Captain America: Civil War Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
47 of the most interesting Captain America: Civil War easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Captain America: Civil War movie message.
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director
Anthony Russo
Stars
Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
IMDB score
7.8
Captain America: Civil War Movie Easter Eggs
May is wearing Ben's wedding ring around her neck
Clint Barton, Hawkeye, refers to Tony Stark as "The Futurist", which happens to be a song and album by Robert Downey Jr. which was released in 2004.
The code entered at the beginning reads 17826. When looking at an telephone keypad, the numbers correspond to spell out "STAN"
Accuracy details in Captain America: Civil War
The chess game in Captain America: Civil War (2016) is set up incorrectly. The board is rotated 90? and puts the kings and queens in the wrong starting positions.
Costume details in Captain America: Civil War
Vision is seen contemplating the role he played in the "catastrophe" he had predicted. He is holding a Rook, the only chess piece that represents a thing instead of a person.
Rhodey's suit has mini decals of Ultron,displaying the number of robots he killed in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Tony whips out a pair of vintage pens, hoping that Steve will use one of them to sign the Sokovia Accords. Steve ultimately refuses. So metaphorically, Tony is the pen that's safely in the confines of the box (the Accords), while Steve is clearly the outlaw.
Captain America: Civil War movie hidden details
The audience is silent during Tony Stark's B.A.R.F. presentation. But in the flashback to that same scene in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), the audience is laughing, implying that Mysterio remembers this moment as a lot more humiliating than it actually was.
the scene with Steve watching the news, you can see to his right the drawing of the monkey in the Captain America suit he drew in the first Captain America movie (2011) regarding how he thinks the public views him in both films.
Members of Team Captain America all experience a scenario where they refuse to physically move, mirroring Steve Rogers stance on the Sokovia Accords.
Only Bucky understands the PA announcement because he mentioned that all winter soldiers can speak 30 languages.
If you look closely on the right side of War Machine's chestpiece, you can see tally marks of kills in the form of tiny Ultron heads, referencing the battle for Sokovia in Age of Ultron.
Falcon says there are four hostiles left but we only see them take out three more. The fourth was taken out by Cap in this quick shot.
The Russos snuck the Bluth family stair car from Arrested Development (a sitcom in which the Russo brothers directed some episodes) into the background of the big fight scene.
We see how and when Tony Stark receives that injury to his left arm.
While showing footage from the 'Avengers', a screen indicates that there were only 74 casualties in the Battle of New York
Cap drops a multi-ton jetway onto Spiderman. Despite having just met Spidey, he knows it won't kill him because, just seconds earlier, he had the perfect opportunity to gauge his strength.
When Ant-Man becomes Giant Man, certain parts of his suit turn blue. Blue is the color of the Pym particles that enlarge.
Cap knew Spidey was strong to hold the container because he just had an "arm wrestle" with him seconds before. So cap didn't try to kill Spidey, but knew that he would be strong enough to hold the falling container.
As Wanda draws the gas out of the Institute for Infectious Diseases, she also uses her powers to create a shield from bullets
Clint introduces himself to T'challa and gets shot down. But in Avengers Endgame, we see that T'challa has come to acknowledge his fellow Avenger.
When Steve examines the gear left behind by Crossbones' men, a bomb is clearly visible inside the jacket, Crossbones later tries to kill Steve with a bomb vest, and Steve says he should've seen it coming
Tony's reaction to the security footage is very personal. He lunges at Bucky but without the suit powers. Doesn't activate any thrusters, you don't hear any sounds, just raw emotion and blind rage. It's also how Cap can hold him back so easily.
Scar tissue can be seen on Tony Stark's chest where the Arc reactor was removed in Iron Man 3 (2013).
Vision is cooking a real world Paprikash recipe (recipe in the comments)
The color orange is prominently used in 3 consecutive scenes denoting the state of readiness before a red alert is issued.
During the Winter Soldier's breakout, Tony only manages to fire two shots with his watch/hand repulsor. The gadget was inspired by the Remington Derringer, a tiny pocket pistol which could only fire two shots.
War Machine has 003 displayed on his armour because this is his third suit.
Spider-Man takes out Cap's leg, telling Steve that Tony "said to go for your legs." As Cap runs to regain his shield, Spidey webs up his hands so that he can't grab it. Rogers then jump spins with his legs, using Peter's own webs against him. (Only pic I could get)
Jim Rash's cameo in Captain America: Civil War (2016) is a call back to Elon Musk's cameo in Iron Man 2 (2010). They both approach Tony with potential inventions; one an electric jet and the other a self-cooking hot dog.
Captain America: Civil War Ant-man disables the weapons systems in the left arm of Ironman's armor. The next time you see his HUD, you see his left arm blinking red. (Starts at 3:37)
Tony's targeting systems get damaged. This is visibly shown from him getting hit in the eye by his blast.
You can see Spider-Man's spidey sense in action as his suit's "eyes" dilate before he dodges debris. (x-post r/marvelstudios)
Spider-man beats back Cap using strategy from Stark, who told him to for Cap's legs: But he forgets that advice in the very next scene.
Cap doesn't show the Avengers logo to indicate he is not in the team anymore. In Avengers: Endgame (2019) we can see the logo on the shoulder bash which confirms he joined back in The Avengers.
The epitaph of Nick Fury's grave stone the beginning of Ezekiel 25:17 from Pulp Fiction
When Tony calls in Spider-Man, he yells, "Underoos!" It's a nice subtle piece of humor referencing the superhero themed underwear from the 70's. Originally marketed to kids, Tony is poking fun at Spider-Man's young age.
When Peter admits he's Spider-Man, Tony says "not in that onesie you're not", to which Peter replies "it's not a onesie". Then in Spider-Man: Homecoming, its revealed that Tony pretty much gave Peter a onesie.
Cap charges with his shield up even though the gunman is still getting into position on top of a car and not firing yet, just in case he managed to get a shot off before he gets to him.
Wanda's globe shows the continent of Africa as she watches the news report on Wakandan casualties in the Lagos explosion.
Captain America's "low-profile" getaway car only has one working tail-light.
Nick Fury's (played by Samuel L. Jackson) gravestone has the quote "The path of a righteous man..." -Ezekiel 25:17. This is the quote that Samuel L. Jackson's character Jules Winnfield says before he kills somebody in the movie Pulp Fiction (1994).
Cap mentions that Crossbones' henchmen are using AR-15's. His gun description is completely wrong (explanation in comments).
Joe Russo (one of the directors of the movie) makes a brief cameo as the guy who was suppose to interview Bucky but was killed by Zemo.
[Doctor Strange (2016)] During the call with Billy, he mentions War Machine's accident, which happened prior in Captain America: Civil War(2016)
Spider-Man swings around the giant Ant-Man, using his webs to wrap him up like in The Empire Strikes Back. In "the Amazing Spider-Man" Volume 1 Issue #12 (May 1964), Spider-Man performs a similar feat for the first time, 16 years before ESB was released.
Before Steve Rogers says "I can do this all day" you can see Bucky reaching out for Tony's leg foreshadowing what happens a couple shots later.