captain America: Civil War" is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2016 starring Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Starks/ Iron Man. The film will also introduce Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther focusing on the storyline in which the superheroes find themselves divided due to the new Superhero Registration Act passed by U.S. government. It requires all those with superhuman abilities to identify themselves and get registered under the act. In the comic, Crossbones is seemingly responsible for killing Captain America.