Film guide · 2025
The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sam took up the shield and became the new Captain America.
General Ross from The Incredible Hulk is now President, played here by Harrison Ford.
A character from the 2008 film returns.
The colossal body that rose from the sea in Eternals is now called Celestial Island.
A final scene points to what's coming.
Who's who in Captain America: Brave New World (2025), with Sam at the center. His allies are on the left, the White House on the right, and those tied to the plot below.
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Sam Wilson (Captain America)Center ・ Anthony MackieThe new Captain America
Isaiah BradleyMain ・ Carl LumblyFormer super soldier
Thaddeus RossMain ・ Harrison FordPresident of the United States
Samuel SternsMain ・ Tim Blake NelsonThe scientist from The Incredible Hulk
Bucky BarnesSupporting ・ Sebastian StanFormer Winter Soldier
Ruth Bat-SeraphSupporting ・ Shira HaasNational Security Advisor
Betty RossSupporting ・ Liv TylerRoss's daughter
SidewinderSupporting ・ Giancarlo EspositoMercenary leaderFace photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).
President Ross invites Sam to the White House.
During the event, Isaiah and others suddenly attack the President.
Sam and Joaquin search for whoever controlled Isaiah.
Tensions over Celestial Island nearly start a war.
On the day of the cherry blossom festival, something happens to Ross.
Contains spoilers about the ending.
Not by choice. He'd been programmed to be controlled when he heard a certain song.
Samuel Sterns, the scientist from The Incredible Hulk. Exposed to Bruce's blood, he gained a super-intelligent mind, and Ross kept him locked up for years.
Sterns had been secretly dosing him through his medication. When his anger peaks, he transforms.
No. He never took the super-soldier serum. That he fights anyway is central to the film.
Ross's daughter Betty appears at the end.
The President's aide Ruth was trained in the same program as the Black Widows.
The climax takes place during Washington's cherry blossom festival, among the trees given by Japan.
Post-credits: Sam visits Sterns in prison, who warns that other worlds exist and are coming.