No matter how much you buy into what you see on screen, movie fans are always interested in the big old 'what ifs', and Marvel's Captain America: Civil War is no exception.

Marvel writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus have now actually answered one of those what-ifs in a discussion on Civil War's memorable airport battle scene that debuted the appearance of Tom Holland's web-slinging teenager Spider-Man.

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When asked, "What does the non-Spider-Man version of Civil War look like?" the two scribblers replied: "He'd [Iron Man] probably recruit Ant-Man.

"We had a section were you could recruit somebody, right, it would become more about Ant-Man.

"It would not have been as cool, I believe he was watching his daughter play soccer. It wasn't very good."

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As it turns out, Peter Parker's onscreen induction was a monumentally enjoyable occasion, quipping with the best and dishing out arachnid violence in one of the best scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

McFeely and Markus also discussed Tony Stark's mentor relationship with Parker, saying: "When Tom [Holland] gets in a room with Robert Downey Jr., it is the relationship, right, it's a young actor with a seasoned actor, who doesn't want to f**k up."

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To the annoyance of UK-based Marvel fans, upcoming sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp will arrive much later in the UK than in the US, with the FIFA World Cup thought to be too much competition for the superhero movie.

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