History Trivia / CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier

-->'''Joe Russo:''' What it was going to be, we were trying to complicate the relationship between Cap and his S.H.I.E.L.D agent friends. If Hawkeye got a call from S.H.I.E.L.D saying Captain America is a fugitive, would he listen to that call or not listen to that call? That sequence actually was heartbreaking for us to cut it. I think it ultimately might have been a conflict with [[Creator/JeremyRenner Renner]]'s schedule. But there was a great sequence where Hawkeye was chasing Cap through Washington D.C. there was an awesome sequence where they confronted each other in a ravine on the outskirts of D.C. and Hawkeye was shooting a series of arrows closing in on Cap, Cap closing in on him. And then Cap took him down and he realized for the first time that Hawkeye was trying to trick S.H.I.E.L.D, where he whispered something into Cap’s ear that Cap had a tracker on his suit and to punch Hawkeye to make it look real, because there was a Quinjet hovering above where they were watching the feedback back at S.H.I.E.L.D.

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* RealitySubtext: Creator/ChrisEvans and Creator/ScarlettJohansson have worked on three other movies together and their natural friendly chemistry and close working relationship applies very neatly to Cap and Widow. Likewise, Evans and Creator/AnthonyMackie were both in two movies previously, but never worked together. According to Evans, they later ran into each other at the library, struck up a conversation, and just clicked as friends, which probably lends a little verisimilitude to Steve's and Sam's first meeting, too.

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** One of the first revealed deleted scenes was a short, painful conversation between Natasha and Fury about his decision not to bring her in on his survival plan. Scarlett Johansson suggested it be cut because it disrupted the momentum of the film, and the basic gist of the scene is still conveyed without being needed to spell it out. Albeit, this scene also introduced the photo-veil, [[spoiler:the high tech mask that allow Natasha to impersonate the female councilwoman and enter the Triskelion]].
** One scene reveals a pragmatic reason why Steve ditches the S.H.I.E.L.D. version of the Captain America uniform, even for the final confrontation (putting aside the symbolic reasons for using the WWII outfit). [[spoiler:After he escapes the assassination attempt in the Triskelion, HYDRA is able to track his location through a tracker installed in the suit. However, Steve appeared to know about it, and leaves it behind at a public gym for a set of sweats. The STRIKE team comes across it stuffed in someone's duffel bag.]]
** Another deleted scene was one of Maria Hill and Sitwell conversing after Cap's escape, ending with her being put under investigation because of her mild taunt that Rogers tends to inspire loyalty.
** The dialogue between Pierce and Natasha about potentially [[spoiler:leaking her past alongside the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. database]] ran longer, with a mention that [[spoiler:Pierce isn't doing anything to stop it because HYDRA's existence being known to the public won't matter once the Helicarriers are fully operational]].
** A deleted scene that wasn't filmed was one of Hawkeye being sent to hunt down Steve, catching up to him and the two of them fighting. Steve wins, but finds Hawkeye whispering to him to make his defeat look real, revealing Hawkeye deliberately lost because a Quinjet is recording the whole thing overhead. He also alerts Steve about the tracking device in his suit.
** Another unfilmed scene was one taking place [[spoiler:after the reveal of HYDRA and computerized Zola. In it Zola would have explicitly been shown to survive by transferring his mind to a robot body, which promptly flees before Pierce's missile strike]]. It was cut out because the Russos felt uncertain about leaving such a major loose end hanging by the end of the film; however, the finished scene is ambiguous enough that [[spoiler:Zola could indeed return]] if they wanted to.

* InspirationForTheWork: In making the film a conspiracy thriller, the writers cited ''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor'' (which also starred Robert Redford), ''Film/TheParallaxView'' and ''Film/MarathonMan'' as influences.

