Captain America: Brave New World will put Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson front and centre as the MCU's new Star Spangled Avenger. Unlike his predecessor, Steve Rogers, Sam has no superpowers, and we saw how much John Walker struggled before taking the Super Soldier Serum.
With The Leader and the Serpent Society set to take aim at Cap, Sam could find himself in serious trouble, especially if the rumours about General (and soon-to-be-President) "Thunderbolt" Ross transforming into Red Hulk are correct.
During a recent interview with Inverse, Mackie talked about acting opposite Harrison Ford and revealed new details about Sam and the General's dynamic.
"The first day was so intimidating," he recalls. "I was so f***ing nervous I couldn’t remember my lines. He’s Harrison f***ing Ford. There is this aura about him. But he dispels that really quickly because he’s such a cool guy. He’s everything a movie star should be. He would say, ‘Let’s shoot this piece of sh*t.’ And everybody was like, 'Yeah, let’s shoot this sh*t.'"
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"We spent a good bit of time together. Ross and Cap have always had that relationship, where they were friends and they respected each other, but they always bumped heads," Mackie teased. "That’s their relationship in the storyline."
It's possible Ross and Wilson worked together when the latter was in the military, though we're a little surprised they're remotely friendly considering the fact The Falcon was among those who defied the Sokovia Accords by joining Steve's Secret Avengers.
As for what role Captain America will play in the wider Multiverse Saga, all Mackie would say is, "I’m still trying to figure out the Marvel-verse, or whatever. I don’t know. I don’t even know what the multiverse is. Dude, I have no idea what it is. I’m still trying to figure that sh*t out."
Captain America: Brave New World will be released in theaters on July 26, 2024.