A New Captain America Promo Puts the Weight of the World on Sam’s Wings

We’re two whole months out from Captain America: Brave New World, and Marvel’s gradually starting its promo cycle for the Anthony Mackie-led film. Like with Thunderbolts* not too long ago, the studio’s got a “special look” for the film that basically functions as another trailer or commercial.

Primarily, the special look teases the hero’s emotional arc: now that Sam’s Captain America, President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) wants him to be an asset for the U.S. government again, and tugs at Sam’s patriotic heartstrings to get the “right” answer. We know the Head of State will be shot by Sam’s old friend Isaiah Bradley later in the film, and that Sam goes about investigating the attack and uncovering the forces behind it. But according to VO from Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson), Sam “doesn’t even know what this is,” and he may not be entirely prepared for Giancarlo Esposito’s Sidewinder or Ross morphing into the Red Hulk. (But then, could anyone be ready for the president to suddenly become a flaming rage monster?)

While light on new footage, the promo finally offers a true look at the other superhero to grace Brave New World: Joaquin Torres, Danny Ramirez’s character from Falcon and the Winter Soldier, has gotten some high-tech wings of his own and taken Sam’s mantle to become the new Falcon. So far, previous trailers have just shown Joaquin in his civilian clothes or offered very brief glimpses of him in his suit. This film’s trying to mimic the spy thriller style of Winter Soldier, which debuted Mackie’s burgeoning hero, so everything’s coming full circle.

Captain America: Brave New World hits theaters on February 14, 2025. Along with the special look, Marvel released a brand new poster below featuring the main cast.

Enter a brave new world.

Marvel Studios’ #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld arrives only in theaters February 14. pic.twitter.com/W6vBmRJWWd

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) December 13, 2024

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