NEW Captain America Director Julius Onah's keeping things personal

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The filmmaker's used to crafting independent film, but he's ready to take things to a bigger stage. Report by Nelsonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Joining the Marvel juggernaut as a filmmaker, how daunting is the prospect of satisfying

00:05all those comic book hordes out there that are going to be blighting your life for the

00:11next 20, 30 years, no doubt?

00:13Look, it's thrilling more so than anything.

00:16Sure, there's pressure, but I love making movies.

00:19I'm so fortunate to be in this world.

00:21There's a great history of these characters and there's an incredible team at Marvel.

00:26So yeah, there's pressure, but I felt so supported and they were such a collaborative

00:31team.

00:32You know, everybody there, Kevin Feige, Lou D'Esposito, Nate Moore, Keanu Davidson and

00:37Gillian Henry, the team I worked with day-to-day were just so supportive.

00:41So I felt great every step of the way.

00:44Making movies of this scale feels like a very specialised skill that works for some, sometimes

00:49doesn't work for others.

00:50So as a filmmaker, do you make something personal to you, but inside this huge machinery?

00:58I think whatever the size of the movie is, you have to stay true to the emotional core

01:02and to the themes.

01:03So for me, it was about identifying those and then working with the incredibly talented

01:07cast that we had to bring it to life in front of the screen.

01:11So I never felt like, oh my God, this movie is so massive, but I don't know how to tell

01:17this story because I think we were very clear about who these characters were, what the

01:21themes were and we focused on that.

01:23And whether you're making a little indie like my previous film or a film like this, it's

01:27about the life in front of the camera and we were so fortunate to have an excellent

01:30cast.

01:31And it's called A Brave New World.

01:32There's a lot of new concepts and new areas where Marvel hasn't delved in before.

01:36Does that help you shed the weight of what's come before and the stories that have already

01:41been told?

01:42You know, I think having Sam Wilson, having Anthony Mackie in this role, he's introducing

01:47us to a new Captain America.

01:49So that's taking us forward in a really, really unique and special way.

01:52Yet he's connected to the history, obviously going back to Winter Soldier and his relationship

01:57with Steve.

01:58So this was an opportunity to look back and look forward at the same time and that was

02:02really exciting.

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