Liv Tyler Opens Up About Her Return to Acting After 5-Year Break inCaptain America: Brave New World: It Was 'Perfect'

Mar. 15, 2025

Liv Tyler at the premiere ofCaptain America: Brave New Worldin Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2025.Photo:VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty

Liv Tyleris making a triumphant return to the big screen inCaptain America: Brave New World.The actress reprises her role as Betty Ross in the soon-to-be-released newest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, marking her first movie role since her 2019 sci-fi dramaAd Astra.Tyler, 47, spoke withExtraduring the movie’s premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 11, saying she was “very, very excited” to join the cast and “very touched to be asked.““I got a phone call saying, ‘[Marvel Studios President]Kevin Feigewants to speak to you,’ " recalled the actress, who previously starred as Betty alongsideEdward Nortonin 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk.“I said, ‘Well, doesn’t he want toseeme? It’s been a long time!’ " Tyler joked, laughing. “So they asked me to come back.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Liv Tyler as Betty Ross inThe Incredible Hulk(2008).Universal PicturesAsked what she was most excited about in her return to the big screen forBrave New World, theEmpire Recordsstar said, “Just the whole thing.““I’ve taken a break from acting for the past few years, and I’ve been home with my children,” continued Tyler, who’s mom to sonsMilo, 20, andSailor, 10, plus daughterLula, 8. “And it was just such a lovely way, after COVID and everything, to come back to something so special.““The family, and the character — it was sort of a perfect way to lure me back into remembering how much I love acting,” she added.As for how her kids feel about her new role, Tyler said, “Well, we went to seeDog Manlast week, and there was a poster [forBrave New World] and I thought, ‘Wow, they’re never seen me in a movie ever!’ So I get to take them to the movies and see Mommy, which I’m really looking forward to.“The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Brave New WorldstarsAnthony MackieandHarrison Ford, withGiancarlo Esposito, Danny Ramirez,Shira Haas,Xosha Roquemore,Carl Lumbly,Tim Blake Nelsonand Tyler rounding out the cast.Mackie, 46, leads the cast as Sam Wilson, or the new Captain America. Ford, 82, replaces the lateWilliam Hurt, whodied in 2022, as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, who has just been named president of the United States in the film.Ford is also believed to potentially play the Red Hulk, who is introduced in the Marvel comics and is teased at the very end of thetrailer for the movie.Captain America: Brave New Worldis in theaters Friday, Feb. 14.

Liv Tyleris making a triumphant return to the big screen inCaptain America: Brave New World.

The actress reprises her role as Betty Ross in the soon-to-be-released newest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, marking her first movie role since her 2019 sci-fi dramaAd Astra.

Tyler, 47, spoke withExtraduring the movie’s premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 11, saying she was “very, very excited” to join the cast and “very touched to be asked.”

“I got a phone call saying, ‘[Marvel Studios President]Kevin Feigewants to speak to you,’ " recalled the actress, who previously starred as Betty alongsideEdward Nortonin 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk.

“I said, ‘Well, doesn’t he want toseeme? It’s been a long time!’ " Tyler joked, laughing. “So they asked me to come back.”

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Liv Tyler as Betty Ross inThe Incredible Hulk(2008).Universal Pictures

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Asked what she was most excited about in her return to the big screen forBrave New World, theEmpire Recordsstar said, “Just the whole thing.”

“I’ve taken a break from acting for the past few years, and I’ve been home with my children,” continued Tyler, who’s mom to sonsMilo, 20, andSailor, 10, plus daughterLula, 8. “And it was just such a lovely way, after COVID and everything, to come back to something so special.”

“The family, and the character — it was sort of a perfect way to lure me back into remembering how much I love acting,” she added.

As for how her kids feel about her new role, Tyler said, “Well, we went to seeDog Manlast week, and there was a poster [forBrave New World] and I thought, ‘Wow, they’re never seen me in a movie ever!’ So I get to take them to the movies and see Mommy, which I’m really looking forward to.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Brave New WorldstarsAnthony MackieandHarrison Ford, withGiancarlo Esposito, Danny Ramirez,Shira Haas,Xosha Roquemore,Carl Lumbly,Tim Blake Nelsonand Tyler rounding out the cast.

Mackie, 46, leads the cast as Sam Wilson, or the new Captain America. Ford, 82, replaces the lateWilliam Hurt, whodied in 2022, as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, who has just been named president of the United States in the film.

Ford is also believed to potentially play the Red Hulk, who is introduced in the Marvel comics and is teased at the very end of thetrailer for the movie.

Captain America: Brave New Worldis in theaters Friday, Feb. 14.

source: people.com