First Look at a New Character in Captain America: Brave New World

A recent photo leak fresh from the set of Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World has revealed the look of a new character appearing in the film. This will be the first time appearance in the MCU for both the character and the legendary actor. Fans eager for the new Captain America are already speculating who this new, unnamed character could be.

Captain America: Brave New World is set to premiere in 2025, and production is already in full swing. Many believe that the film was shuffled around and was originally meant to hit theaters earlier, during late 2024, according to some recent marketing efforts done to draw up hype, including promotional material and even McDonald’s Happy Meal toys. Each new leak and promo have offered fans glimpses into the many new characters appearing in Captain America: Brave New World. Following this trend, a leaked still has revealed yet another new character.

Shared in a Reddit post by u/MarvelsGrantMan136, the still features hit actor Giancarlo Esposito (famed for iconic roles in Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and The Boys) on-set in full costume. This marks the actor’s first-ever appearance in the MCU. In the photo, Esposito is wearing a long, dark trench coat with a tactical vest on his chest holding three sheathed blades. The character also sports short, buzzed gray-speckled hair and sunglasses. Esposito, a popular actor who has long been fan-casted for roles in the MCU, has revealed that the role is one that he has not been cast as already by fans.

Many fans can’t help but notice the Nick Fury resemblance, and with Fury seemingly up in space (again) currently, fans are wondering whether Esposito will be playing a similar role as an agent of the government such as William Stryker, the iconic X-Men villain. This would make a lot of sense to tie-in to later MCU films, as a new live-action X-Men are set to appear in the MCU at some point in the (hopefully near) future.

Even more interesting is the popular theory that he is playing Paladin, a Daredevil villain. If this is true, it would line up with Esposito teasing that his character would appear in an MCU TV series, in this case Daredevil: Born Again. This would likely lower the scope of his role in his film debut to be more of a tease for later events. As Captain America: Brave New World soars to its 2025 release date, fans won’t have long to wait before all their questions are answered.

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  Captain America

  Captain America, created in 1940 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby has become an icon of Marvel Comics. Acting as a major figure in the pages of comics while battling against foes like the Red Skull, Captain America has since jumped to the big screen to appear in various Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.

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  MCU

  The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a sprawling movie and television franchise that weaves together individual stories of superheroes including Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, Hulk, Black Widow, and many more. The first film in the franchise, Iron Man, was released in 2008. The MCU has garnered critical praise and financial success, earning billions at the box office and becoming a cultural phenomenon.