Captain America 4 Brave New World at a standstill? One of the next big Marvel films is giving news and it’s rather worrying for the project.
Things don’t seem to be going any better for the Marvel team, which is struggling considerably to bring these next films and series to life. So of course, there was COVID-19 and the strike in Hollywood, but the concern goes deeper. Faced with criticism and some failures, the global strategy of the house of superheroes is changing. Deadpool 3 and the Echo series could open the way to more “mature” productions, and the company would like to release a little ballast on the concept of ultra-connected films and series. The problems continue for many projects such as Captain America 4.
The very complicated development of Captain America 4
For the moment, it’s difficult to get excited or be a little reassured about Captain America 4 Brave New World. The main reason for this is the director chosen to narrate the new adventures of the patriotic superhero. Marvel Studios entrusted his iconic character to Julius Onah, the filmmaker of the Netflix film The Cloverfield Paradox. But after all, we are not safe from a pleasant surprise and the director will perhaps reveal himself… or not.
What is more worrying is that a test screening organized in November went very badly. Following this, Disney and Marvel would have made the decision to shift Captain America 4 to 2025, to cut scenes and shoot new ones. And the film will be released on February 12, 2025 in France and not in 2024. It is also true that putting in other sequences, what we call reshoots, is not new for Marvel. But it comes in a context where the feature film would have been received rather lukewarmly.
According to information from Deadline, the situation of Captain America 4 is even more unstable since the last screenwriter would have taken off. This is the fourth since this fourth opus was in gestation. To avoid sinking the boat, Marvel Studios would have asked Matthew Orton to intervene to write scenes and bring new elements. Who is it ? He’s the pen behind the Disney+ series Moon Knight with Oscar Isaac. Recently, we already learned of the loss of the screenwriter of Avengers 5 The Kang Dynasty. A law of the series which would be better to stop as quickly as possible for the house of superheroes and the firm with big ears.
An absentee and a returning actress
It is still too early to bury Captain America 4 Brave New World, but we can wonder about the final result in view of the difficulties encountered. Especially since this time, Marvel will no longer be able to count on the aura of Chris Evans. The actor will not return either in this opus or in the franchise, unless a reinforced concrete idea falls from the sky.
It’s been an incredible adventure and the character is so dear to me. The role isn’t even mine anymore. It’s Anthony Mackie’s. Even for a different incarnation, not as Captain American, but Steve Rogers, it would seem to me… I would be very hesitant just because it’s a chapter of my professional life that I love. I love what these films accomplished and revisiting the character, risking a bizarre extension of that legacy, would be regrettable if it didn’t work. So we would need an almost perfect recipe and that might not be on the agenda.
Chris Evans on the Disney D23 Podcast.
On the other hand, the return of Liv Tyler in the shoes of Elizabeth Ross was confirmed last March. Photos from the set of Captain America 4 have leaked online and show her attending a funeral. After more than 15 years of absence, the actress resigns for an appearance in the MCU. We hadn’t seen him since The Incredible Hulk by Louis Leterrier.