Anthony Mackie Reveals The Text Chris Evans Sent After Watching CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD

Sam Wilson actor Anthony Mackie has revealed the text message he received from Chris Evans after the Deadpool & Wolverine star watched Captain America: Brave New World.

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By MarkJulian - Apr 20, 2025 11:04 AM EST

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Source: E! News

What did Steve Rogers actor Chris Evans think of Captain America: Brave New World? Sam Wilson actor Anthony Mackie has recently shared the details while out promoting his new animated pic, Sneaks.

Said Mackie, "I haven't talked to him, I just go a text saying, 'Good job,' and that he loved the movie. I haven't talked to him because we've both been running around. He's in the middle of Europe somewhere, working."

Was Mackie slyly alluding to Evans appearing in the next Avengers film, which is currently filming in London? If Steve Rogers does appear in the film, what do you think he'll say about Sam's performance as his handpicked successor?

And speaking of Avengers: Doomsday, Mackie recently took to social media to share with MCU fans that he was currently flying out to the set to begin filming.

Anthony Mackie is on his way to London to start filming #AvengersDoomsday

“And so it begins…” 🎬 pic.twitter.com/rD9d3XgaRe
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) April 18, 2025

Recently, to celebrate the film becoming available for purchase on digital OnDemand, Marvel released the first 8 minutes of Brave New World, which you can check out HERE.

The film will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release to follow on May 13th.

CLICK HERE for a full list of deleted scenes and special features. During its theatrical run, the film grossed $414.1 million from an estimated production budget of $180 million. It currently has a 'rotten' approval rating of 48% on the aggregate film review website, Rotten Tomatoes.

Captain America: Brave New World, formerly titled New World Order, is a Phase 5 MCU that first hit North American theaters on February 14, 2025. Julius Onah (The Cloverfield Paradox, Luxe) directs from a script penned by Malcolm Spellman (Empire, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Dalan Musson (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), and Matthew Orton (Moon Knight).

The film stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres / Falcon, Giancarlo Esposito as Seth Voelker / Sidewinder, Harrison Ford as Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross / Red Hulk, Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns / Leader, Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, and Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley.

The film underwent substantial reshoots and cut several members of the Serpent Society, including Rosa Salazar's Diamondback and Seth Rollins' King Cobra.

About Captain America: Brave New World

After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford in his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

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Batmangina - 4/20/2025, 11:51 AM

Let me be FIRST to say...I ain't buying it.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/20/2025, 6:20 PM

@Batmangina -

We all know we all know Chris Evans didn't say how he really felt.

CaptainAwkward - 4/20/2025, 11:53 AM

In other words he said it was terrible and he feels bad for him but don’t let the media know.

HashTagSwagg - 4/20/2025, 11:53 AM

Probably meant it more like this

LoudLon - 4/20/2025, 12:02 PM

Mackie and Ford were the best things about it, IMO. I'm not saying I thought it was bad, I just felt it was middle of the MCU road, but bolstered by their performances.

I know it underperformed by only raking in 400 mil, but that's just low for an MCU flick. Most movies only wish they could pull in that "low".

TheyDont - 4/20/2025, 12:33 PM

@LoudLon - If they were the best thing, then it really, really sucked

JacobsLadder - 4/20/2025, 12:56 PM

@LoudLon - most movies don't lose $200 million. the budgets are out of control.

LoudLon - 4/20/2025, 2:58 PM

@TheyDont - I disagree, but that's the beauty of opinions: since they're by definition not facts, then whether pro or con, they can't be wrong. :)

LoudLon - 4/20/2025, 3:28 PM

@JacobsLadder - The budgets being out of control are debatable, I think. To us, maybe. But to the producer, the budget is worth exactly as much as they're willing to put into it. That's true whether you're talking about a mega-blockbuster studio or a small, independent prodco.

When a budget gets too far out of control, more often than not a studio simply abandons the project and writes the budget off as a loss to avoid sinking more into it with no promise of significant return. This happens often in the industry. But it didn't happen here, so it's safe to assume Feige didn't feel the budget was out of control.

A quick google search shows a reported production budget of 180 mil. Some other sources say as much as 300, but those sources are unconfirmed. Add another 100 mil for the ad campaign -- the highest projected ad budget estimated by Variety -- for a total production and ad campaign budget of 280 mil.

Some sources say the movie needs to break 425 mil just to break even. I would assume they're basing their estimations on the aforementioned unconfirmed 300 mil budget. But even if they were, it still wouldn't need to make that much to break even.

If you go by the reported production budget + Variety-projected ad budget totaling 280 million, the movie has made a profit of 135 million to date.

If you go by the unconfirmed production budget + Variety-projected ad budget of 400 million, the movie has made a profit of 15 million to date.

To be clear, neither of those is a $200 million loss.

And yeah, there are still a lot of movies out there that only wish they could make that kind of money, even a lowly 15 mil. Believe it or not, a large percentage of movies, even lower budgeted ones, don't turn a huge profit. Only when it comes to mega-blockbuster studios like Disney, Warner Bros, et al, do people say, man, that movie only made 135 million in profit? What a bomb!

fanboy03191 - 4/20/2025, 4:37 PM

@LoudLon - Very solid points. I agree. Not bad at all. But the dogfight scene was badass.

