Exclusive: We Know When You’ll See the ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Trailer
A rumor is making the rounds today that the first trailer for Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated Winter Soldier sequel Captain America: Civil War will arrive not in a few months, but next weekend attached to screenings of Spectre. As if this rumor didn’t obviously fail the sniff test, we can confirm that the Civil War trailer is not coming next weekend. After all, why would Disney waste such a massive debut opportunity at the beginning of November, attached to a decidedly non-Disney film? With its absolutely stacked ensemble (nearly every Avenger at least makes an appearance, plus a bevy of supporting MCU players), Civil War is primed to be one of the biggest moviegoing events of 2016. No way Disney launches its marketing campaign at such a random time, attached to a James Bond movie no less.
So when will we see the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War, then? Well it’s pretty obvious, but sources are telling us that the first look at the film will be attached to Star Wars: The Force Awakens on opening weekend. Of course. This is the kind of debut you want if you’re Disney—attach the trailer for your biggest 2016 release in front of your biggest 2015 release. The amount of people that will be seeing The Force Awakens opening weekend (and for many more weekends after that) is going to be massive, guaranteeing the biggest possible audience for Disney to introduce Captain America: Civil War to the world at large.
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