Captain America: Brave New World is coming in two months and we've seen enough to get our adrenaline-charged, superhero-obsessed conspiracy theorist hearts racing for the next installment in the series Captain America canon. We've seen Harrison Ford transform from President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross to Red Hulk, Giancarlo Esposito be a gun-toting madman as Seth Voelker/Sidewinder, and Anthony Mackie don the coolest Captain America outfit in years. Now, with the latest trailer, we can finally see more of one of the most under-discussed characters: Joaquin Torres/Falcon (Danny Ramirez).
In Marvel's “special look” at the film, we see Ramirez in action in Sam Wilson's old Falcon gear. It's cool to see him zipping through the sky, dodging bomber jets, and generally annoying Wilson with his claims that he looks better in the Falcon suit than the new Captain America. There's also a moment where the two are shown out of their supersuits, seemingly sneaking around to gather information about the evil deeds of the villain Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson), who we still haven't seen outside the shadows.
Torres, who previously starred Top Gun: Maverick, first appeared in the Captain America Universe as Joaquin Torres in the 2021 Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. At San Diego Comic Con 2024, Ramirez explained Phase zero that he didn't even know exactly what the Falcon suit would look like until they started filming. “It took months to develop. When we were getting ready for the movie, we were like, 'Okay, Danny, try this on.' Okay, try this on.' At the same time, I trained. So the suit was constantly changing. When I was able to wear it on set, I remember looking at it and thinking, 'Oh, that's it.'” Holy shit!'”
I think we all had the same reaction as Ramirez after seeing the latest trailer. Now we just have to wait until February 14th to see the Falcon in full action.
