Brave New World might be the fourth movie in the Captain America franchise, but it doesn't feel like a continuation of the character. Sure, there are references to the third entry, Captain America: Civil War,

I am absolutely certain that the Leader’s distinctive cranium underwent a significant redesign in rehoots, and early character designs support this.

Brave New World" should be an exciting film in the MCU canon for a lot of reasons but one of the biggest is that it serves as a spiritual sequel to one of the first films in the series. The latest entry ties many threads back to 2008's "The Incredible Hulk" - the second entry in the entire MCU and one of its biggest black sheep.