Captain America: Brave New World Sets Franchise Record as Shortest Film
The upcoming Marvel movie, releasing February 14, will run just under two hours, marking a shift in storytelling length for the Captain America series.
- Captain America: Brave New World will have a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes, making it the shortest film in the franchise's history.
- The movie is Anthony Mackie's first feature film as Sam Wilson, who officially took on the Captain America mantle in 2019's Avengers: Endgame and later in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- The film's runtime diverges from previous Captain America installments, which ranged from 2 hours and 4 minutes to 2 hours and 27 minutes.
- The plot centers on Sam Wilson navigating tensions with President Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, played by Harrison Ford, while investigating an international crisis.
- Brave New World is directed by Julius Onah and features a star-studded cast including Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, and Tim Blake Nelson.