Captain America: Brave New World Is One of the Shortest Marvel Cinematic Universe Films

Captain America: Brave New World is making history as the shortest Captain America film, and one of the shortest MCU films overall. AMC Theatres announced a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes, placing it among the select few MCU films under two hours and the seventh shortest of the 35 films released. This is a significant departure from the previous three Captain America films, all exceeding two hours.

While most shorter MCU films hail from Phases 1 and 2, a few recent exceptions exist. The shortest is 2022's The Marvels at 1 hour and 45 minutes, followed by The Incredible Hulk, Thor: The Dark World, Thor, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man. Brave New World shares its runtime with Ant-Man and the Wasp. In contrast, the longest MCU film, Avengers: Endgame, clocks in at 3 hours and 1 minute, followed by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Eternals, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Despite its upcoming release on February 14th, Brave New World reportedly underwent extensive rewrites and reshoots, including scenes featuring WWE star Seth Rollins. The impact of these revisions on the final runtime remains unclear.

This film marks a new era for the Captain America franchise, starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, succeeding Chris Evans' Steve Rogers. Mackie promises a continuation of the series' grounded, espionage-thriller style.

Brave New World is also notable for incorporating deep-cut Marvel characters. It features a payoff to a tease from The Incredible Hulk, introducing The Leader, and also stars Red Hulk.

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