Sam Wilson is set to be tested like never before in Captain America: New World Order.
Chris Evans has played the role of Steve Rogers / Captain America since the first movie in the franchise, and went on to make numerous appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the character.
At the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame, Rogers made the decision to travel back in time and stay in the past in order to stay with his former love, Agent Carter.
It was a perfect end to the character's arc in the MCU, but it opened questions about Cap's future.
Anthony Mackie has been given the reins and the shield following the events of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and he'll have to deal with the extra responsibility that comes from being the new Captain America.
“We’re really testing him," New World Order director Julius Onah said at Disney's D23 Expo.
"And now that he’s taken the mantle of Captain America, he’s really going to question what it means to lead. And all the action and all the emotionality of the story is really built around him answering that question.
"His values are going to determine so much of what’s going to happen moving forward. We’re putting that to the test in this film.”
Chris Evans done with Captain America
Evans isn't too keen on reprising his role as Captain America anytime soon as he believes it would be too "upsetting" if it didn't work out perfectly.
The actor is now one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood due to his several outings as Steve Rogers, starting with Captain America: The First Avenger which was released in 2011.
"No, I don't think so. I mean it was a really unbelievable ride and the character's just so dear to me and I'm just so precious with it," he said on the Disney D23 podcast when asked about returning as Rogers.
"To return to the role, I mean the truth is, the role isn't even mine anymore. The role is Anthony Mackie's. So, you know, even if there was a different incarnation, not as Captain America, but you know for Steve Rogers, even that would feel… I'd be very cautious, just because I love that chapter of my life professionally, personally.
"I love what those movies accomplished and to revisit it and potentially have some weird extension to that legacy would be upsetting if it didn't land. So it would require a near-perfect recipe and it may just not be in the cards."
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