Harrison Ford Claims He By no means Learn Captain America 4 Script Earlier than Accepting MCU Position

Captain America: Courageous New World sees Hollywood legend Harrison Ford step into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the primary time to play the President of the USA. The actor admits he was so desirous to make his MCU debut that he did not trouble studying the script.

Talking with The Wall Avenue Journal, Ford shared how he obtained the position as U.S. President Thaddeus E. “Thunderbolt” Ross and why he determined now was the time to affix the MCU. In line with Ford, he accepted the half with out asking to learn the Courageous New World screenplay or listening to any specifics in regards to the Captain America sequel. “Why not? I noticed sufficient Marvels to see actors that I admired having a superb time,” he stated. The actor has accepted different roles with out studying scripts, having performed the identical for the Yellowstone spinoff collection, 1923, and the hit Apple TV+ present, Shrinking.

Ford was additional intrigued by Courageous New World when he discovered that his character would remodel into Crimson Hulk. “I didn’t actually know that on the finish I’d flip into the Crimson Hulk,” he stated. “Nicely, it’s like life, you solely get up to now within the package till the final web page of the directions is lacking.” Ford has lengthy stated he needed to be in a Marvel film as a result of he needed to do one thing completely different and noticed how a lot MCU actors had been having fun with themselves. In line with Ford, it will have been foolish of him to not be in an MCU mission, since he understood the broader attraction of Marvel films.

Ford replaces the late William Harm as Ross, with Harm having been ever-present within the MCU till he died in 2022. “I used to be slightly involved about taking up from Invoice Harm, who was an exquisite actor,” Ford stated in regards to the position. “I used to be bold to search out the correct means of assuming this character after the viewers had seen different individuals doing it. I am solely barely acquainted with the Marvel Universe – I reside in one other universe, however I’ve watched various Marvel movies with great actors, apparently having a superb time. And I assumed, ‘Nicely, why not me?'”

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In Courageous New World, the brand new U.S. President works alongside Sam Wilson/Captain America (Anthony Mackie) when tensions between them quickly escalate as a consequence of a significant worldwide incident. Directed by Julius Onah, the fourth Captain America movie additionally stars Tim Blake Nelson (Samuel Sterns/Chief), Giancarlo Esposito (Seth Voelker/Sidewinder), Liv Tyler (Betty Ross) and Danny Ramirez (Joaquin Torres/Falcon).

Courageous New World might not be Ford’s solely look within the MCU, as he hopes Crimson Hulk will seem in future tasks. There have been conflicting experiences Ross might seem in Thunderbolts*, although this hasn’t been confirmed.

Captain America: Courageous New World opens in theaters on Feb. 14.

Supply: The Wall Avenue Journal

Captain America: Courageous New World

Launch Date

February 14, 2025

Director

Julius Onah

Writers

Dalan Musson, Malcolm Spellman

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  Anthony Mackie

  Sam Wilson / Captain America

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  Harrison Ford

  Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross / Crimson Hulk

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