Marvel Producer Didn’t Want Shira Haas in MCU Because Her Name is Not Good For Selling a Movie Years Before Her Role as Sabra

Ever since MCU broke the news about casting Unorthodox Emmy nominee Shira Haas as Ruth Bat-Seraph aka Sabra in Captain America: Brave New World, there has been a wave of controversy surrounding the character. Considering how she’s an Israeli superhero and a Mossad agent in the comics, her character’s inclusion raised concerns among Palestinians, leading Marvel to rework her character for the big screen.
The character of Sabra in the comics | image: Marvel Comics
Now, amid such tumultuous times, while Captain America: Brave New World producer Nate Moore confirmed that Sabra is an Israeli in the final movie but not a Mossad agent, Marvel producer Avi Arad had reflected on this possible controversy over a decade back. Almost being foresighted about how people might react to Sabra’s appearance in MCU, Arad had justified his hesitation to cast the character, back in 2012.
Marvel producer Avi Arad hesitated to...
The character of Sabra in the comics | image: Marvel Comics
Now, amid such tumultuous times, while Captain America: Brave New World producer Nate Moore confirmed that Sabra is an Israeli in the final movie but not a Mossad agent, Marvel producer Avi Arad had reflected on this possible controversy over a decade back. Almost being foresighted about how people might react to Sabra’s appearance in MCU, Arad had justified his hesitation to cast the character, back in 2012.
Marvel producer Avi Arad hesitated to...
- 14/02/2025
- di Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
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