Captain America: Brave New World Is One of the Shortest Marvel Cinematic Universe Films

Captain America: Brave New World clocks in as the shortest Captain America film, and one of the shortest MCU films overall, with a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes. This makes it a notable outlier among the typically longer MCU entries, especially compared to its predecessors in the Captain America franchise.

AMC Theatres confirmed the runtime, placing it among the seven shortest films in the 35-film MCU, a rarity given most shorter films hail from Phases 1 and 2. The shortest MCU film remains 2022's The Marvels at 1 hour and 45 minutes. Other shorter films include The Incredible Hulk, Thor: The Dark World, Thor, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man. Brave New World shares its runtime with Ant-Man and The Wasp. In contrast, Avengers: Endgame holds the title of longest MCU film at 3 hours and 1 minute.

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Despite its concise runtime, Brave New World reportedly underwent extensive rewrites and reshoots, including scenes involving WWE star Seth Rollins. The impact of these revisions on the final cut remains unclear.

Starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, following Chris Evans' retirement as Steve Rogers, the film promises a grounded espionage adventure, continuing the Captain America legacy. It also introduces deep-cut Marvel characters, including The Leader (a character teased in The Incredible Hulk) and Red Hulk. The film's release date is February 14th.