Summary
Captain America: Brave New Worldis doing reshoots three months away from its release date. One actor said he was among those who needed to do some reshoots.
Giancarlo Esposito is among the newest faces Marvel fans will see in the upcomingCaptain America: Brave New World. He will be playing Sidewinder, one of the supervillains in theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU). TheBetter Call Saulactor recently shared that he was headed for another round of reshoots for his firstMCUmovie.
In a video shared onX, formerly Twitter, Esposito spoke about his MCU debut when he appeared for a speaking engagement at Penn State University on November 7. He proudly shared about his character, saying, “[Sidewinder] is a badass, and I’m so excited for this piece,” before sharing that they were doing reshoots for the anticipated superhero movie. “TheCaptain Americastory, as much as it’s been great to be on set, to shoot it – I’m actually going back to do a little bit more. So excited! I get to put that costume on again, baby!” he continued. Esposito also acknowledged his fans for making it possible for him to join the MCU. According to him, “it all happened, out of fan casting.”
When Marvel dropped thefirst trailer forCaptain America: Brave New World,fans immediately shared their various theories about Esposito’s character since it wasn’t named at the time. However, according to the actor, the speculations about his character were wrong because “no one has guessed correctly yet.” So, he shared some hints about his MCU character and how he felt during filming. “The character I’m playing is a badass. That always excites me. For me to develop that character in line with the character’s inception is a fascinating art for me. I had an incredible time shooting it. I’m not telling you who I’m playing,” he added. Weeks after the interview,Esposito finally named his MCU characterwhen he appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con, and the announcement went viral on social media. “I can say, I am, Can I say it? I can say it, wow! I can finally unleash it! I am the King of the Serpent Society. I amSidewinder!” he shared.
Reshoots are not new to big-budget major Hollywood productions, including Marvel movies. For instance,The Avengers(2012),Thor: The Dark World(2013),Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015),Doctor Strange(2016),Thor: Ragnarok (2017),Avengers: Endgame(2019),Black Widow(2021),Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022), Thor: Love and Thunder(2022), andAnt-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania(2023) all did reshoots before their release dates. Among the reasons they did reshoots were to add humor to the film and balance the darker tone and lightheartedness, address pacing issues and enhance action scenes, and highlight some characters' presence. For instance,Ant-Man 3did reshoots to adjust the plot points and give Kang the Conqueror more scenes to solidify the character as a huge threat to the future MCU phases. The nextAvengersmovies were supposed to focus onKang the Conqueror, who was portrayed by Jonathan Majors. However, Marvel fired Majors and scrapped his lined-up MCU movies following his conviction of two domestic violence charges.Avengers 5was initially titledAvengers: The Kang Dynasty, but it had been changed toAvengers: Doomsdaywith the introduction of Robert Downey Jr., this time not as the beloved Iron Man, but as supervillain Doctor Doom.
