Brave New World In Captain America: Brave New World, Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross becomes President of the United States, raising questions about who his vice president is. Fans didn’t learn that bit of information in the movie,

Captain America: Brave New World sees Harrison Ford replace the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross, the newly elected President of the United States. Now, Marvel fans are discussing other MCU recasts on Reddit, including Mark Ruffalo replacing Edward Norton as Bruce Banner and Don Cheadle taking over from Terrance Howard as James "Rhodey" Rhodes.

Brave New World proves that Marvel Studios has come to have a military fetish -- and that it doesn't understand what makes Cap work as a character anymore.