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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.
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