Does ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ have a character inspired by PM Narendra Modi? Director Julius Onah responds- EXCLUSIVE | – The Times of India

Marvel Studios’ new movie ‘Captain America: Brave New World‘ is producing buzz not only for its motion-packed sequences but additionally for its placing political undertones. Identified for its grounded storytelling, the Captain America franchise has typically drawn inspiration from actual-world occasions, and the most recent instalment seems to take this strategy even additional.
Just like the Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan starrer ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, which explored authorities surveillance and political conspiracies, ‘Brave New World’ delves into themes of world diplomacy and energy struggles. Starring Anthony Mackie as the brand new Captain America and Harrison Ford as President Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, the movie is alleged to double as a political thriller. A key plot twist has significantly caught the eye of audiences, because it seems to reflect the occasions in American politics regarding US President Donald Trump.
In an unique interview with ETimes, director Julius Onah mentioned how the movie blends political conspiracy with superhero motion, drawing parallels to actual-world occasions. He clarified, “I obtained employed for in 2022 and that has been in growth for a while.” He additional went on so as to add, “Something that overlaps with the actual world is a coincidence, as a result of, there’s a grounded nature to those tales and also you’re coping with a determine named Captain America. However as a result of this factor was written and shot earlier than something that was taking place politically proper now.”He additionally emphasised that the movie’s intent is to supply a fascinating cinematic expertise slightly than a commentary on current-day politics. “That is the precedence to offer you two hours the place you get to flee your life and have a blast within the theatre and have this communal expertise with an viewers,” he stated.
Harrison Ford additionally weighed in on the matter in the course of the Los Angeles world premiere, stating to AFP, “I might not taint any film with the fact of the world we’re residing in proper now. I choose the Marvel universe to the morning’s information.”
Notably, Brave New World is the primary Marvel movie since Eternals (2019) to reference the emergence of the Celestial within the Indian Ocean.The storyline follows Ross as he makes an attempt to barter a global treaty with America’s allies to share a newly found valuable metallic discovered on an island within the Indian Ocean. Nonetheless, his efforts are difficult by his previous associations and a global crime syndicate.

This scene has sparked dialog because it consists of an Indian delegate amongst a number of world leaders. Nonetheless, it’s attention-grabbing to notice that Marvel determined to exchange the standard turban-sporting Punjabi character with a man bearing a quick white beard, sporting a white kurta and Nehru jacket—carefully resembling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Whereas no direct reference or indication is made in regards to the man’s credentials, audiences have taken to social media to share, “Did not anticipate Modi Ji cameo in #captain_America_Brave_New_World.”

One other shared the image of the character and wrote, “Pm modi in #CaptainAmerica”
“NO WAY THEY GOT An analogous man as Modi in CAPTAIN AMERICA BRAVE NEW WORLD MOVIE Hillarious,” stated one other.

Addressing the hypothesis, director Julius Onah stated to ETimes, “It’s not designed to repeat any actual-world figures. All the things is in service of making one of the best film and telling essentially the most entertaining story attainable. And I’m thrilled that I used to be ready to do this with Anthony, Harrison, and this complete crew.”
Captain America: Brave New World arrives in theatres in India on February 14. The movie options a stellar ensemble forged, together with Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Xosha Roquemore, Carl Lumbly, Liv Tyler and Tim Blake Nelson. The movie releases in theatres in English and a number of other different dubbed variations together with Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.