The Falcon and The Winter Soldier followed Sam Wilson's transformation into Captain America and, by the time all was said and done, he had earned the shield.
His story will now continue in Captain America: New World Order, though there's been a lot of speculation about why the movie has that title. There was an episode of the Disney+ series titled "New World Order," of course, but it appears the name being carried over to this adventure is more coincidence than anything else.
IGN recently spoke with director Julias Onah and asked him straight up what the meaning is behind Captain America: New World Order.
"What does that mean? The decisions he's going to have to make, and the situations he's going to be confronted with are radically different from what Steve Rogers had to deal with," the filmmaker explained. "And as a result of that, because he's a leader, now, of this team, he's got to make decisions that are going to have massive implications."
"So, the world has changed around him and he's a changed man, and I think that leads to some really exciting storytelling."
Onah would go on to share his take on why Sam is the right person to be Captain America following the events of Avengers: Endgame. "Well, look, he is a different human being and coming from a different set of experiences. Back in the Winter Soldier, we saw what it means for somebody like him to take the shield. But it is also a very different MCU."
"It's a post-blip MCU. It's a post-Thanos MCU," the director adds. "So, the world has changed a lot too. And the role of a hero has changed."
If what we saw in the finale was any indication, Sam is going to make a great Cap, and we're definitely intrigued to see where this story goes. It's been confirmed that The Leader will be the movie's big bad, while we also learned at D23 that Danny Ramirez is going to suit up as the MCU's new Falcon.
Captain America: New World Order arrives in theaters on May 3, 2024.