Disney/Marvel Studios’ “Captain America: Brave New World” is kicking off a critical 2025 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, earning $12 million from Thursday previews.

Brave New World. Captain America: Brave New World is nominally a political thriller in which the new Captain America (Anthony Mackie, taking over the role from a retired Chris Evans) must uncover a conspiracy to mind-control soldiers and embarrass the newly named President of the United States,

Despite building up some anticipation for what’s to come, “Captain America: Brave New World’s” post-credits scene plays its cards close to the vest. The sole scene, which arrives after the full credits roll, sees Wilson visit Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson) at the Raft, a maximum-security prison for superpowered beings.