Captain America: Brave New World – Release date, cast, trailer & more

Captain America: Brave New World will be Anthony Mackie’s first solo movie in the MCU. Here are the release details, who’s in the cast, and what Cap will be getting up to.

With Steve Rogers happily retired (yes, we’re choosing to believe he’s just happily hiding away somewhere), the MCU has a new star-spangled hero in the form of his old buddy, Sam Wilson.

Sam’s first experience with the iconic shield in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier left a little to be desired, but that was just the start of his story.

Brave New World is the first step, but his tenure is expected to extend to Marvel’s Phase 6‘s new movies and beyond.

Captain America 4 release date

Captain America: Brave New World releases in US theaters on February 14, 2025.

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The release date was pushed back twice during the 2023 strikes, but it’s confirmed for early 2025.

Julius Onah directs. He previously helmed The Cloverfield Paradox and the critically acclaimed Luce.

Who’s in the cast?

Anthony Mackie will star as Sam Wilson/Captain America. He’s joined by Harrison Ford, Seth Rollins, Giancarlo Esposito, Sebastian Stan, and Emily VanCamp.

Ford will play General Thaddeus E. “Thunderbolt” Ross, taking over the role once played by the late William Hurt. Tim Blake Nelson is also returning to the MCU as The Leader, the villain set up at the end of The Incredible Hulk.

Here’s the full cast:

• Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America
• Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres / Falcon
• Shira Haas as Ruth Bat-Seraph
• Xosha Roquemore as a Secret Service agent
• Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley
• Giancarlo Esposito as Seth Voelker / Sidewinder
• Liv Tyler as Betty Ross
• Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns / Leader
• Harrison Ford as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross / Red Hulk
• Takehiro Hira appears as Prime Minister Ozaki

Danny Ramirez and Carl Lumbly also return to reprise their roles from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Joaquin Torres and Isiah Bradley, respectively.

Newcomers to the MCU include Shira Haas as Sabra and Xosha Roquemore in an unknown role.

Liv Tyler is reprising her role as Elizabeth “Betty” Ross. Tyler previously starred in 2009’s The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner’s (then played by Edward Norton) love interest.

VanCamp played a big part in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, revealing Sharon Carter to be much more covert than we thought and possibly setting her up as an antagonist for Brave New World.

Captain America 4 plot

Captain America 4 follows Sam as he adapts to being Captain America after the events of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

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During an appearance on Comic Book’s Phase Zero podcast, producer Nate Moore said: “He’s not Steve Rogers and I think that’s a good thing… This new Cap is Rocky, the underdog in any situation. He’s not a super soldier.

“He’s not a hundred years old. He doesn’t have the Avengers. What happens with this guy who announces publicly kind of, without the support, ‘I’m the new Captain America.’ What happens next?

“I think it’s fascinating because he’s a guy. He’s a guy with wings and a shield, but he is a guy. So, we’re going to put him through the wringer and make him earn it, and see what happens when he is outweighed, outclassed, out-everything.

“What makes somebody Captain America? I’m going to argue it’s not being a super soldier. And I think we’re going to prove that with Mackie and Sam Wilson.”

One rumored point was that of Joaquin Torres becoming the second Falcon. A McDonald’s Happy Meal toy leak confirmed this, along with the appearance of Red Hulk and Sabra. A later leak shared to Reddit of another McDonald’s promotional poster reveals a better look at Torres in his Falcon costume.

Captain America 4 trailer

Marvel released a Captain America 4 teaser trailer on July 12, 2024.

The trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie showed Sam’s strenuous relationship with Ross and the US government after he declared himself the new Cap at the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Ross is hoping to be re-elected, and as part of his run wants to make Captain America an “official military position.”

The tone of the trailer takes on the feel of a political thriller, much like Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

A full trailer was then released on November 9, with a fresh look at Red Hulk:

This version of the trailer looks way darker, with the editing leaning on the high stakes and the pressing tension of a political drama.

How to watch

Disney confirmed Brave New World will be “only in theaters” upon its February 14, 2025, release. Eventually, the movie will end up on Disney+, likely towards the end of summer 2025.

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You’ll need a subscription to the platform for that. If you sign up, you can also watch The Falcon and the Winter Soldier there to prepare for the movie.

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