Captain America: Brave New World is reportedly one of the most anticipated movies of 2025, which is quite surprising considering the incredible amount of negativity the film has been getting online. While there are many eager to see Harrison Ford's Red Hulk bellow his way through part of the film, there is still plenty more to be revealed before the movie arrives in February. One thing we do now know is why the movie had its name changed from "New World Order", as explained by producer Nate Moore in a new interview.
Speaking with Empire magazine in an extensive interview for their latest edition, Moore explained that there are certain real world connotations that led to the decision to change the title of Captain America's latest outing. He said:
"I think 'New World Order' was a title we thought was really interesting and sort of moody and scary. Some of the feedback we got, internally and externally, was that that phrase has, unfortunately, been co-opted in the real world in a way that made people uncomfortable."
Changes to titles are certainly nothing new for Marvel Studios, although some have been forced by events outside their control, such as the change from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to Avengers: Doomsday following the firing of Jonathan Majors and the complete reworking of the upcoming movie. For Captain America's new outing, it seems that even though the title of "New World Order" was previously used for the opening episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, times have changed.
'Captain America: Brave New World' is Marvel's Big Test
2024 may have been the year of Deadpool & Wolverine, but one big hit does not mean that Marvel Studios will have a complete resurgence at the box office in 2025. After a few years of struggling to produce a consistent string of successes, Captain America: Brave New World is the first of many tests that the MCU will face this coming year.
February proved to be a terrible release date for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in 2023, kicking off a year of more lows than highs that culminated in the complete collapse of The Marvels in November 2023. However, with Brave New World seemingly high on everyone's "most anticipated" lists right now, it appears that Marvel Studios could be set to turn things around and begin building the franchise up to Avengers: Endgame heights again.
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Of course, it is almost impossible to accurately predict what will and won't make it big at the box office in 2025. We will have a clearer idea of what kind of opening weekend Captain America: Brave New World will have around this time next month, but until then, expect Marvel Studios to begin ramping up marketing for what is going to be one of their most important movies of the last five years.
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Captain America: Brave New World (formerly titled New World Order) marks Sam Wilson's first MCU big-screen appearance as Steve Rogers' successor after receiving the suit and shield in Phase 4's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Anthony Mackie returns as the titular Avenger alongside Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, Carl Lumby as Isaiah Bradley, and Tim Blake Nelson as The Incredible Hulk's former ally Samuel Sterns. Harrison Ford makes his MCU debut replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross.
Release Date February 14, 2025 Rating Cast Harrison Ford , Liv Tyler , Giancarlo Esposito , Rosa Salazar , Takehiro Hira , Anthony Mackie , Tim Blake Nelson , Shira Haas , Carl Lumbly , Danny Ramirez , Rachael Markarian , Jacqueline Loucks , Tony Mareno , Zo'Anne Mckinstry , Phuong Kubacki , Colby Lopez , Xosha Roquemore Expand