re: CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD' reportedly has a budget of $350M-$375M

I agree. Nothing exciting.


Will be released in Feb 2025? yeahhhh, not a good sign.

Marvel’s golden age is over, it ended with End Game. It was a hell of a run, but I’m ready for the movie industry to move on and give us something other than comic book movies every year.

I'm idly curious if the people who wrote the script have read the original Brave New World. I doubt it but I guess we'll see if they open in London and there's no family or right to privacy.

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but this character will be a bore.

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I totally agree. Of all the things we know about this movie, or at least are rumored about it, the February release date does not portend failure. The other things probably do.

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you've read the book 'Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley then I'd imagine some of those themes will be sprinkled in here. I don't think it's a coincidence at all that they chose that title as it's a very famous book to the level of 1984. I really encourage folks to read that book.

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The title was originally New World Order, my man. This doesn’t have anything to do with an intellectual examination of a novel—it’s just going to be the globalist woke agenda

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The last time marvel released a black superhero film around presidents day, it was one of their biggest financial successes and was nominated for a bunch of oscars, including best picture.

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That was during the height of the MCU's popularity

FOMO drove a lot of that. In those days Marvel could have released Madame Web in February, and it would have made a billion dollars.

During regular movie cycles, which Marvel is in now, a February release is, at least, a strong sign that they have no confidence in the film.

Part of Steve's becoming Captain America was how he used his powers. Who he was on the inside, as a man, was why he was chosen to get the super soldier serum.

With Tony, he hand made his Ironman suit, first out of sheer necessity to live, but then to right the wrongs of the world he saw around him.

Point is, what makes each individual special wasn't a suit or a superhuman abilities. But how each were going to use them.

Sam Wilson is a great guy, and likely would be every bit on par with Steve Rogers if he got the serum. But he didn't. He's just a guy flying around in experimental US military tech which he himself didn't even make. (Kinda like Scott Lang in Antman) All Sam does is fly around and now he has to carry a shield (again, not his) and it's just stupid. He's proven himself worthy of being an Avenger, but I just don't buy how he can also claim to be the NEW Captain America.

"If you're nothing without the suit, then you shouldn't have it. " - Tony Stark

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So it will need to make. . .what? 700 million to break even?

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More like $1 billion.

$350M to make and $150M in marketing gets the total cost to $500M. Disney has to split the
ticket sales with the theaters. In the old days they might get some additional cash from merchandise sales, but those days are long gone.

Obviously CA is a better superhero with super powers.

But Sam Wilson displays the same character values and leadership qualities cap had.

the biggest thing they talked about in the First Avenger was heart. It’s why Steve got the serum.

And I’ll always cheer for Mackey to do well being he’s a Louisiana guy.

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John Carter is actually a good movie that had shite marketing, and Disney basically killed it through mismanagement.

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I actually have watched John Carter a few times