Thunderbolts was a smash hit, and the hype for The Fantastic Four: First Steps continues to rise. But what astir Marvel’s archetypal big-screen outing of 2025, which conscionable a fewer months past merchandise feels similar it hardly made a blip connected the radar? If you passed connected seeing Captain America: Brave New World successful theaters, your accidental to spot if its tepid reception was fair—or if it’s worthy of a streaming renaissance—is astir here: it hits Disney+ May 28.
Here’s a vintage-y poster shared connected societal media to dispersed the news:
On May 28, Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World is streaming connected #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/SN2trfmLI0
— Marvel Studios* (@MarvelStudios) May 13, 2025
Though Brave New World benignant of felt similar it came and went, arsenic Variety reminds america it did decent box-office concern aft opening connected Valentine’s Day up of the agelong President’s Day weekend. Though it slid rather a bit successful its 2nd weekend, it ended up with a worldwide gross of implicit $415 million.
Brave New World stars Anthony Mackie arsenic Sam Wilson, taking implicit the Captain America mantle from Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers, arsenic good arsenic Danny Ramirez arsenic the caller Falcon (taking implicit from, uh, Sam Wilson) and Harrison Ford arsenic Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, the U.S. President who’s besides secretly (until the concealed smashes out) the Red Hulk.
The supporting formed includes Carl Lumbly, Shira Haas, Tim Blake Nelson, Liv Tyler, Xosha Roquemore, and Giancarlo Esposito; the director, Julius Onah, besides made 2018’s The Cloverfield Paradox.
You tin watercourse Captain America: Brave New World connected Disney+ starting May 28. So… volition you?
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