In a recent interview withChris Van Vilet, Rollins said he wouldnt appear in the film.
Marvel never formally confirmed his casting, and Rollins was vague about who hed have been.
[…] Essentially my role got either repurposed or completely erased.
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I will unequivocally say I am not in the film, he continued.
I dont want those people to waste their time, and I dont want to misinform anybody.
[…] They ended up going in a different direction with it.
Marvel knows theyve got a finished product that hopefully theyre happy with, and hopefully its successful.
But [Brave New World] will be sans Seth Rollins.
Marvel does a great job, it should be a good one.
Outside of nixing Rollins part,Brave New Worldstroubled production has been fairly well-known.
Its release date has beenshuffled arounda few times, and its production waspausedonce the Hollywood strikes started.
After those ended, the film underwent multiple reshoots and rewrites, allegedly due to negative test screenings.
Well see howCaptain America: Brave New Worldultimately fares when it hits theaters on Valentines Day.
[viaIGN]
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