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The latest Marvel superhero adventure, starring actors Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, follows Sam Wilson (Mackie) as he takes up the Captain America shield in the wake of a global conspiracy that “puts him on a collision course with the fearsome Red Hulk,” according to Disney.

USA TODAY’s Brian Truitt gave the film ★★½ out of four, writing the problem with director Julius Onah’s geopolitically tinged “Brave New World” “is an unruly narrative that starts as a paranoia thriller (a la ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’) and devolves into a campy ‘Hulk smash!’ fest.”

However, Truitt praised Mackie, a 10-year veteran of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying he “faithfully has taken the Captain America mantle from Chris Evans and given Cap new swagger and vulnerability.”

Here’s what to know about “Captain America: Brave New World,” including the film’s digital release date and cast.

Review: Anthony Mackie’s Captain America deserves better than ‘Brave New World’

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When will ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ be released digitally?

“Captain America: Brave New World” will be available to buy and rent on digital platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home on April 15, Marvel Studios said in a news release.

The film was released in theaters on Feb. 14, 2025.

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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ on 4K Blu-ray/DVD

The latest Marvel installment will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 13, per Marvel Studios.

Marvel, in a news release, said the digital and Blu-ray version of the movie will offer “hours of exclusive bonus content featuring deleted scenes, a gag reel, featurettes, a filmmaker commentary and much more.”

The 4K UHD, meanwhile, will be available in a collectible limited edition SteelBook with custom artwork and packaging, the studio said.

When is ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ coming to Disney Plus?

Marvel Studios has not yet specified if and when “Captain America: Brave New World” will be available on Disney+. Previous trends show that Marvel films usually arrive on the streaming service a few weeks after the Blu-ray release date.

Watch deleted scene from ‘Captain America: Brave New World’

‘Captain America’ exclusive: Anthony Mackie stars in deleted scene

Sam (Anthony Mackie) tries to get intel from Secret Service agent Leila (Xosha Roquemore) in a deleted scene from “Captain America: Brave New World.”

The exclusive deleted scene shared with USA TODAY this week is set in Washington, D.C., and features Sam Wilson sparring in a boxing ring with Leila Taylor (Xosha Roquemore), a Secret Service agent working for President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (Ford). Sam tries to get info on a classified mission from the tight-lipped Leila, which ends up being a trip down to Mexico for Cap to recover stolen adamantium from the villainous Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito).

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ cast

The cast of “Captain America: Brave New World,” according to Disney, includes

• Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America
• Harrison Ford as President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross
• Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres / Falcon
• Shira Haas as Ruth Bat-Seraph
• Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley
• Xosha Roquemore as Leila Taylor
• Giancarlo Esposito as Sidewinder
• Takehiro Hira as Japanese Prime Minister Ozaki
• Liv Tyler as Betty Ross
• Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns

Watch ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ trailer

‘Captain America’ Anthony Mackie suits up for ‘Brave New World’

As Sam Wilson, “Avengers” veteran Anthony Mackie gets his first solo Marvel movie with the paranoia thriller “Captain America: Brave New World.”

Contributing: Brian Truitt, USA TODAY

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While many Coachella festivalgoers who are camping outdoors are already on the grounds, car campers described massive traffic wait times — upwards of 12 hours — in entering festival grounds and arriving to a spot to set up. The desert music festival’s first weekend kicks off Friday and goes to Sunday.

One social media user took to TikTok saying that they’re “starting to think it’s Fyre Festival,” the infamous 2017 music festival held in the Bahamas where festivalgoers experienced a host of logistical issues.

Fyre Festival was the brainchild of businessman Billy McFarland, who was later convicted of fraud and became the subject of two popular documentaries in 2019: “Fyre Fraud” on Hulu and Netflix’s “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.”

Each week, we profile an independent bookstore, sharing what makes each one special and getting their expert and unique book recommendations.

This week we have Mike Beckett, owner of COAS Books in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

What’s your store’s story?

