Brave New World reshoots for 22 days

Anthony Mackie in Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

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Sam Wilson returns to work this week in Atlanta, where… Captain America: Brave New World A round of additional filming has begun, with a new actor now in the cast.

Giancarlo Esposito, who has hinted for several weeks at his involvement in the Marvel Studios project, is officially on the call sheet in an undisclosed villainous role, but sources say.

The shoot will continue for 22 days, according to insiders. Among the added elements will be some new action sequences. Julius Ona remains the director.

Brave new world It has been working under a foggy cover since principal photography wrapped in the spring of 2023. The film, which stars Anthony Mackie as hero Sam Wilson who takes up the mantle of Captain America, has barely escaped the immediate effects of the writers and actors strikes. Other Marvel productions – Lightning*, Deadpool Wolverine And code – They were forced to stop or delay production, with the latter not making it to filming.

Although she managed to wrap principal photography before the strikes, Brave new worldPost-production was hampered and delayed. As the actors’ strike ended in November, Marvel took action Brave new worldThe release date is from July 26, 2024 to February 14, 2025, which gave executives time to focus on what they needed to get out of reshoots and receive feedback from test screenings. Matthew Orton, who previously worked at Marvel Moon KnightHe was set to work on the new pages in December, and write during the winter.

Although the film has been reported to have been reshot several times, this is the only one so far. It doesn’t seem to be as extensive as the reshoots I’ve encountered Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswhich ran for six weeks, and did not withstand expensive and extensive reshoots Wonders. In fact, says one insider Brave new world It will cost much less than Wonders Total.

The film is a political action thriller that at least tonally resembles it Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the 2014 film that starred Chris Evans and introduced Mackey to the MCU. At this year’s Cinemacon, Marvel boss Kevin Feige promised “no aliens, no alien invasions, no time travel,” before showing off some footage. It has also been called a “relatively grounded action film”.

Harrison Ford, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny Ramirez, and Rosa Salazar also star.

Marvel, as usual, has a lot riding on the film’s success, but there’s another important aspect at play Brave new world. The film focuses on a black hero wearing a costume Iconic and recognizable character, wearing and carrying the symbol of the American flag. Some believe that in terms of its effectiveness and importance, it has the potential to have a similar impact Black Panther, It was nominated for Best Picture of 2018 and was the first superhero film with an all-black cast.

Brave new world Coming out of Disney+ for 2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series titled Mackie which culminated with Sam Wilson assuming the mantle of Captain America.