Timerider - 4/21/2025, 3:18 AM

@LoudLon - nope, you forgot the percentage that theaters get from the movie tickets, so they are still in the red, but closer to break even. They will make that money up in Thunderbolts* profits.

The Fantastic Four will probably make a decent profit as well

JacobsLadder - 4/21/2025, 7:21 AM

@LoudLon - math is hard I know. If you think BNW made a single cent you're seriously misinformed. You understand that movie theaters get 50% of these box offices right? Even by your misninformed logic, which is it very, at $280 million, the movie needs at the very least $560 million. See how that works? The budget, by a lot of reports, for this bomb are north of $300 million, with $100 in marketing. That means the movie needed to make at least $700-800 million to break even. See how all of this works??? Are you getting it yet? the movie lost $200 million. At least.

LoudLon - 4/21/2025, 1:53 PM

@Timerider - Crap, you're right. I did forget that. Thanks for being more civil in your response than this other prick who apparently doesn't understand the concept of civil discourse.

TheJok3r - 4/20/2025, 12:05 PM

It was probably more like "good job ruining my franchise".

Drace24 - 4/20/2025, 12:36 PM

@TheJok3r - Real adults don't talk like that.

TheJok3r - 4/20/2025, 12:47 PM

@Drace24 -

bobevanz - 4/20/2025, 12:08 PM

"I'm gonna need the shield back."
Joking aside it was a bare bones movie. That's not good enough these days. Hoping Thunderbolts is actually a unique Marvel experience

vectorsigma - 4/20/2025, 12:10 PM

Still better than D&W.

DocSpock - 4/20/2025, 12:23 PM

@vectorsigma -

No it wasn’t.

AllsNotGood - 4/20/2025, 1:49 PM

@vectorsigma - that's a tough one both pretty drab

McMurdo - 4/20/2025, 1:53 PM

@vectorsigma - that's not true. DPvW wasn't anything special but it was wayyy more entertaining than Cap 4.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/20/2025, 6:15 PM

@vectorsigma -

Craptain UnAmerican is more anti White and anti President Trump, so it is worse.

ModHaterSLADE - 4/20/2025, 12:14 PM

Movie was OK. I just wish it had more Serpent Society involvement before they got cut.

TrentCrimm - 4/20/2025, 12:42 PM

@ModHaterSLADE -

That's kind of my sentiment coming out of it. It wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting, some of the hand to hand fight scenes were actually really well done, and the supporting cast was more likeable than I thought they'd be.

The biggest hold back I found with the movie was it felt like the plot just kinda floated along, there wasn't any momentum carrying the story, nothing felt overly impactful as it was happening, it was just kind of "here's this scene" and then "here's the next scene" etc.

ModHaterSLADE - 4/20/2025, 2:52 PM

@TrentCrimm - Yeah, I mean the action was really well done, and Sam obviously can hold his own when he's not using gadgets, but the plot was not only forgettable, but the most exciting aspects of it were tied to Incredible Hulk lore with Ross and Sterns.

KennKathleen - 4/20/2025, 12:17 PM

"Good job,' and that he loved the movie."

- Chris Evans

"I love what those movies accomplished and to revisit it and potentially have some weird extension to that legacy would be upsetting if it didn’t land. So it would require a near-perfect recipe and it may just not be in the cards.”

- Also Chris Evans

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/20/2025, 6:13 PM

@KennKathleen -

Ha. Oof.

Gambito - 4/20/2025, 12:19 PM

The movie was completely harmless, no need to reboot or ignore the fourth one just keep making more cap movies they’re fun (probably with a better director this time)

DocSpock - 4/20/2025, 12:25 PM

After Chris said this, did he pay him on the head and say, “You’ll get em next time slugger. “ ?

Matchesz - 4/20/2025, 12:26 PM

How did he fly straight towards the ground at 100 mph and land without breaking an ankle? he's not iron man

Drace24 - 4/20/2025, 12:35 PM

@Matchesz - Vibranium suit.

HashTagSwagg - 4/20/2025, 12:35 PM

@Matchesz - His Wakanda suit is coated in bad writting.

Vigor - 4/20/2025, 12:44 PM

@Matchesz - iron man too should have broke all his bones

JacobsLadder - 4/20/2025, 12:59 PM

@HashTagSwagg - thick plot armor. his suit is whatever the plot needs it to be. Like what Disney Star Wars has done with the Force.

AllsNotGood - 4/20/2025, 1:47 PM

@Matchesz - black girl magic

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/20/2025, 6:12 PM

@Matchesz -

It's the same as with girl bosses.

Liberal filmmakers will never allow any human character who isn't a straight White man or a conservative woman to faul at anything ever.

CreateNowSlpL8r - 4/20/2025, 8:16 PM

@HashTagSwagg - lol.

Vigor - 4/20/2025, 12:47 PM

"If Steve Rogers does appear in the film, what do you think he'll say about Sam's performance as his handpicked successor?"

Wait, you actually book on a hulk without Thor backing you?

Vigor - 4/20/2025, 12:57 PM

@Vigor - took*

Anthony Mackie Reveals The Text Chris Evans Sent After Watching CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD

Sam Wilson actor Anthony Mackie has revealed the text message he received from Chris Evans after the Deadpool & Wolverine star watched Captain America: Brave New World.

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