Brave New World” has one main job: introduce us to the new Cap. That means plenty of time with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson, who picked up the shield from Steve Rogers over five years ago in “Avengers: Endgame.

It makes sense that Marvel Studios, in dire need of a box office win to start off 2025, would turn to one of its tried-and-true franchises — Captain America. The first three films in the series were released during Marvel’s golden era.