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Marvel has created some of the most iconic superheroes in comic book history, so it was only a matter of time before mockbusters manifested. Whether it's Spider-Man, Captain America, or even Daredevil, filmmakers have long attempted to cash in on these legendary characters; sometimes as blatant knockoffs, other times as affectionate homages, and on occasion as baffling hybrids of both. With their low budgets and borderline intellectual property theft, most mockbusters are easy to dismiss as shameless cash grabs. However, even when a film is just Iron Man with a fraction of the budget, there is usually something to admire; whether it's the creative marketing needed to dodge Disney’s legal team, the bizarre reinventions that arise when filmmakers have not actually seen the movie they are copying, or just the sheer audacity to release something so wildly off base.

Superheroes have always existed in a world of contested copyrights and creative overlap.

Bringing Nazis back from the dead is all the rage these days, and the next project to tackle that theme is Captain Battle: Legacy War, starring Cuyle Carvin as the titular character. Check out the film's synopsis, artwork, and trailer.

Captain Battle: Legacy War, based on the Golden Age comic, is directed by David Palmieri and co-stars Jenny Allford, Andrew McGuiness, Marlene Mc'Cohen, Todd James Jackson, Pete Punito, Sean Fletcher, Christopher Senger, Mindy Robinson, Abby Wathen, Scott Wright, and Julian Starks.

Synopsis:

Sam Battle (Carvin) is injured during his tour of duty in the Gulf War. He loses an eye and is near death, but his good friend Brandon Storm, who is a scientist, injects him with a secret serum that he has been developing that will save his life. The side effects are unknown.

Sam returns home. His father has recently passed away, and it is a struggle to...