Grab that popcorn and plan the movie night because “Captain America: Brave New World,” is now streaming.
The Marvel superhero adventure, starring actors Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, follows Sam Wilson (Mackie) as he takes up the Captain America shield in the wake of a global conspiracy that “puts him on a collision course with the fearsome Red Hulk,” according to Disney.
USA TODAY’s Brian Truitt gave the film ★★½ out of four, writing that director Julius Onah’s geopolitically tinged “Brave New World” “is an unruly narrative that starts as a paranoia thriller (a la ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’) and devolves into a campy ‘Hulk smash!’ fest.”
However, Truitt praised Mackie, a 10-year veteran of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying he “faithfully has taken the Captain America mantle from Chris Evans and given Cap new swagger and vulnerability.”
Here’s what to know about “Captain America: Brave New World” and how to stream it.
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“Captain America: Brave New World” is available to stream on Disney+. The film released on the streaming platform on Wednesday, May 28 at 12 a.m. ET (9 p.m. PT on May 27).
The film, which made its digital debut in April with the home video release featuring three deleted scenes, including one that debuted exclusively on USA TODAY, is already available to buy and rent on digital platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango.
“Captain America: Brave New World” was released in theaters on Feb. 14, 2025.
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The exclusive deleted scene shared with USA TODAY is set in Washington, D.C., and features Sam Wilson sparring in a boxing ring with Leila Taylor (Xosha Roquemore), a Secret Service agent working for President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (Ford). Sam tries to get info on a classified mission from the tight-lipped Leila, which ends up being a trip down to Mexico for Cap to recover stolen adamantium from the villainous Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito).
The cast of “Captain America: Brave New World,” according to Marvel Studios, includes
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Contributing: Brian Truitt, USA TODAY
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