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‘The Falcon & The Winter Soldier’: Anthony Mackie Says A New Captain America Will Be Revealed By The End of Series

So, is Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson not the shoe-in to become the next Captain American we originally thought?

Some new comments made but the actor while speaking on The Rich Eisen Show seems to reinforce previous statements made by Anthony Mackie that The Falcon & The Winter Soldier will reveal who ultimately becomes the next Captain America, but stops short from giving the impression that Falcon aka Sam Wilson is going to be that “right person” for the job.

MACKIE: “At the end of [Avengers: Endgame], Sam didn’t accept the shield. If you remember he told Steve ‘it doesn’t feel right because this shield is your’s’. So, you know, the show is a long way of figuring around who is going to be Captain America and where the shield is going to end up. And if Captain America, if that moniker come back and somebody is going to hold that moniker again.”

You can listen to that exchange here.

Traditionally, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier took over that mantle but there had been hints that wouldn’t be case. As fans would know that in the recent comics Sam took that spot on a new Avengers lineup. We also clearly saw in footage and set photos that Wyatt Russell’s John Walker aka U.S. Agent will have his hands on the shield or version of it.

There is an expectation that whoever takes the mantle will continue to carry the shield into Captain America 4 as they wouldn’t spend all this time on Steve Rogers’ successor unless they planned on continuing the film franchise as well.

The Falcon & The Winter Soldier debuts on Disney+ on March 19th.

Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities—and their patience—in Marvel Studios’ “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.” The all-new series is directed by Kari Skogland; Malcolm Spellman is the head writer. Streaming exclusively on Disney+.

SOURCE: THE RICH EISEN SHOW

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Our August Report That ‘The Falcon & The Winter Soldier’ Will Be Delayed To 2021 Seemingly Confirmed By Disney+

In mid-August, The Ronin mentioned in an article updating on the status of the upcoming Marvel Studios series on Disney+ that The Falcon & The Winter Soldier was now expected to be pushed from a release in 2020 to sometime in 2021 after hearing from a source close to Marvel. 

First, it seems like WandaVision may indeed be finished enough to debut before the end of the year. We know that the series is still planning to do some pick-up shots or reshoots but it doesn’t seem like it will be enough to hinder a 2020 release.

However, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier is expected to have been pushed back to 2021.

This coming after multiple delays to restart and finish the show’s principal photography due to the Coronavirus pandemic which has impacted global production in various degrees. 

Disney+ has all but confirmed our delay tidbit as they rolled out two social media posts outlining remaining 2020 content which included WandaVision for a release in December but failed to mention The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, the only conclusion is that our information was correct and the show will be delayed to 2021.

The series will explore the transition period between when Steve Rogers gives the shield to Sam Wilson (Mackie) to become the new Captain America along with the government taking ownership of the superhero legacy leading to Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent taking over the mantle instead as seen in set pictures and footage.

Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier seems to be along for the ride in the buddy-cop/superhero genre series.

We’ll see the return of characters such as Zemo and Sharon Carter alongside some brand new ones as well.

Filming had recently resumed in Atlanta, Georgia with Batroc actor George St-Pierre confirmed for a return after being spotted on the set. There is a strong expectation that the series could help to set up and introduce the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the Thunderbolts, given the original incarnation was lead by Zemo.