And we think if Marvel Studios kept Stern’s return under wraps, a lot of Brave New World’s visceral impact might have remained. Instead, they spoiled a potentially huge twist years before the movie came out,

Though the marketing for the film hasn't put him front and center (yet), we've known since at least 2022 that Tim Blake Nelson will reprise the role of Samuel Sterns/The Leader in Captain America: Brave New World.

Brave New World is set to introduce Red Hulk, a new villain with ties going as far as the very beginning of the entire MCU.