Tim Blake Nelson is very enthused about returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor, whose credits include “Watchmen” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” told ComicBookMovie he had a blast filming “Captain America: Brave New World. “I think people are going to be pretty excited about what this guy looks like. And what he has to say and what he does,” Nelson shared in the interview. “All power to the amazing team over there at Marvel.” In the same conversation, he credited Marvel’s team and longtime makeup artist collaborator David Atherton for helping bring the Leader to life.
Nelson isn’t the only former “Incredible Hulk” actor returning in “Captain America: Brave New World,” as it will be bringing back Liv Tyler’s Betsy Ross. Meanwhile, Harrison Ford will be taking over the role of Thunderbolt Ross in place of the late William Hurt. So, while the movie does star Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, it also acts as a reunion of sorts for certain characters from the first MCU “Hulk” film. Viewers can see Nelson’s Leader in his villainous form in “Captain America: Brave New World,” which arrives in theaters on February 14, 2025.
