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

Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, and Danny Ramirez Unite in London for a special showcase ahead of Captain America: Brave New World Launch

Mackie was really alluding to here, and the Marvel machine seemed to know it too. The actor took to Instagram today to roll back some of his statements, writing on his story: “Let me be clear about this,

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,

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.

Mackie brought this subject up in an interview with Esquire, avouching, "It's literally the best movie it can be. It stays in the lines of Marvel. It stays in the lines of Captain