2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁spot , ▁dependent ▁on ▁actress ▁Hay ley ▁At well ' s ▁avail ability . ▁ ▁Marvel ▁Studios ▁co - pres ident ▁Louis ▁D ' Esp os ito , ▁who ▁directed ▁the ▁previous ▁One - Sh ot , ▁Item ▁ 4 7 , ▁returned ▁as ▁director , ▁while ▁writer ▁Eric ▁Pear son ▁also ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁One - Sh ots . ▁D ' Esp os ito ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁short ▁had ▁twice ▁the ▁budget ▁of ▁Item ▁ 4 7 , ▁but ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁of ▁shooting ▁time ▁so ▁" the ▁scope ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁much ▁bigger . ▁It ' s ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁period , ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁actors ▁involved , ▁the ▁scale ' s ▁bigger , ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁fight ▁scenes — we ' ve ▁never ▁had ▁that ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁[ the ▁previous ▁One - Sh ots ] ." ▁At well ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁after ▁watching ▁Item ▁ 4 7 , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁potential ▁" to ▁show ▁off ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁skill ▁sets " ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁At well ▁worked ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁with ▁the ▁st unt ▁team ▁to ▁re he arse ▁the ▁pre - ch ore ograph ed ▁fight ▁sequences ▁for ▁the ▁short . ▁D ' Esp os ito ▁elabor ated ▁on ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁Carter , ▁saying , ▁" It ' s ▁telling ▁the ▁best ▁story , ▁and ▁finding ▁that ▁story ▁we ▁want