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

In a surprising twist for Marvel fans, *Captain America: Brave New World* marks a significant departure from the franchise's norm by being the shortest Captain America film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and one of the briefest MCU films overall. AMC Theatres has announced that *Brave New World* clocks in at a concise one hour and 58 minutes, making it one of the select few MCU films to dip under the two-hour mark and ranking as the seventh shortest out of 35 films. This is a notable shift, considering the previous three Captain America films all exceeded two hours in length.

Historically, shorter films in the MCU tend to belong to Phase 1 and Phase 2, but recent releases like 2022's *The Marvels*, with a runtime of one hour and 45 minutes, have continued this trend. *The Marvels* is the shortest film in the MCU, followed by *The Incredible Hulk*, *Thor: The Dark World*, *Thor*, *Doctor Strange*, and *Ant-Man*.

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*Brave New World* will hit theaters alongside *Ant-Man and The Wasp*, which shares the same runtime of one hour and 58 minutes. For context, the longest film in the MCU remains *Avengers: Endgame* at three hours and one minute, followed by *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*, *Eternals*, and *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3*.

With a release date set for February 14, *Brave New World* is just weeks away. Despite this, the film has reportedly undergone numerous rewrites and reshoots, including scenes involving WWE star Seth Rollins. The impact of these changes on the final runtime remains unclear.

This film marks a new chapter for the Captain America series, as it follows the retirement of Chris Evans' Steve Rogers and introduces Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson as the new Captain America. Mackie has promised that *Brave New World* will uphold the series' tradition of delivering a grounded, espionage-focused narrative.

Adding to the excitement, *Brave New World* will introduce deep-cut characters from Marvel lore, including the long-awaited payoff of a tease from the second MCU film, *The Incredible Hulk*, with the introduction of The Leader. The film will also feature the Red Hulk, further enriching the MCU's expansive universe.