CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD Early Buzz Is (Mostly) Positive: "Not Great, Not Terrible..."

We'll get the first social media reactions for Captain America: Brave New World tomorrow night, but in the meantime, a few trustworthy insiders have shared what they have been hearing about the MCU movie.

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By JoshWilding - Feb 10, 2025 09:02 AM EST

Filed Under: Captain America: Brave New World

Marvel Studios only brought one TV spot to last night's Super Bowl, choosing not to promote Captain America: Brave New World and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

In fairness, we got a trailer for the latter last Tuesday and the former arrives in theaters a few days from now. And that Thunderbolts* trailer is nothing short of awesome.

The social media embargo for Captain America: Brave New World lifts at 9pm PT on Tuesday, February 11. Reviews, meanwhile, will drop at 9am PT on Wednesday, February 12. That's pretty standard for Marvel Studios (particularly when it comes to protecting spoilers) but there's some early chatter surrounding the movie on X today.

Scooper @MyTimeToShineH says, "The buzz I'm hearing about Captain America: Brave New World is that it's 'okay'—a classic three-star movie. Not great, not terrible, just serviceable."

Another relatively trusted insider, @ViewerAnon, adds, "I’ve consistently heard Captain America: Brave New World is OK-to-pretty good. Those expecting a disaster are gonna be disappointed." Daniel Richtman, meanwhile, has said he's heard the movie is "meh."

While we wouldn't put too much stock into these (especially as none of them have watched Captain America: Brave New World), this is pretty much what we expected. Heck, after all those reshoots and widely reported changes to the story, this is probably a win for Marvel Studios.

It's a pity to think the movie won't be a classic in the same vein as Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Then again, many would describe Captain America: The First Avenger using the words used above and that was a serviceable, effective introduction for Steve Rogers.

If the Russo Brothers do something special with Sam Wilson in Avengers: Doomsday - and Marvel Studios has firm plans to expand on Brave New World's supposed World War Hulk teases - then the new Captain America's future still has a bright future in the MCU. It does feel like 2025 will be all about Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, though.

Will you be watching Captain America: Brave New World in theaters this weekend?

'CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD' star Anthony Mackie stars in the opening cinematic for the #SuperBowl pregame

(via: @FOXSports) pic.twitter.com/xbIzJFw77M
— Captain America News (@UpdatesCAP4) February 9, 2025

In Captain America: Brave New World, after meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford in his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Sam Wilson finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

The movie stars Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Xosha Roquemore, Carl Lumbly, with Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford. The movie is directed by Julius Onah and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore. Louis D’Esposito and Charles Newirth serve as executive producers.

Captain America: Brave New World opens in U.S. theaters on February 14, 2025.

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NoDaysOff - 2/10/2025, 9:08 AM

for a movie with such a troubled production i suppose "OK" is a win for Disney/Marvel.

Feralwookiee - 2/10/2025, 9:26 AM

@NoDaysOff - Yes. Because people always get excited and flock to movies with "meh" reviews. 🤪
Huge flop incoming!

Apophis71 - 2/10/2025, 9:29 AM

@NoDaysOff - Hot take, but I'd say those descriptions would fit for ALL of phase one other outside of Avengers Assemble. RDJ himself was great as Tony Stark straight out of the gate but the even the first film was at best good, very formulaic in many, many ways with last act issues (loved it but is what it is).

TIH was meh except for the final battle IMO, First Avenger was OK but way too much montage and final/only fight with Red Skull a let down, Thor was as by the numbers predictable as it gets (starts great then meh second Thor ends up stuck on Earth), Iron Man 2 was bad.

NoDaysOff - 2/10/2025, 9:44 AM

@Feralwookiee - Um...1 word... Bayformers.

as also @Apophis71 points out, yes they do, as those movies all did good numbers considering when they were released..

Marvel's movies have never been "cinematic masterpieces" and i can only think of a handful that potentially reached those heights, (Infinity war, Endgame, BP and BP2). As long as it does better than Ant Man 3, i think it will be ok.

