REVEALED: Why Seth Rollins Was Cut From Captain America: Brave New World
The reason Seth Rollins is no longer in Captain America 4 has been revealed
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Feb 6, 2025
Although he was originally cast in the movie, Seth Rollins will not be appearing in Captain America: Brave New World after his role in the film was cut.
Rollins previously confirmed that he will no longer be in Captain America 4 after his scenes were left on the cutting room floor and director Julius Onah revealed to ComicBook why Rollins was removed from the movie.
"When you're taking characters like Serpent Society from publishing, who, as you know, are individuals dressed up as snakes and have snake-adjacent powers, you're always iterating and trying to figure out the version that totally works best in a movie like this. I love Seth, Seth's incredible. But as we were evolving and we knew we had an additional photography period, just one that we did early on in the process that’s planned," Onah said.
"We were trying to figure out, 'Hey, who's somebody that can bring a very specific kind of gravitas that works with this tone?' And when Giancarlo [Esposito] became available, it was such a no-brainer. I have a very particular history with him. He's iconic for working with Spike Lee. I interned with Spike Lee when I was 19 years old. And, of course, fans have been fan-casting him for a long time in the MCU. So it's really about making sure that all the elements worked in the grounded tone and vision that I have for this film. And as we evolved and iterated, Giancarlo just made sense. And what a blessing to have in this film."
Rollins was rumoured to play Cobra - a member of the Serpent Society - and he was spotted on the set of Captain America: Brave New World on several occasions in 2023. The project later underwent major reshoots, however, and it was confirmed in 2024 that Giancarlo Esposito had joined the cast as Sidewinder.
Captain America: Brave New World will be released on February 14, 2025. The official synopsis of the movie reads:
"Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red."
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