Nick Fury Absence in Captain America Civil War… by filmjunkee
Captain America Civil War had more characters in it than each of the Avengers movie, but on character was left out and not even mentioned in the movie. Nick Fury who seemed like he was retired at the end of Captain America Winter Soldier, but made a comeback in Avengers Age of Ultron. Why was he missing from Civil War? Writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely answered that question:
We called [Fury], but he let the line blink. Primarily it felt like one too many possible opinions. We called [Fury], but he let the line blink. Primarily it felt like one too many possible opinions. We didn’t want him to take one side or the other, because that’s not his place in the universe. And then we didn’t want another, ‘Is he still with the government? Is he opposed to the government but supporting the government?’ It got to be the potential for a lot more polemic discussion that the movie did not have room for. He’s the guy who put it together. He’s been the sort of parent figure to the Avengers. Let the parent go away, and see if the kids can handle this. See if the kids can be who they’re supposed to be without that governing voice. Um… and they didn’t do that good of a job