Captain America: Brave New World Trailer Breakdown And Easter Eggs

It’s here! The first trailer for Captain America: Brave New World has arrived! Coming to theaters on February 14, 2025, this will be Anthony Mackie’s big-screen debut as Captain America. He took on the mantle in the Disney+ series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and he’s on his own adventure in the new trailer, which is packed with both action and political intrigue on par with the series.

This is the fourth installment in the Captain America movie series, making it the first MCU solo franchise to make it to four movies–even if Civil War felt like an Avengers movie.

As mentioned, Mackie takes on the titular role, with Harrison Ford taking on the role of Thaddeus Ross (originally played by the late William Hurt), Giancarlo Esposito in a role that has yet to be revealed, Tim Blake Nelson returning as Samuel Sterns, Rosa Salazar as Diamondback, Shira Haas as Sabra (a mutant in the comic books), Danny Remariez as Joaquin Toress, and Colby Lopez (WWE’s Seth Rollins) as an unknown character at the time of this writing.

Brave New World is directed by Julius Onah (Luce) and is written by Dalan Musson (The Falcon and The Winter Solider), Matthew Orton (Moon Knight), and Malcolm Spellman (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier).

There is a lot going on in this trailer, as it’s the first one we’ve seen. So we’re breaking down every moment that gives us more insight into the film and digging in deep to some of the comic-book Easter eggs that we’ve spotted while watching the trailer over and over again. Let’s get started.