‘Our goal is to make the best movie possible’: Captain America: Brave New World director and producer address the Marvel film’s extensive reshoots and poor test screening rumors

• Captain America 4‘s creative team has responded to rumors about its development
• The Marvel movie is said to have received poor audience reactions during initial screeners and subsequently undergone various reshoots
• Its director and one of its producers say the speculation has been blown out of proportion

Captain America: Brave New World‘s creative team has responded to rumors surrounding the Marvel movie’s protracted development.

The Marvel Phase 5 film is set to fly into theaters this Friday (February 14), aka Valentine’s Day. However, there’s no *ahem* love lost between those working on the superhero flick and industry insiders, with the latter claiming that Captain America 4‘s development cycle has been difficult. From reports of poor audience reactions during initial test screenings, to the rumors that it underwent significant reshoots across three different time periods, you’d be forgiven for thinking Brave New World‘s production was anything but troubled.

Speaking to TechRadar at the film’s UK junket, though, director Julius Onah and producer Nate Moore played it off as nothing more than idle gossip. Indeed, the pair insisted that one of 2025’s most exciting new movies only underwent one period of extensive reshoots in a bid to make it the best film possible.

“They’re not as significant [the reshoots] as the reports say they are,” Moore told me. “It’s actually less than what we’ve done on other Marvel projects.