Back when Captain America: Brave New World (then known as New World Order) was filming, the very first set photos that found their way online featured members of the Serpent Society, with WWE Superstar Seth Rollins and Alita: Battle Angel star Rosa Salazar spotted shooting scenes in-costume as their respective characters.

As we know, some significant changes were made during reshoots, and this supervillain team was reimagined as a terrorist organization known as Serpent. Giancarlo Esposito was brought in as Sidewinder, and we also saw Sam Wilson throw down with Copperhead (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson).

While speaking to the Phase Hero podcast, director Julius Onah explained why he felt it was necessary to go in a different direction with the Serpent Society, while also debunking the rumor that Rollins was originally cast as Copperhead.

“He was not the guy in the church. Obviously, there’s a rogues gallery with Serpent Society...