MCU Begins Avengers 2.0 with "Captain America: Brave New World"

Six years post-Thanos, the MCU is gearing up for the next generation of Avengers. Captain America: Brave New World initiates this crucial recruitment process. Marvel Studios producer Nate Moore explains the strategic delay in reassembling the team, emphasizing the need to build Sam Wilson's leadership skills following the events of Avengers: Endgame and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Now, Wilson, firmly established as Captain America, faces the monumental task of leading a new Avengers team.

The film's opening sees President Ross (Harrison Ford), a surprising figure given his past opposition to the Avengers, requesting Wilson's assistance in restarting the initiative. Director Julius Onah clarifies Ross's transformation into a statesman seeking to rectify past mistakes and leverage the Avengers for global benefit. This new Avengers team, however, will operate under government oversight, a significant departure from previous iterations.

The catalyst for Ross's change of heart? The discovery of a Celestial containing Adamantium, sparking a potential global arms race. Securing this powerful metal necessitates a superhero team under his control. This sets the stage for a potentially complex relationship between Ross and Wilson, whose ideologies clash.

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The film explores Wilson's emotional journey and the inherent tension between him and Ross, whose past actions directly impacted Wilson. The possibility arises that John Walker's Thunderbolts team, introduced in the upcoming film, might become Ross's preferred Avengers squad. This leaves Wilson free to assemble his own independent team, potentially in time for Avengers: Doomsday. Brave New World thus lays the groundwork for Wilson's evolution into a worthy leader of the Avengers, highlighting his empathy as his defining strength. The film's narrative aims to showcase why Wilson is the ideal Captain America for this era and the leader the Avengers need. The path to Avengers: Doomsday is set, with Wilson likely recruiting his team in Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four: First Steps.