The Red Hulk Arrives in New “Captain America: Brave New World” Teaser Trailer
A new teaser trailer for director Julius Onah’s Captain America: Brave New World arrived on New Year’s Day, giving us our first glimpse of Harrison Ford’s President Thaddeus Ross’s alter ego, the mean red machine known as the Red Hulk. A new synopsis reveals that the plot hinges around Sam Wilson/Captain America (Anthony Mackie) meeting the newly elected U.S. President Ford and being foisted into the middle of an international incident “before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.” Sound like someone?
The brief teaser shows us Anthony Mackie’s somewhat newly minted Captain America flying into action, utilizing his captain’s shield to destructive effect. The big finish is when Ford’s Thaddeus Ross changes from an old man to the Red Hulk and smashes his way toward a ready-for-action Captain America.
When Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige presented some footage of Brave New World at Cinema Con last year, he said the vibe of the film is decidedly more of a grounded, gritty action flick, akin to the Russo Brothers’ beloved Captain America: The Winter Soldier. That was a fitting comparison, considering Winter Soldier was Mackie’s first MCU film, where Sam Wilson became Captain America’s most trusted ally. This was because Cap’s best friend, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), had been turned into the Winter Soldier, Cap’s brain-washed antagonist, and Sam Wilson was the man Cap could count on the most, which is why he was selected at the end of Avengers: Endgame by an aged, retired Steve Rogers to carry on the shield.
Next came the Disney+ series Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which showed us just how hard it was for Sam to replace a white icon and savior figure. By the end of the series, Sam has accepted the role and proven himself capable of carrying the shield.
Brave New World finds Sam after he’s accepted and grown into the role. The cast also includes Danny Ramirez, who returns as Joaquin Torres, the young man who takes over from Sam as the Falcon; Liv Tyler as Betty Ross; Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns/The Leader; Carl Lumbly (reprising his role of Isaiah Bradley from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Shira Haas as Ruth Bat-Serpha/Sabra, and Giancarlo Esposito as the villain Sidewinder.
Check out the trailer below. Captain America: Brave New World smashes into theaters on February 14:
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Featured image: CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Courtesy Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios.