I mean L&T was pretty shit and that still took in over 700 mil.

I don't think it will flop, but i think i will see between 400 to 600million WW. it's going to break any records, but the competition is pretty weak at the moment until easter, so it will have legs.

Gabimaru - 2/10/2025, 9:57 AM

@NoDaysOff - Ok is not what marvel needs right now. They need a smash hit like deadpool & wolverine if they can't hold that box office trend anymore MCU really have to think through phase 6 going forward.

NoDaysOff - 2/10/2025, 9:58 AM

@NoDaysOff - ** It's NOT going to break any records

NoDaysOff - 2/10/2025, 10:03 AM

@Gabimaru - I think it will be fine, the only movie's that did over 1B had to rely on nostalgia of legacy movies and actors (D&W and No Way Home and almost Dr Strange 2). T

The rest did between 200 to 853 million WW. I think it will firmly set between the 500 to 600million area, and it will have legs, once the initial release gets done with and all the leaks ant word of mouth gets around and the post release advertising.

Apophis71 - 2/10/2025, 10:13 AM

@Gabimaru - To be blunt, when it came to critic scores DP&W came in at the meh to good range, so on critics alone scoring a similar 78% score doesn't negate the chance of it being a big hit.

If the film is a middling to good MCU and comes in at a BO in the $600-$800M it will be enough to maintain enough post DP&W trust and hype for Thunderbolts, if that comes in similar or better than that is a sound enough foundation leading into F4 and Doomsday.

I mean reception could turn out BAD, happens, The Marvels on the face of it wasn't terrible (worse MCU films) but majorly flopped but all they need at this point is solid middle of the pack MCU or better (ie around the GotG 2/Dr Strange 1 range).

vectorsigma - 2/10/2025, 7:32 PM

@NoDaysOff - you may be forgetting the budget of this film which normally is equal to 2 blockbuster films. 600 is not breaking even point yet imo

MGSSnake1988 - 2/10/2025, 9:11 AM

Will wait for reviews to come out for this film. The premise (Cap vs. Hulk villains) feels like a letdown from the previous Cap films, but hoping this isn't Eternals or Quantumania levels of boredom.

fanboy03191 - 2/10/2025, 11:11 AM

@MGSSnake1988 - Ugh I remember actually going on my phone out of boredom during Quantumania. Don’t worry the sound was off and the brightness was low but I don’t think I was the only one.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 9:12 AM

You don't know what you got till it's gone.

KennKathleen - 2/10/2025, 9:23 AM

@DarthOmega - I believe he would've returned had it been any other story than him becoming overshadowed by Brit Tit's Atwall.

Look at the track records. Listen to Evans repetitive response. Something along the lines of "not messing up what was, etc."

I'm almost certain whatever they gave him was 💩, just like we're accepting this sub-par Cap 4, as a below average win.

It's time to eliminate the opportunity for failure. There is too much room to win, to go along with anything other than absolute epic storytelling.

Disney acts like these writers got Thanos blipped, and never returned. Bring in talent, you 🐀 b🤩st⭐️rds!!!

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 9:26 AM

@DarthOmega - You knew exactly what you got, as well as how good it was. You just chose to consistently present it as inferior for reasons one can only pretend to not realize.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 9:42 AM

@Latverian - I never presented Cap as inferior. He's my favorite character in the MCU.

My comment is more aimed at those early phases being jam packed with so many gems I forgot how spoiled we were. Now we get so much forgettable "content" it makes me long for the days of old.

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 9:43 AM

@DarthOmega - I neither said nor implied that it was Cap you presented as inferior.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 9:52 AM

@Latverian - My pic was Cap. One would only assume. So I ask, what did I present as inferior?

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 9:54 AM

@DarthOmega - One should be less specific in their assumptions, as in considering the fact that a comment they're receiving is in regards to a movie of a franchise. A franchise which, by their own later admission, they never appreciated in the first place.

