{"id":2396435,"date":"2025-01-29T08:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/villain-us-president-turned-monster-in-woke-captain-america-film-is-allusion-to-trump-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T08:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:51:12","slug":"villain-us-president-turned-monster-in-woke-captain-america-film-is-allusion-to-trump-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/villain-us-president-turned-monster-in-woke-captain-america-film-is-allusion-to-trump-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Villain US President-Turned-Monster in Woke &#8216;Captain America&#8217; Film Is &#8216;Allusion to Trump&#8217;: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvillain-us-president-turned-monster-in-woke-captain-america-film-is-allusion-to-trump-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396435&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Disney\u2019s upcoming film, &#8220;Captain America: Brave \u200cNew World,&#8221; highlighting its implicit references to former President Donald Trump. The film, which features Anthony \u200cMackie as Captain America \u2063rather of Chris Evans, underwent notable reshoots \u2062after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">poor \u2064test screening responses<\/a>. The character Thaddeus &#8220;Thunderbolt&#8221; Ross, played by Harrison Ford, is described as a &#8220;demagogic military leader&#8221; who transforms into a Hulk-like figure. This characterization is \u200bperceived \u200cas a nod \u2063to\u2063 Trump, leading to \u2064concerns within Disney about addressing potential political backlash.<\/p>\n<p>A crew member noted that Disney was hesitant to dive into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-minority-leader-mcconnell-infrastructure-plan-is-lumped-up-list-of-leftist-priorities\/\" title=\"Senate Minority Leader McConnell: Infrastructure plan is lumped up list of leftist priorities\">political controversies<\/a> given their previous losses\u2063 from films\u2062 perceived as overly ideological.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-article-suggests-republicans-are-worse-than-nazis\/\" title=\"MSNBC Article Suggests Republicans Are Worse Than Nazis\">article suggests<\/a>\u2064 that America is growing tired of &#8220;wokeness&#8221; and political correctness in entertainment, indicating a potential shift in\u200b audience \u2063sentiment that Disney may have started to recognize. Ultimately, the \u200bfilm is\u2063 positioned as a reflection of\u2062 Hollywood&#8217;s struggle to create compelling narratives beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-news-hides-poll-showing-most-americans-believe-january-6-a-protest-that-went-too-far\/\" title=\"CBS News Hides Poll Showing Most Americans Believe January 6 a &#039;Protest that Went Too Far&#039;\">political caricatures<\/a>, and\u2062 also a commentary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-apolitical-comedy-podcasts-to-give-us-all-a-break\/\" title=\"Six Apolitical Comedy Podcasts To Give Us All A Break\">broader cultural issues<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Disney&rsquo;s latest installment of the &ldquo;Captain America&rdquo; series reportedly has an implicit reference to President Donald Trump, marking just the latest example of how the commander-in-chief lurks in the subconscious of Hollywood actors and producers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Captain America: Brave New World,&rdquo; which is slated to hit theaters next month, had to undergo massive reshoots after viewers reacted poorly to the superhero flick in early test screenings, according to&nbsp;entertainment news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/how-is-hollywood-preparing-for-the-trump-sequel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vulture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this flick, the classic Marvel superhero is not played by Chris Evans, but by Anthony Mackie, the actor who played Falcon in previous installments of the series.<\/p>\n<p>(There is another conversation that could be had about the Hollywood race-swapping trend this casting decision implies, but that is actually one of the less controversial elements of the film.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Brave New World&rdquo; is centered on Harrison Ford&rsquo;s character, Thaddeus &ldquo;Thunderbolt&rdquo; Ross, who Vulture described as a &ldquo;demagogic military leader who morphs into an irrational, orange-hued superhuman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Sounds oddly familiar.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet added that the direction of the character &ldquo;created unforeseen political resonances for the studio in an inaugural year&rdquo; since the film was mostly shot before the election.<\/p>\n<p>One technical crew member told Vulture that Disney was not particularly eager to wade into yet another cultural or political controversy with this latest movie.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s this very powerful general who becomes kind of a fascist and turns into a raging Red Hulk. That was seen as an allusion to Trump,&rdquo; the crew member acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Disney was realizing, &lsquo;Hey, we&rsquo;ve been bleeding for a while. Let&rsquo;s try not to piss off our core base anymore than we have been over the past couple of years.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Disney was correct to make that realization.<\/p>\n<p>They have lost massively on various movies and TV series that tried to shove <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/star-upcoming-snow-white-movie-creates-headache-disney-stabs-co-star-back-free-palestine-declaration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ideology<\/a> down viewers&rsquo; throats in rather blatant ways, especially when they had the nerve to include that ideology &mdash; particularly surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/days-woke-disney-releases-lgbt-led-kids-movie-company-gets-horrible-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual<\/a> themes &mdash; in content for children.<\/p>\n<p>But this attempt to salvage &ldquo;Brave New World&rdquo; merely shows that Trump has thoroughly broken the ability of Hollywood to tell compelling stories that range beyond caricatures of the Orange Man, which are much more reflective of the fever dreams of Bel Air and Beverly Hills elites than they are accurate reflections of the current occupant of the West Wing.<\/p>\n<p>America is sick of wokeness, political correctness, and cancel culture. They are sick of being demonized for wanting border security and low prices. They therefore like Donald Trump, even decisively voting him back into the White House. Disney may finally be accepting that.<\/p>\n<p>They are also sick of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sugar-bowl-crowd-puts-epic-display-patriotism-wake-new-orleans-terror-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pressured<\/a> to hate their own country, a reality that does not bode well for the film since Anthony Mackie recently told the world that Captain America <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boycott-calls-erupt-marvels-new-captain-america-turns-captain-woke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no longer<\/a> represents America in his mind.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Disney created a film called &ldquo;Brave New World&rdquo; even as the entertainment industry enters its very own &ldquo;Brave New World.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They only seem to be very recently realizing this truth.<\/p>\n<p>We will see whether or not they have time to course correct.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Set for release next month, the film underwent significant reshoots following negative feedback from early screenings, as reported by Vulture. In this installment, Anthony Mackie takes over the role of Captain America from Chris Evans. The story focuses on Harrison Ford\u2019s character, Thaddeus \u201cThunderbolt\u201d Ross, described as a \u201cdemagogic military leader who transforms into an irrational, orange-hued superhuman.\u201d This portrayal has drawn parallels to Trump and has raised concerns within Disney about entering another political controversy. A crew member noted that Disney is cautious about alienating its audience further after facing backlash for previous films perceived as overly ideological. The studio seems to be recognizing a shift in public sentiment against wokeness and political correctness\u2014factors that may have contributed to Trump&#8217;s popularity among voters who feel marginalized by current cultural narratives. Additionally, Mackie&#8217;s comments suggesting Captain America no longer embodies American ideals add complexity to the film&#8217;s reception in today&#8217;s climate. As Disney navigates these challenges with &#8220;Brave New World,&#8221; it remains uncertain if they can effectively adjust their approach in time for its release<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2396436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Captain-America-Brave-New-World.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49414,3634,49413,11857],"class_list":["post-2396435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-captain-america","tag-trump","tag-us-president","tag-villain"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Captain-America-Brave-New-World.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396435"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396439,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396435\/revisions\/2396439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}