In 1973, archaeologist Pat Beckett started a small archeological publishing company in Las Cruces, New Mexico called COAS Publishing. The company published local history books, academic works, anthropology books and other archeology media. As Pat’s vast collection of books continued to grow, he purchased a local paperback exchange, and with that COAS Books was born.

In a now-viral video, Banks, 33, is seen performing her 2012 hit single “212” when a plastic cup appears from the crowd and bonks her in the head. Banks immediately stops singing, looks out to the crowd with disappointment and makes a peace sign, before walking to the back of the stage as the music is cut.

The video was captured by Jamila Gebhard, who told Storyful that the Munich concert was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. local time, but Banks didn’t appear onstage until 11 p.m.

Gebhard nor Banks’ team immediately responded for comment about the incident when contacted by USA TODAY on Friday.

The music video for the SZA-assisted single, released Friday, was directed by Karena Evans. The director and actress shot the visuals for several hit Drake tracks, including “Nice For What,” “God’s Plan” and “In My Feelings.”

The romantic video, which features shots of the Compton, California, rapper and SZA in what appears to be a vacant office building with a downtown backdrop, is interspersed with the song’s sample track, Cheryl Lynn and Luther Vandross’ “If This World Were Mine.”

Evans – who, like Drake, is Canadian – has also directed the Chlöe music video “Have Mercy” and episodes of “P-Valley” and “Snowfall,” as well as “Gossip Girl” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” remakes.

Harry, who served 10 years in the British Army, visited the Superhumans Center, an orthopedic clinic in the western Ukraine city of Lviv that provides care and rehabilitation for wounded military personnel and civilians.

The Duke of Sussex, who lives in California with his wife, Duchess Meghan, and their two children, was in London earlier this week for a case about changes to his security in Britain, which his lawyer called “unjustified,” after Harry and Meghan stepped down from their senior royal duties in 2020.

Harry was rushed out of the courtroom Wednesday following a fan outburst. The apparent fan made critical comments about the press, according to People and BBC News, and Harry was escorted out.

Netflix’s dark and cynical sci-fi anthology series, all about the dangers of technology, returns for a seventh season (now streaming) to warn us to get the heck off our phones and turn off all those A.I. chatbots for our own safety. The new season has the series’ first sequel episode, a tragedy tied up with those oh-so-familiar subscription fees and a sentimental hour featuring none other than Paul Giamatti. But do any of the new episodes rank among the series’ very best?

Since 2011, “Mirror” has offered 34 usually depressing stories designed to make us take a hard look at our digital future. And while most have been thought-provoking and striking, a handful stand out far above the rest. In honor of the seventh season’s debut, we ranked the five best “Mirror” episodes of all time. Don’t worry, “U.S.S. Callister” and “San Junipero” are still on the list. But some of the others may surprise you.

5. ‘Metalhead’ (Season 4, 2017)

Most episodes of “Mirror” are extremely psychological, intimate and intellectual. “Metalhead” is all of those things, but also a rip-roaring piece of physical horror, a jump-scare bonanza that will leave you chilled even in the moments you don’t have to think too much. Filmed in a stark black-and-white palette and set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by insatiably violent robot “dogs,” “Metalhead” is one of the most thrilling and tense episodes of the series. That it still manages a heart-wrenching twist in its final moments only speaks to the maturity and depth of the writing.

Last month, the “White Chicks” actress’ ex-husband and “Fanboys” director was awarded sole physical custody of the couple’s two children, according to a March 11 custody order filed in Los Angeles and obtained by USA TODAY. The “Hart of Dixie” star got candid during Thursday’s episode of “White Down with Jana Kramer.”

“My duty as a mother is to protect my children. And that’s all that matters to me, and this is scary,” King told host Kramer, who dealt with a highly publicized custody battle of her own with ex-husband Mike Caussin.

The model still retains legal custody of the children – James, 11, and Leo, 9 – with Newman.

Jaime King’s ex Kyle Newman awarded sole physical custody of their children

The “Pearl Harbor” actress may only have supervised visitation with the children due to not completing a six-month drug and alcohol program, with weekly testing, aftercare and a 12-step program, according to the filing.