But you already knew that.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 9:56 AM

@Latverian - You're speaking about assumptions. You assumed I presented something consistently as inferior. I will ask again. What was that?

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 10:01 AM

@DarthOmega - I'm speaking about the more general franchise of the MCU, which you're only now claiming to have been better than you thought. Which, in case my initial comment was not clear, I do not believe. Instead, I suggested and still do that even then you knew exactly how good that franchise was, but such success and appeal simply rubbed you the wrong way, at least enough to make you pretend at the time that it just wasn't that good.

I hope that was elaborate and comprehensive enough.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 10:05 AM

@Latverian - No, you're just coming off like a pretentious dick for no reason. You're also assuming a lot here. My comment was a simple quote followed by a pic of Cap. You went on to claim I consistently presented something as inferior when I knew the whole time it wasn't.

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 10:09 AM

@DarthOmega - This is a free forum. You are by definition allowed to label me whatever you want. I'm neither willing nor able to stop you. Just as yours and other users' commenting history allows me to conclude whatever there is to be concluded from it all, regardless of whether that suits your narrative or not.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 10:11 AM

@Latverian - Yeah yeah yeah.

When have I presented it as inferior when I knew it wasn't?

AllsGood - 2/10/2025, 10:11 AM

@DarthOmega - Well we need to wait until Reviews and Weekend if he is missed or Brave New World is a huge box office success.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 10:13 AM

@AllsGood - You're half right. We need to wait to see the box office. But he was missed right after he finally took that dance with Peggy

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 10:15 AM

@DarthOmega - I could just look at your commenting history back enough to find a negative comment, but that would not be enough to prove what you actually thought at the time. The cons of freedom of speech, if you will.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 10:19 AM

@Latverian - So you're assuming. Didn't you just accuse me of that?

Either way this exchange bores me. Done.

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 10:33 AM

@DarthOmega - An incorrect assumption should not have been enough to annoy one as much as this one seems to.

Take care.

MakeAmericaGrea - 2/10/2025, 10:34 AM

@AllsGood -

It won't be a huge box office success.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 10:38 AM

@Latverian - In the future don't accuse people of something you're guilty of. Take care and have a safe and productive day.

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 10:42 AM

@DarthOmega - So in the future as in the past, I will do as I have always done; express my sincere stance, no matter what that may be or whom it may disturb. Have an honest life.

marvel72 - 2/10/2025, 11:44 AM

@AllsGood - You've already made up your mind. I guarantee that you think it's amazing without even seeing it.

Nolanite - 2/10/2025, 1:46 PM

@DarthOmega @Latverian

Nahh keep the digital fighting going noobs, it's mildly interesting on this shitty Monday morning.

Latverian - 2/10/2025, 3:20 PM

@Nolanite - Feign superiority and seek amusement elsewhere.

MCUKnight11 - 2/10/2025, 9:12 AM

Sounds like First Avenger. A good enough start. Hopefully a sequel can be an improvement just like TWS.

TheVisionary25 - 2/10/2025, 9:14 AM

@MCUKnight11 - hope so

It’s a reset in a sense since we have a new lead so I guess it is more comparable to TFA then TWS.

DarthOmega - 2/10/2025, 9:15 AM

@MCUKnight11 - First Avenger was far from just ok. Especially as time goes by. It's only solidified it's place as top tier MCU in my opinion

Taonrey - 2/10/2025, 9:22 AM

@DarthOmega - really? Think the only good movie in that phase is Ironman and maybe avengers , everything else is okay at best, definitely Captain America.

MGSSnake1988 - 2/10/2025, 9:23 AM

@DarthOmega - Ranking this third-best of the Phase One films.

soberchimera - 2/10/2025, 9:33 AM

@MCUKnight11 - I agree, First Avenger had a great first half, then descended into mediocrity with the second half.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD Early Buzz Is (Mostly) Positive: "Not Great, Not Terrible..."

We'll get the first social media reactions for Captain America: Brave New World tomorrow night, but in the meantime, a few trustworthy insiders have shared what they have been hearing about the MCU movie.

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