Last October we learnt that Harrison Ford would be taking over the role of Thaddeus Ross, and Marvel Studio’s boss Kevin Feige has confirmed that Ross will be President of the United States in Captain America: New World Order.
But in a new interview with EW published today, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed that, in New World Order, Ross has become president of the United States. It’s familiar territory for Ford, who famously played a combat-trained Commander in Chief in Wolfgang Petersen’s 1997 actioner Air Force One.
“This is certainly a big part for Thaddeus Ross. He’s the president of the United States in the film. And with Harrison, you think about Air Force One, and you think about some of his confrontations with the president in Clear and Present Danger. There’s a dynamic between President Ross and Sam Wilson. They have a history together, but in this film, we’ll be seeing the dynamic between Captain America and the president of the United States in a way that is just incredible.”
Feige said Ford is “embracing this role. He’s tireless with the amount of work that he does,” which could come in handy if the ping pong ball suit is involved.
Filming on New World Order will begin “relatively soon,” according to the MCU boss. The film is set to bow on May 3, 2024.
See Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on June 30th, 2023.
