In a recent interview with Variety, Stan does the classic Marvel tactic and just dodges the question. Watch this:

He does say about Mackie, “[Filming] ‘Thunderbolts*’ was a much quieter year for me because I didn’t see Anthony Mackie… Although I miss [him] like daily, and it’s something I don’t like to admit.”

Instead of showing up in the next Cap movie, Stan is instead reprising Bucky for Thunderbolts*; where he’ll be alongside two Captain America knockoffs (Red Guardian and US Agent), two Black Widow assassins (Yelena Belova and Taskmaster), a matter-phasing thief (Ghost), and a mentally unstable being with the power of a million exploding suns (Sentry).

Based on the interview, it did seem that Stan did have something to say about appearing in Captain America, but the way Marvel works, he has to be pretty careful. At this point though, it’s probably best to just say he’s in a scene or two rather than have everyone just on the edge of their seats for a small confirmation.

Hopefully Bucky and Sam get reunited in an Avengers movie soon, because the way the franchise looked, it did seem they were the new enemies-turned-besties dynamic; either way, Kate Bishop and Yelena Belova are a close second.

Captain America: Brave New World comes to cinemas on Feb. 14. Thunderbolts* comes to cinemas on May 2.

We don’t know when Marvel Studios is going to give us our first official look at the movie yet, but some LEGO set details may have revealed the villain for the movie. Be warned though, this could be a huge spoiler.

As confirmed by 1414falconfan on IG, a LEGO set tie-in with the film will include Sam Wilson’s Captain America, a new Falcon, and Red Hulk. Here’s the post:

 

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Rumors of the Red Hulk appearing have been going around way since the film has been cast. Harrison Ford will be taking over the part of Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross for the late William Hurt, and we’re also getting the return of The Incredible Hulk side villain Staniel Sterns a.k.a. The Leader played by Tim Blake Nelson. What are the odds that Ross would force the Leader to turn him into the Red Hulk like in the comics? It’s also possible Ross just becomes the Red Hulk unwillingly, but we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

For now, Brave New World is said to be undergoing reshoots to make the action scenes more bombastic. We don’t know exactly what they’re changing, but fans have been waiting for a while to finally get to see Mackie’s Captain America grace the big screen in his full glory.

Captain America: Brave New World is set to hit theaters on Feb. 14, 2025.