WWE Star Seth Rollins Says His Mystery Role in Captain America: Brave New World Was Cut, Points to ‘a Lot of Rewrites and Reshoots’

Five-time WWE world champion Seth Rollins has confirmed he’s not in upcoming MCU film Captain America: Brave New World, saying his function was lower following intensive rewrites of the script and subsequent reshoots.

Fans thought that they had noticed Rollins’ Captain America cameo in a trailer for the film launched final yr, though Rollins denied it on the time. Now, it has emerged that the wrestler was set to look within the movie earlier than his function was lower.

Not me, child. Sorry.

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) November 10, 2024

Speaking in a video interview with YouTuber Chris Van Vliet, Rollins confirmed the information. “I want it the most effective, however I’m not part of that movie,” he stated.

“Does my NDA nonetheless apply if I’m not on the movie anymore?” he continued. “Truth be instructed, any reply I gave you’ll solely be my opinion on it. The script went via a variety of rewrites and reshoots and so what I used to be there to do… Essentially my function received both repurposed or utterly erased.

“I did do a little bit of an audition to presumably pop into one other function I imagine, or the repurposing of my function. I’m not precisely positive on what it was.

“But they ended up getting in a distinct course with it. My understanding is there was simply a variety of rewrites and a variety of reshoots. They know they’ve received a completed product that hopefully they’re proud of, and hopefully it’s profitable. But it is going to be sans Seth Rollins.”

Chris Van Vliet then requested in regards to the trailer and people unmistakable eyes. Rollins brushed the query off with a coy response, insisting: “You may simply see his eyeballs.”

“I’m not within the film,” he added. “I’ll say unequivocally I’m not within the movie. I are not looking for anyone to go to the movie pondering, oh I’m right here to see Seth Rollins. There may be two individuals who would do this, however I don’t need these two individuals to waste their time. I don’t need to misinform anyone. I don’t need to lead anyone astray. I’m not within the movie. It ought to be an excellent one. Marvel does a terrific job.”

Then, when Chris Van Vliet advised Rollins will find yourself in one thing else in some unspecified time in the future, the WWE star responded: “If I’m not, I don’t care. I don’t love performing. I really like wrestling.”

In May, studies indicated Captain America: Brave New World was present process reshoots to assist introduce Breaking Bad, Star Wars, and The Boys actor Giancarlo Esposito’s new villainous character into the fold. Esposito performs Sidewinder, chief of the Serpent Society, within the movie.

Captain America: Brave New World comes out February 14, 2025.

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