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It’s not the Marvel Cinematic Universe if there isn’t just a tiny hint of controversy involved in their projects. Well, the recent Israel-Gaza controversy has come for Kevin Feige and people are angry.
The conflict between Israel-Gaza-Iran has been going on for quite a few months now as tensions and situations are at escalating levels. During all of that, fans allegedly spotted a character in the MCU donning a costume which seems to be allegedly in Israeli colors!
What’s up with Kevin Feige’s MCU?
Anthony Mackie’sCaptain America: Brave New Worldis all set for a release next month, and there are thousands of people waiting to see it on the big screens. However, there are millions more who have an objection to the film.
Captain America: Brave New Worldhas been releasing its list of international posters made in different languagesand it has been causing some controversy already. Well, it just got worse.
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The official Chinese poster ofCaptain America: Brave New Worldhas been revealed wherein Israeli actress Shira Haas can be seen on the left side. However, fans alleged that her costume represents the colors of the Israeli flag. People… weren’t too kind about it.
She actually has a fucking costumeAin’t no wayhttps://t.co/uAcl2KXD2L
It’s literally in the trailer???
Genuinely feels like such a slap in the face that after all the insane rewrites she still managed to make it through. With a superhero costume and everything. Fuck this movie.
ITS BLUE AND WHITE?At this point they had to know.
I just wanna know why man. Out of all Captain America and Marvel characters, why her in this current time too…pic.twitter.com/LxWOA2N6Ex
Although there are others who are claiming that this is just anti-semitism at this point, it seems that fans are not in the mood to listen. Kevin Feige’s MCU is stuck in a loop where it can get controversial at any moment in time. Wait a minute, it already has.
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When the news was made three years ago, Marvel revealed that they had cast Israeli actress Shira Haas in the role of Sabra, a Mossad agent according to the comic books. In the wake of the conflict, Marvel reimagined her character completely.
Kevin Feige’s MCU is already in a pickle
The announcement stated that Shira was a Mossad agent who would be working alongsideAnthony Mackie’sCaptain America inCaptain America: Brave New World.However, Kevin Feige’s MCU decided to change things completely.
In an official announcement after the wake of the Israel-Gaza conflict, Marvel stated that Shira Haas joins as Ruth Bat-Seraph,“A former Black Widow, Ruth is now a high-ranking U.S. government official who has the trust of President Ross.”
The Jewish communities and the tabloids of Israel issued hateful statements and alleged that this was a blatant disregard for Israeli heritage and culture. Naturally,Kevin Feige’sMCU has now found itself in the center of a conflict that is not even related to the cinematic universe at all.
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With such controversies and a budget of $180 million,Captain America: Brave New Worldwill have a historic opening for better or worse.The film is slated to release on 03 August 2025 in theaters.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
