Paul Rudd Talks 'Batman v Superman,' Held Captain America's 'Civil War' Shield

Captain America: Civil War star Paul Rudd was recently a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden, where he admitted he was thrilled to have been able to hold Captain America's shield for a few minutes!

Everyone might be choosing sides when it comes to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but the Ant-Man actor has other things in mind.

Corden had initially asked Rudd who he was rooting for in Batman v Superman, but instead of choosing either the Dark Knight or the Man of Steel, the actor simply stated that he was "in a different family." Although the host was not able to get a better response from Rudd, his other guest Diane Lane, who plays Clark Kent's mother in BvS, confirmed she is Team Superman all the way.

Rudd might not be taking sides when it comes to the DC film, but he is clearly on Team Captain America. The actor shared that he was lucky enough to have the chance to hold the First Avenger's shield, which usually gets handed off to the "props guy."

In addition to that, Rudd claimed that being a part of the Avengers was exciting for him since he was mostly on his own in Ant-Man with Anthony Mackie only being on the set for a couple of days. The 40-Year-Old Virgin star said that he felt like "Cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch" in Civil War.

There are also other superheroes who were able to handle Captain America's shield. Civil War will also introduce Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, who also got to hold the shield in the second trailer for the film. Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes has also been able to take the shield from Chris Evans' Steve Rogers at least twice in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the two friends even take turns wielding the shield in the first Civil War trailer.

Captain America: Civil War hits theaters on May 6.