After seeing Captain America: Brave New World, I have to say the movie is just fine for the MCU and the current phase we’re in. It’s not the Multiverse Saga or Phase 5 or 6 that I’m referring to. We’re in the phase of Marvel fixing the MCU and improving the quality of its movies and TV shows. Deadpool & Wolverine was the first example of that, but that film benefited from a brand new script and a different kind of market appeal.
Captain America 4 continues Marvel’s work. It’s not as exciting as Deadpool & Wolverine, but it’s certainly more solid than I’d have expected, given what we’ve been hearing about test screenings and reshoots.
I certainly hoped Brave New World would be more than fine for Sam Wilson and Anthony Mackie. Wilson is the MCU’s next Captain America, who will lead the new Avengers team, and Mackie deserves all that and then some. It would have been amazing for Brave New World to have been at least as good as the origin story Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) got in The First Avenger.
That said, I would certainly rewatch Captain America 4, especially for the potential ties to Thunderbolts* and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars connections.
Also, there’s a key development in Brave New World that makes me want to see Thunderbolts* even more than I already did. The crossover is the 2025 MCU movie I want to see the most, and I say that despite knowing fully well that The Fantastic Four is coming after that.
Before I explain the key Captain America: Brave New World cameo that should help us understand the MCU timeline and the connections between Captain America 4, Thunderbolts*, and Doomsday, you should know that big spoilers might follow below.
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