The director of “Captain America: Brave New World” revealed this week why WWE star Seth Rollins was cut from the movie. And it seems like it simply boiled down to the chance for Marvel Studios to get a bigger star into the film instead.

In the original version of Captain America: Brave New World, the plan was for Seth Rollins to play a member of the Serpent Society. Julius Onah talked about the role, his admiration for Seth Rollins, but why he ended up removing his scenes from the movie:

Back in 2023, it was announced that WWE star Seth Rollins was filming for a role in "Captain America: Brave New World," the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, not too long ago, it was revealed that Rollins' role was cut from the movie, which had notably gone through extensive reshoots and cuts over it's development cycle.

After spending time filming for Marvel in 2024, Julius Onah reveals why Seth Rollins was cut from Captain America: Brave New World.

Seth Rollins previously filmed for "Captain America: Brave New World". However, Rollins recently confirmed that he is not in the movie, as the scenes that he filmed did not make the final cut. Speaking with ComicBook’s Chris Killian, with director Julius Onah discussed why Seth Rollins’ role didn’t make the final cut of the film.

Julius Onah reveals why Seth Rollins’ role was cut from Captain America 4: Brave New World, citing film evolution and casting changes.

Brave New World director Julius Onah has addressed why WWE Superstar Seth Rollins' role was ultimately cut from the new Marvel movie. While exact details around Rollins' part are unknown, he would have seemingly played a member of the Serpent Society,