Summary
- Marvel Studios still has many burning questions from the MCU's Phase 4 to answer.
- A new theory suggests Captain America: Brave New World could wrap up several loose ends by beginning a war over adamantium.
- Loose ends from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Thor: Love and Thunder and Eternals could be addressed in Captain America: Brave New World.
According to a wild new MCU theory,
Captain America: Brave New World has the perfect opportunity to wrap up some of Phase 4's most annoying unresolved storylines. Marvel Studios' massive increase in content following the conclusion of the Infinity Saga has meant that some storylines and plot threads have gone unaddressed for several years. This has become a more noticeable problem as time has progressed, particularly after Marvel Studios confirmed a slowdown in output, but one upcoming MCU movie could fix these issues.
Captain America: Brave New World is the next movie in Marvel Studios' release schedule, set to premiere on February 14, 2025. The first trailer for Captain America: Brave New World has revealed a huge new development, as the Phase 5 movie will finally introduce adamantium to the MCU. According to a new theory posed by Reddit user AdditionalInitial727,
this could form the basis of a game-changing storyline that could explain the formation of two upcoming superhero teams and wrap up many loose ends from the MCU's Phase 4.
Your browser does not support the video tag. MCU’s Phase 4 Left Many Questions Unanswered
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Many are still waiting for answers to some of the biggest burning questions from the MCU's Phase 4. Most notably, however, the mystery of the Celestial Tiamut is set to finally be answered in Captain America: Brave New World, which suggests that other storylines could also be addressed in the upcoming movie.
Phase 4 introduced the idea of battle between Thor and Hercules, debuted T'Challa's secret son, Toussaint, and revealed Sharon Carter to be the enigmatic Power Broker, none of which has been paid off.
White Vision's disappearance at the end of WandaVision is set to be addressed in Marvel Studios' upcoming Vision series. However,
there are no answers in sight following Harry Styles' Eros' debut, Doctor Strange growing a third eye, Dane Whitman teasing the Ebony Blade, Arishem stealing the Eternals from Earth, the Ten Rings sending out a beacon, Skaar's debut and many more. The MCU has become something of a convoluted mess in recent years, but Captain America: Brave New World might provide the perfect way to wrap up some of these stories.
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Related 10 Worst MCU Loose Ends We Need Answers For While MCU projects often leave cliffhangers to set up future stories, several of these loose ends haven"t yet been revisited by Marvel Studios.
MCU’s Secret Societies Battle Over Tiamut’s Adamantium: Captain America 4 Theory Explained Close Adamantium's debut in Captain America: Brave New World is very exciting, and not only because it teases the introduction of everyone's favorite clawed mutant, Wolverine. Theories suggest that adamantium could become the new focus of the MCU's resource race, which was directly hinted at in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. However,
AdditionalInitial727 posits that it won't be the governments of the world that squabble over who gets their hands on adamantium, but rather the MCU's more secret societies.
This theory suggests that Captain America: Brave New World could tie up loose ends such as Namor's threat and M'Baku's possible promotion to Wakanda's throne in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Xu Xialing's takeover of the Ten Rings in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and New Asgard's new role in Thor: Love and Thunder.
A fight between Wakanda, the Ten Rings, Talokan and New Asgard over claims to adamantium could be world-changing for the MCU, and would create some epic moments in Brave New World and beyond.
Captain America 4 Theory Explains 2 New MCU Teams Forming
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Bringing together the nations of Wakanda, Talokan, New Asgard and the Ten Rings organization in a massive war over adamantium would not only wrap up several loose ends from the MCU's Phase 4, but could also perfectly explain the formation of two new superhero teams.
Captain America: Brave New World will see President Ross urge Sam Wilson to rebuild the currently-inactive Avengers, while the Thunderbolts team will come together in their upcoming eponymous movie. These teams could be pivotal in protecting the world during a battle between the MCU's secret societies.
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Related The New Avengers Line-Up: Predicting Captain America’s Replacement Heroes The first Captain America: Brave New World footage teased the creation of a new Avengers team, and some heroes are perfect for Sam Wilson"s squad.
Some of the MCU's most powerful heroes have connections to these nations and organizations, so it would make sense to bring them together to try and deal with this possible conflict. Shuri's Black Panther, Okoye's Midnight Angel, Shang-Chi, Riri Williams' Ironheart and Thor, just to name a few, could form the foundations of a new Avengers team, while the Thunderbolts could have a darker role in ending the battle. If this theory turns out to be true,
Captain America: Brave New World could change the shape of the MCU forever.
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Captain America: Brave New World FantasyAdventureAction Captain America: Brave New World (formerly titled New World Order) marks Sam Wilson's first MCU big-screen appearance as Steve Rogers' successor after receiving the suit and shield in Phase 4's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Anthony Mackie returns as the titular Avenger alongside Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, Carl Lumby as Isaiah Bradley, and Tim Blake Nelson as The Incredible Hulk's former ally Samuel Sterns. Harrison Ford makes his MCU debut replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross.
Director Julius Onah
Release Date February 14, 2025
Studio(s) Marvel Studios
Cast Anthony Mackie , Harrison Ford , Tim Blake Nelson , Carl Lumby , Danny Ramirez , Shira Haas
prequel(s) Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Captain America: Civil War , Avengers: Infinity War Upcoming MCU Movies Captain America: Brave New World
Release Date February 14, 2025 Thunderbolts*
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Release Date July 25, 2025 Blade (2025)
Release Date November 7, 2025 Avengers: Doomsday
Release Date May 1, 2026 Avengers: Secret Wars
Release Date May 7, 2027
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