One of the key cornerstones of Chris Evans' portrayal of Steve Rogers/Captain America was that he never ran from a fight- regardless of whether he was a scrawny teen facing bullies in a Brooklyn alley or starring down an alien invasion on a decimated battlefield.
However, Anthony Mackie recently stated that Sam Wilson will be taking a different approach in Captain America: Brave New World.
"It’s more so about his ability to connect and counsel. He’s not as rash to bear arms as Steve Rogers was. Having a super serum makes you impossible to beat, so your answer to everything is to fight it out. Whereas Sam Wilson can actually die pretty easily.”
A more cerebral approach to a Captain America film certainly appears to be in the making as Tim Blake is set to return to the MCU as The Leader. Other possible antagonists include the Serpent Society and Harrison Ford's Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross.
The plot of Captain America: Brave New World is still under wraps, but it is expected to follow Sam Wilson as he continues to uphold the mantle of Captain America in a post-Avengers world.
It will be interesting to see how much of the film deals with the themes of legacy and responsibility as Sam largely tackled those issues in the 2021 Disney+ series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Director Julius Onah (Luce, The Cloverfield Paradox) previously stated that while the Disney+ series dealt with Sam's struggle to accept the mantle of Captain America, Brave New World will deal with Sam becoming a leader.
Perhaps that's a hint that Sam will be assembling the Avengers once again by the end of the film? We'll all find out when Captain America: Brave New World hits theaters on July 26, 2024 (pending a looming SAG-AFTRA strike...)