That actually touches upon the major reason I’m happy Captain America: Brave New World has this allegedly svelte time frame. While director Julias Onah’s upcoming Marvel movie is the fourth to carry the Cap brand, it starts off a new story with a new MCU character taking on that storied mantle.

Brave New World has been in trouble since before it even started off, first with the immense weight of trying to supplant the iconic performance of Chris Evans as

Brave New World should build on that, and the other developments in the MCU since the early days after Endgame, to show us a Sam Wilson who’s more comfortable with the role of leading the Avengers. This brings me to the other reason why Captain America 4 is so important.

Brave New World is not only the shortest Captain America film in Marvel Cinematic Universe history, but it's one of the shortest MCU films. AMC Theatres revealed the runtime for Brave New World is one hour and 58 minutes,

Brave New World makes history with its official runtime as the penultimate Phase Five MCU film nears its premiere.

Brave New World will set a new franchise record. AMC Theatres' listing for Captain America: Brave New World states it has a 118-minute runtime. That is the shortest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s (MCU) series for the character.