Hugh Jackman's Wolverine could return to the MCU, but his future in the franchise has been challenged by Captain America: Brave New World.

That's because Captain America: Brave New World brings adamantium into the fold. The substance shows up in the body of the Celestial that emerged from the Indian Ocean in Eternals. Now, it's the cause of international conflict, as major world powers try to control the world's only known adamantium supply.

Before Glen Powell became one of Hollywood’s most coveted leading men with movies like Anyone But You, Hit Man, and Twisters, the actor starred in the sweet 2018 movie The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. In it, Powell played Lily James‘ love interest Mark before they broke up and she decided to travel …

Before 2023, it would have been unthinkable for a Marvel Studios film to flop at the box office. Regardless, The Marvels failed to, well, marvel audiences, earning a bleak $206.1 million worldwide, while Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania disappointed the studio with only $476.

Forget the Red Hulk – Captain America: Brave New World ‘s real “big debut” is adamantium. After all, adamantium’s introduction in the upcoming blockbuster is surely a signal that the MCU’s new Wolverine – and by extension, the franchise’s long-awaited X-Men reboot – is edging closer to the big screen.

Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off its 2025 offerings over the long weekend with “Captain America: Brave New World,” which net an $88 million 3-day opening and $100 million over the extended weekend, domestically.

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.

This timeline tells us that Thunderbolts* will happen either soon after the events in Brave New World or a little later down the road. Whatever the case, Congressman James Buchanan Barnes will be elected to office before he and the Thunderbolts become the New Avengers.

It’s Marvel’s first major release since “Deadpool & Wolverine” broke records last summer and re-energized a Marvel fanbase that some worried was weakening after the poor showing for “The Marvels.”

Here is what fans had to say after the movie’s release on Friday, Feb 14. Audience reactions to ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ According to the Rotten Tomatoes Popcornme