Although Captain America: Civil War chiefly focused on Steve Rogers and both his relationship with Bucky Barnes and disapproval of the Sokovia Accords, Tony Stark arguably received just as much character development as the Star-Spangled Avenger in it. The first time we see him in the 2016 feature, he’s showing off his B.A.R.F. technology to MIT students by depicting the last time he saw his mother and father before they were killed by The Winter Soldier (which had been teased in the prior Captain America movie). While Slattery had previously appeared as Howard Stark in Iron Man 2 and Ant-Man, and later reprised the role in Avengers: Endgame, this marked Succession actress Hope Davis’ only outing as Maria Stark. However, it turns out she was supposed to “reappear” in the MCU, and now we’re wanting to know which one.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Hope Davis about her work on Perry Mason Season 2, in which she plays Camilla Nygaard, a powerful businesswoman. Towards the end of our conversation though, I brought up Davis’ role in Captain America: Civil War (which Disney+ subscribers can easily stream as they go through the Marvel movies in order), wondering if any opportunities had ever come her way to play Maria Stark again, whether it be in a flashback or another simulation-like scene. She answered:
