Captain America: Brave New World, clocking in at a concise 1 hour and 58 minutes, claims the title of shortest Captain America film and one of the shortest MCU films overall. This runtime places it among a select few MCU entries under two hours, ranking as the seventh shortest of the 35 films released. This contrasts sharply with the previous three Captain America films, all exceeding the two-hour mark.
While most shorter MCU films hail from Phases 1 and 2, several recent exceptions exist. The shortest, The Marvels (2022), runs 1 hour and 45 minutes, followed by The Incredible Hulk, Thor: The Dark World, Thor, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man.
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Brave New World shares its runtime with Ant-Man and The Wasp. In contrast, the longest MCU film, Avengers: Endgame, stretches to 3 hours and 1 minute, followed by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Eternals, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Despite its imminent February 14th release, Brave New World reportedly underwent extensive rewrites and reshoots, including scenes featuring WWE star Seth Rollins, though the impact on the final runtime remains unclear.
Starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, this film marks the first Captain America movie post-Chris Evans' Steve Rogers. Mackie promises a continuation of the series' grounded, espionage-thriller legacy.
The film also introduces deep-cut Marvel characters, including a payoff to a tease from The Incredible Hulk, with the introduction of The Leader and Red Hulk.
