W hen it comes to the schedule of upcoming Marvel movies, the latest title set to see the light of day is Captain America: Brave New World. The Anthony Mackie-led film will see Sa

Captain America star Anthony Mackie has compared the upcoming Brave New World to The First Avenger in terms of how each builds towards a "massive moment" in the MCU.

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

The actor, who plays Sam Wilson/Captain America in the upcoming film "Captain America: Brave New World" film, took to Instagram on Tuesday with a statement he shared in a story about what the role means to him and expressing his appreciation for those who serve and have served the country.

Anthony Mackie shared a statement on Instagram in response to those who criticized recent comments he made about the Captain America character in which he said, "Let me be clear about this, I'm a proud American and taking on the shield of a hero like CAP is the honor of a lifetime.

Mackie, who is taking over the role of Captain America from Chris Evans in the upcoming film, said that he doesn’t think the star-spangled superhero “represents” America.

Brave New World, star Anthony Mackie went viral with his take on what Captain America represents. But he's not wrong.

Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those,” Mackie said Tuesday, prompting backlash.

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.