Captain America: Brave New World's Julius Onah confirms why WWE star Seth Rollins' scene was cut from the movie

Captain America: Brave New World director Julius Onah has finally revealed why Seth Rollins's scenes were cut from the film.

WWE Superstar Seth Rollins was once supposed to be a member of the Serpent Society in Captain America: Brave New World. After the announcement, a few on-set photos of Rollins also appeared online. However, his scenes did not make the film's final cut. Now, director Julius Onah has cleared the air on why Rollins' scenes were cut.

During his interview with ComicBook.com, Onah broke down the process that went into the Captain America: Brave New World shoot, including the ideation of the Serpent Society led by Giancarlo Esposito's Sidewinder. Over the course of the shoot, the film went through many iterations. One of them affected Rollins' role in the film. On the same subject, Onah said:

"I love Seth, Seth’s incredible. But as we were evolving, and we knew we had an additional photography period, just one that we did early on in the process that’s planned. We were trying to figure out, ‘Hey, who’s somebody that can bring a very specific kind of gravitas that works with this tone.’ And when Giancarlo became available, it was such a no brainer.”

Onah discussed in detail the reasons that led to this unfortunate decision.

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Captain America: Brave New World director reveals why WWE star Seth Rollins' scene was cut from the movie

Julius Onah's Captain America: Brave New World is set to hit the theaters on the 14th of February. While the film will bring the new Captain America against the furious Red Hulk, Seth Rollins won't be a part of it. Rollins was once supposed to star as a Serpent Society member. However, his character will not be a part of this upcoming release.

Julius Onah, who directed this Marvel project, recently spoke with ComicBook.com about this topic. During the interview, Onah revealed why Seth Rollins' scenes are not a part of Captain America: Brave New World. Here's what he said:

“When you’re taking characters like Serpent Society from publishing, who, as you know, are individuals dressed up as snakes and have snake-adjacent powers, you’re always iterating and trying to figure out the version that totally works best in a movie like this.

Onah also spoke about Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito's arrival in the cast, which led to a few changes in the film's tone:

“We were trying to figure out, ‘Hey, who’s somebody that can bring a very specific kind of gravitas that works with this tone?’ And when Giancarlo became available, it was such a no-brainer. I have a very particular history with him. He’siconic for working with Spike Lee. I interned with Spike Lee when I was 19 years old,”

The director further added:

“And, of course, fans have been fan-casting him for a long time in the MCU. So it’s really about making sure that all the elements work in the grounded tone and vision that I have for this film. And as we evolved and iterated, Giancarlo just made sense. And what a blessing to have in this film,”

Seth Rollins will still appear in WWE Wrestlemania, while Captain America: Brave New World will appear in cinemas on February 14, 2025.

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