Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World" Debuts as Compact MCU Entry

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 the 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 exceptions emerged more recently. 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 comparison, the longest MCU film, Avengers: Endgame, stretches to three hours and one 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. The impact of these revisions on the final runtime remains unclear.

Starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, this film marks the first Captain America movie since Chris Evans' Steve Rogers retired. Mackie promises a continuation of the grounded, espionage-thriller legacy of the series.

The film also introduces deep-cut Marvel characters, including a payoff to a tease from The Incredible Hulk, with the appearance of The Leader and Red Hulk.