‘Captain America: Brave New World’ First Reactions After Premiere: “A Thrill Ride From Start to Finish” – Hollywood Reporter
Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.
Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterThe Marvel film, starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, arrives in theaters Friday.
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Aaron Couch
Film Editor
Captain America: Brave New World has landed in Hollywood, and the social media reactions are arriving as fast as a super soldier running laps around the Washington Monument.
Anthony Mackie stars in Brave New World, which arrives more than a decade after the actor made his Marvel debut in Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Sam Wilson/The Falcon. The new film follows the hero as he dons the mantle of Captain America, following Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) handing him the shield in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Social media reactions from the premiere and press screenings arrived Tuesday night ahead of formal reviews Wednesday.
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Brave New World, first announced in April 2021, has long been awaited. At one point, it was going to open in July 2024, but it became one of many titles pushed back amid the writers and actors strikes.
The film from director Luce filmmaker Julius Onah also stars Harrison Ford as General Ross, the role previously played in the MCU by the late William Hurt. It’s no spoiler to say that Sam Wilson won’t like Ross when he’s angry — as he transforms into the Red Hulk. Mackie officially became Captain America in Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which also introduced Danny Ramirez as his ally Joaquín Torres, who in the movie becomes The Falcon. Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson and Giancarlo Esposito also star.
Brave New World arrived in theaters on Friday. Read on for a sampling of the early reactions.Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every dayGet the scoops first! Breaking news and interviews on comics, sci-fi, horror and moreSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSend us a tip using our anonymous form.
