'Captain America: Civil War' Casting News: Full Cast List for Upcoming Franchise Film Revealed

It's official, as 'Captain America: Civil War' has began production, Marvel has released a full synopsis and cast list revealing some surprising names.

It has previously been confirmed that Emily VanCamp would be returning in her role as Agent 13, but we now have news of Paul Rudd's Ant-Man making an appearance, along with William Hurt's General Ross.

The press release followed:

"Set for release in the United States on May 6, 2016, 'Captain America: Civil War' is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Marvel's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' 'Community') from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely ('Captain America: The Winter Solider,' Marvel's 'Captain America: The First Avenger'). The film returns Chris Evans ('Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' Marvel's 'Avengers: Age of Ultron') as the iconic Super Hero character Steve Rogers/Captain America along with Robert Downey Jr. ('Avengers: Age of Ultron,' Marvel's 'Iron Man 3') as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson ('Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier') as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan ('Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' 'Captain America: The First Avenger') as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie ('Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier') as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany ('Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 'Iron Man 3') as The Vision, Jeremy Renner ('Avengers: Age of Ultron,' Marvel's 'The Avengers') as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle ('Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 'Iron Man 3') as Jim Rhodes/War Machine and Elizabeth Olsen ('Avengers: Age of Ultron,' 'Godzilla') as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch."

More names were listed, such as Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther, and Frank Grillo as Crossbones. Spider-Man is also still promised, although the official casting for the character has not yet been finalized.

The official synopsis was also released:

"Captain America: Civil War' picks up where 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain."

'Captain America: Civil War' is set to premiere on May 6th, 2016.