Captain America New World Order is the next Captain America film, obviously. But at D23 yesterday, a lot of key details were revealed that helped highlight certain things. Such as how production would begin next Spring, setting up its later arrival. Also there was director Julius Onah, who explained a great many things about the film.
Not the least of which was an insight into what Sam Wilson will be like in the new movie:
“Look, he is in a new position stepping up to be the leader as Captain America,” Onah says. “That’s going to be a new set of challenges for him, and in this story, a big part of his journey is, how do you define that leadership? That’s the thing he hasn’t had to deal with just yet. As the Falcon, he was always there supporting the rest of the team, but now he’s the man leading the team, and I think that’s going to be a really exciting journey to go on with him.”
He also made it clear that the villain for the movie was going to be The Leader, whom we haven’t seen since he was teased all the way back in The Incredible Hulk. But even with this very genius threat, the film will be grounded:
“There’s a lot we’re going to bring to the table,” Onah says. “And this is a new set of challenges and a new set of adversaries. I love classic paranoid thrillers and that’s a big part of the inspiration of this film. We want to find an action that is grounded and tactile and give him new things to do that we haven’t seen in those other films, and I don’t want to spoil too much, but let’s just say that we are planning some really, really exciting things.”
Captain America New World Order will arrive on May 3rd, 2024.
