But the hurdles Ford and Schmidt faced also included reams of technical and logistical challenges.Īfter all, the movie introduces a new Spider-Man to the world, along with the Black Panther character, connects back to the storyline of Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014), and foreshadows upcoming events in future Marvel films yet to come. But Civil War represents the biggest such film they have tackled in terms of its ensemble cast and winding narrative involving political and personal machinations, which force an emotional and potentially deadly split down the middle of the world’s most famous team of superheroes, the Avengers. Co-editors Jeffrey Ford, ACE, and Matthew Schmidt joined forces to cut the last two Captain America movies and have previously worked on other Marvel superhero films. There is an irony to the fact that the editors behind the tentpole blockbuster currently burning up the box office, about the trials and tribulations of a team of superheroes, were eager to emphasize the collaborative nature of making the film in the first place, when they spoke recently about their team for StudioDaily's Podcasts from the Front Lines series.