** Creator/AnnaKendrick, Creator/FelicityJones, [[Film/NeedforSpeed Imogen Poots]], Creator/TeresaPalmer, Creator/AlisonBrie, Creator/EmiliaClarke, Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead, Creator/JessicaBrownFindlay, Creator/ElizabethOlsen, and Creator/KarenGillan were considered for [[ComicBook/Agent13 Sharon Carter]] before Creator/EmilyVanCamp was cast. Olsen and Gillan would later go on to portray [[Comicbook/ScarletWitch Wanda Maximoff]] and [[ComicBook/NebulaMarvelComics Nebula]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** Creator/MichaelBJordan auditioned for the role of [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] before the casting of Creator/AnthonyMackie. Jordan would eventually go on to play [[ComicBook/HumanTorch Johnny Storm]] in ''{{Film/Fantastic Four|2015}}'' '''and''' ComicBook/ErikKillmonger in ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Cleveland doubles for UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. You see a lot of Cleveland landmarks during the police chase that Fury is lured into early in the movie (even a directional sign for US 6 appears). Furthermore, there are a lot of tall skyscrapers seen during the police chase and in other parts of the movie. You will never find such buildings in real Washington, D.C. because the Height of Buildings Act of 1910 prevents any building in D.C. from being more than 20 feet taller than the width of the street that said building sits on (the Washington Monument is in fact the tallest man-made structure in the city). The buildings seen in the chases are much too tall for this city to actually be Washington, D.C.

** [[Film/TheFateOfTheFurious F. Gary Gray]] and [[Film/TheAdjustmentBureau George Nolfi]] had discussions with Creator/MarvelStudios about directing the movie before Creator/TheRussoBrothers were hired. Gray turned down the offer in order to helm ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/MarvelCinematicUniverse Enough for its own page]]

** {{Creator/Aaron Taylor Johnson}} and {{Creator/Elizabeth Olsen}} are uncredited as the Maximoff twins in the post-credits scene.

* PropRecycling: When The Winter Soldier blows up the Camaro Natasha's hiding behind, it appears to be a Bumblebee stunt car painted dark blue. While the front resembles a 2013 Camaro ZL1, so did the ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' Camaro. If the scene is watched in slow motion, a cross-hatch grille can be seen in the debris from the explosion, something a 2013 Zl1 didn't have, but the ''Transformers'' car did. It's also unlikely Chevrolet would have blown up a $50,000 muscle car for one scene.

* InspirationForTheWork:
* In making the film a conspiracy thriller, the writers cited ''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor'' (which also starred Robert Redford), ''Film/TheParallaxView'' and ''Film/MarathonMan'' as influences.

** The Russo brothers are predominately directors of comedy, particularly episodes of cult favorites ''Series/{{Community}}'' and ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and aren't exactly the obvious first choice to direct a superhero movie, especially one that is [[DarkerAndEdgier noticeably more serious and intense than usual superhero films]].

* InspirationForTheWork: In making the film a conspiracy thriller, the writers cited ''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor'', ''Film/TheParallaxView'' and ''Film/MarathonMan'' as influences.

* PropRecycling: When The Winter Soldier blows up the Camaro Natascha's hiding behind, it appears to be a Bumblebee stunt car painted dark blue. While the front resembles a 2013 Camaro ZL1, so did the ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' Camaro. If the scene is watched in slow motion, a cross-hatch grille can be seen in the debris from the explosion, something a 2013 Zl1 didn't have, but the ''Transformers'' car did. It's also unlikely Chevrolet would have blown up a $50,000 muscle car for one scene.

* PropRecycling: When The Winter Soldier blows up the Camaro Natascha's hiding behind, it appears to be a BumbleBee stunt car painted dark blue. While the front resembles a 2013 Camaro ZL1, so did the ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' Camaro. If the scene is watched in slow motion, a cross-hatch grille can be seen in the debris from the explosion, something a 2013 Zl1 didn't have, but the ''Transformers'' car did. It's also unlikely Chevrolet would have blown up a $50,000 muscle car for one scene.

** According to a commentary from the filmmakers, the mask that Black Widow uses is based off the mask that Red Skull used in The First Avenger.

** During his interrogation, Sitwell mentions Stephen Strange as one of the potential threats that Hydra was targeting. Kevin Fiege would later state that while Strange was certainly not the Sorcerer Supreme at this point, he was a brilliant neurosurgeon who is very opinionated and a little arrogant, which is the Hydra perceived as a potential threats.

* Captain America: The Winter Soldier is one of the 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.