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Chris Evanshas hung up the red, white and blue shield.
The actor, 41, appeared to shoot down speculation that he’d return for Captain America’s fourth solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe afterThe Hollywood Reporterannounced that Julius Onah would direct the next installment.
“It is unclear whetherChris Evanswould reprise his role of Steve Rogers, AKA the first Captain America,” the outlet wrote, to which Evans responded in atweet: “Sam Wilson is Captain America.”
He was referring to the events of the Disney+ miniseriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, in which Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) finally embraced the Captain America shield after serving as the first Captain’s sidekick Falcon.
Mackie, 43,takes the leadin the new MCU film. He previously spoke to PEOPLE about why he loves playing Sam, an Air Force veteran who uses his military skills to become Falcon.
“I love the fact that he’s a normal guy. He has no superpowers, he has no serums and all this stuff,” he explained. “He’s just a regular guy who wants to do the right thing.
Falcon and the Winter Soldiercreator and head writer Malcolm Spellman will reportedly pen the script forCaptain America 4. It’s unclear if Mackie’sFalconcostarsSebastian Stan,Wyatt RussellandJulia Louis-Dreyfuswill join him in the movie.
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Evans previously made his first appearance as the patriotic superhero in 2011’sCaptain America: The First Avengerand played the role in seven MCU titles. He ultimately retired the character in 2019’sAvengers: Endgame, when the character passed the shield on to Sam.
source: people.com
