The China Film Administration (CFA) is notoriously strict about which films are granted permission to release in the country (and escape without cuts/edits), but Captain America: Brave New World will officially hit theaters day-and-date in mainland China on February 14, and ticket pre-sales are very strong.

Forget the Red Hulk – Captain America: Brave New World ‘s real “big debut” is adamantium. After all, adamantium’s introduction in the upcoming blockbuster is surely a signal that the MCU’s new Wolverine – and by extension, the franchise’s long-awaited X-Men reboot – is edging closer to the big screen.

Marvel, right now, is a cinematic damsel in distress — and it has chosen Captain America to save it. Let's face it, that's a totally understandable impulse. If we were going to choose someone to save our life,

Brave New World, or Captain America 4, Adamantium will make its way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, setting the stage for Wolverine's origin and future storylines. The film will depict Adamantium as a newly discovered resource originating from the dead Celestial seen in Eternals.

That ends now – all thanks to a new Captain America: Brave New World teaser that not only answers one of Marvel fans' biggest post-Avengers: Endgame questions, but also introduces a material that could have major implications in an X-Men-filled future in the MCU.

Brave New World eventually lead to the introduction of a new Wolverine? The new teaser for Captain America: Brave New World also features a direct connection to the Eternals. The Celestial known as Tiamut wasn't able to emerge from the surface of the planet,

Director Julius Onah has confirmed that the upcoming Captain America 4 will introduce the rare metal Adamantium into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, setting the stage for Wolverine’s origin story in the future.

Brave New World is almost here. Will this be the jolt to the box office that theaters need, and the continuation of a Marvel comeback?