"It led us to do a bunch of interesting things," award-winning video game writer and director Amy Hennig tells Entertainment Weekly, "one of which was to not only tell a story with a young Steve Rogers who's still trying to find his feet, as opposed to the more seasoned guy that we've seen in a lot of the films. It also let us introduce a new Black Panther of 1943."
These heroes cross paths in Occupied Paris in 1943 and must strike an uneasy alliance to overcome a common threat.
"It led us to tap into all the things that I love, all of the wonderful tropes of World War II-era adventure films, classic men-on-a-mission movies and all of that," Hennig, who previously worked on the Uncharted games during her time at Naughty Dog, continues.
"Wakanda at this point in time is hidden away from the outside world and protected by this impenetrable jungle," she explains. "They are non-interventionist, but events transpire that pull them into the conflict. They have to protect their interests. The world is getting smaller. No satellites yet, but there will be soon. You can shoot down planes that maybe want to fly over Wakanda, but how long can you stay in the shadows?" Cap and Black Panther, Hennig continues, are "confronting the same enemies and they're concerned about the same events that are transpiring, but they're initially almost working against each other. Good people have to work together to overcome evil. If you separate, then you're not going to succeed."