Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson took to the skies as the Falcon for the first time in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. There’s been considerable change in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Wilson is now Cap and leading his own movie subtitled Brave New World.

Anthony Mackie caught backlash after downplaying the "America" aspect of his character, Captain America.

As conservatives continue to try to come for Anthony Mackie for his recent Captain America comments, the Marvel star is doing what he has to do to rectify the situation. Let’s see if it works for him.

In Anthony Mackie’s new cover story for Esquire, Chris Evans revealed he told his Marvel co-star that he was the next Captain America in the MCU. “I inadvertently was the one who got to tell him that he was going to be Captain America. I didn’t know that he didn’t know,” Evans, 43, said in the story published Thursday.

Anthony Mackie has largely missed out on major awards during his acting career but makes a case for why playing Captain America means more than any of that. He also addresses the Avengers: Doomsday rumors.

Anthony Mackie wants to be a Captain America who's a hero for people everywhere, but he might not have gotten the point across in the best way.

Brave New World hits theatres, it’s about time Anthony Mackie finally gets recognized for the large shoes he’ll be filling for the first time on the silver screen. Although Mackie’s Sam Wilson has officially been Captain America since 2021’s Falcon and the Winter Soldier,