The captain America is back!
Marvel Studios has unveiled the first teaser for “Captain America: Brave New World,” the fourth Captain America film and the first to feature Anthony Mackie’s flying superhero Sam Wilson, formerly known as Cap’s sidekick the Falcon.
Mackie succeeds Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers, who memorably appeared in the previous three “Captain America” films and four “Avengers” films. At the end of 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” Steve says goodbye to his fellow superheroes and travels back in time to start a new life with his beloved Peggy Carter.
He hands Sam his legendary vibranium shield, and Sam promises to honor the world-famous hero.
In the latest teaser, Sam is welcomed by Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, played by Harrison Ford, who wants Captain America to become a US spy. The action picks up fast when the superhero stops a would-be assassin at the White House. The teaser concludes with a brief glimpse at the new character Red Hulk, another gamma-irradiated monster and the alter-ego of “Thunderbolt” Ross in the Marvel comics. It’s uncertain if the fourth “Captain America” film will follow the same plot as the comics.
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Marvel fans first saw Sam as Captain America in the Disney+ TV series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”
Sam hooks up with Sebastian Stan’s antihero Bucky Barnes, also known as the Winter Soldier, to take out a bunch of terrorists. The sitcom garnered positive feedback from both fans and reviewers, as well as five Emmy nominations.
“Captain America: Brave New World” will be Mackie’s first return to the Marvel world. The ensemble features his “Falcon and Winter Soldier” co-stars Danny Ramirez as the new Falcon and Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley, Shira Haas as the Israeli superhero Sabra, Giancarlo Esposito as a mysterious villain, and Ford taking up the character of “Thunderbolt” Ross from the late William Hurt.
The film also contains an MCU flashback, with Liv Tyler reprising her role as Betty Ross and Tim Blake Nelson as the Leader from the “Incredible Hulk” movie.
Julius Onah directed “Captain America: Brave New World,” which was written by Malcolm Spellman, Dalan Musson, and Matthew Orton. The film will be released in theaters next year, on February 12, 2025.
Watch the trailer below.
