Brave New World" is kicking off a critical 2025 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, earning $12 million from Thursday previews. For comparison, the last February Marvel film, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,

James Gunn went off to helm Superman as the new co-CEO of DC Studios. Deadpool & Wolverine was Marvel’s only movie in 2024, a massive success that grossed $1.338 billion worldwide. But it was also an outlier that had two popular stars,

Brave New World." "Captain America: Brave New World" is filled with heroic moments from Anthony Mackie's titular superhero, Harrison Ford transforming into the comic book character Red Hulk, and a surprise cameo from a fan-favorite Marvel character.

The franchise draws on ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ to produce one of its better recent movies, starring Anthony Mackie as the shield-wielding hero and Harrison Ford as the U.S. president.