Captain America 4, officially titled Captain America: Brave New World, is releasing in only a few weeks, and here's everything you need to know about it. Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson (formerly known as The Falcon) is picking up the shield once more as the brand-new Captain America in a movie packed with incredible casting choices and plot surprises.
Following the box-office success of Deadpool and Wolverine, and kick-starting a jam-packed year of Marvel movies, which includes the likes of Fantastic Four and Thunderbolts*, Captain America 4 sees Sam investigating the masterminds behind a disastrous international incident in the wake of Thaddeus Ross' election as president of the United States.
We already know a lot of details about the upcoming Marvel movie, which is one of the last titles in Marvel Phase 5. As one of the most exciting upcoming superhero movies coming up this year, we're sure you want to know everything there is to know about it. And we're here to oblige.
We've gathered all the information available about Captain America: Brave New World release date, plot, cast, trailer, and more right here, so you can get up to speed at a glance.
Oh, and don't forget to check out our guide on how to watch the MCU in order.
Captain America: Brave New World release date
Captain America: Brave New World is set to arrive on February 14, 2025. That makes it the perfect date movie, and better yet, it means we only have a few weeks left to wait.
Captain America: Brave New World trailer
A new Captain America: Brave New World trailer was released on November 9, 2024, during Disney's D23 Brazil event. The teaser (which you can watch for yourself above) is over two minutes long and gives us a very good look at the new movie's story.
Basically, we see our hero have to deal with a terrorist attack. The world is on the brink of war, and in the clip, we also get to see the president transform into the Red Hulk.
Captain America: Brave New World cast
The Captain America: Brave New World cast is a mix of familiar and new faces. Of course, Anthony Mackie is back to suit up as The Falcon once again, alongside Danny Ramirez's Joaquín Torres. There are some new faces, though, from Giancarlo Esposito to Harrison Ford, who plays The Red Hulk.
At SDCC24, it was confirmed that Esposito's villain, the star he had been teasing for months, is, in fact, Seth Voelker, AKA Sidewinder. In an interview with GamesRadar+, Esposito revealed he did some in-depth comic book studying to prepare for the role.
"Well, you know, in the research I've done when I knew that I was going to be playing the head of the Serpent Society, someone who formed it and runs it, I wanted to know more," he said. "I wanted to go back [and] figure out what are his colors, what do they look like, what do they do, what are his superpowers?"
WWE star Seth Rollins recently confirmed, however, that he no longer has a role in the movie: "The script went through a lot of rewrites and reshoots, and so what I was there to do, essentially my role got either repurposed or completely erased."
For the rest of the cast, here are the main players:
- Anthony Mackie – Sam Wilson/Captain America
- Harrison Ford – President Ross/Red Hulk
- Danny Ramirez – Joaquin Torres/Falcon
- Carl Lumbly – Isaiah Bradley
- Giancarlo Esposito – Sidewinder
- Shira Haas – Ruth Bat-Seraph/Sabra
- Liv Tyler – Betty Ross
- Tim Blake Nelson – Samuel Sterns/The Leader
- Rosa Salazar – TBC
It also looks like Mark Ruffalo might be appearing as the Hulk, though that's not confirmed just yet.
Captain America: Brave New World plot
Captain America: Brave New World picks up after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which ended with Sam Wilson finally accepting the mantle of Captain America – setting us up for Captain America 4. His friendship with Joaquin Torres, the future Falcon, was also established in the Disney Plus show.
Specifics on Cap 4 are scarce at the moment, but it's clear that it's going to have some significant crossover with the world of the Hulk and that our hero is fighting a terrorist attack. For one thing, we're going to see Harrison Ford as the Red Hulk, and there are multiple characters returning from The Incredible Hulk. How that's going to work remains to be seen, though.
Then, Giancarlo Esposito is one of the villains, appearing as Sidewinder – King of the Serpent Society. How that will factor into the fourquel is also a mystery for now.
While you wait for Captain America: Brave New World, check out our guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order and the Marvel timeline.
