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 group of MCU films under two hours, ranking as the seventh shortest out of 35. In contrast, the previous three Captain America films all exceeded the two-hour mark.
While most shorter MCU films hail from Phases 1 and 2, several exceptions emerged later. The shortest MCU film remains 2022's The Marvels (1 hour, 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. Conversely, Avengers: Endgame holds the record for the longest MCU film at 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. The impact of these revisions on the final runtime remains unclear.
This installment marks the first Captain America film post-Chris Evans' Steve Rogers, starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson. Mackie has described it as a grounded espionage thriller, upholding the series' legacy.
The film promises to incorporate lesser-known Marvel characters, including a payoff to a tease from The Incredible Hulk through the introduction of The Leader, and also features Red Hulk.
