Captain America: Brave New World

Summary

Captain America : Brave New Worldis set to be Sam Wilson ’s big - screen debut as Captain America , and it ’s revisiting a plot tip that has n’t been done in flick for well over half a century . Withthe release ofCaptain America : Brave New World , the titulary submarine sandwich will join uncommon company as one of only two MCU heroes with four solo movies ( the other being Thor ) . However , the passing of the shield gain this a unlike sort of continuation , and fourth dimension will tell how well the brand execute without the iconic Steve Rogers .

Sam Wilson was excellently devote the Captain America title at the end ofAvengers : Endgame , but his only MCU visual aspect since has been in the Disney+ streaming seriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier . Even with that , it ’ll have been over 25 MCU going between Captain America appearance . Hopefully , Anthony Mackie can leadtheCaptain America : Brave New Worldcastin a new direction , surveil in the footsteps of his forebearer from the mid-20th one C .

Captain America : Brave New World has undergo some large change throughout its output , understanding why reveals Marvel ’s goals for the film .

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1944’s Captain America Was The Last Captain America Movie Not About Steve Rogers

The 1944Captain Americamovieby Republic Pictures Corporation was a serial publication , signify it was released in separate chapter . The moving-picture show boast a very dissimilar Captain America from the comic book and MCU versions , and not just because he was n’t Steve Rogers . This moving-picture show ’s Cap was a human beings name Grant Gardner , and he seemingly did not go through any first-rate - soldier transmutation . or else , Gardner is just a District Attorney who also campaign offense dressed as Captain America . This Cap ’s newfangled identity really makes the 1944 version a little closer to Daredevil than Captain America .

Before Chris Evans go the part of Steve Rogers in Captain America : The First Avenger , lots of name were on the list . Here ’s everyone who auditioned .

strangely enough , Marvel would go on to afterwards turn this Captain America into Steve Rogers , sort of . InCaptain America#219 ( 1978 ) by Don Glut , Sal Buscema , Joe Sinnott , and George Roussos , Cap and Bucky are sent to protect the production of theCaptain Americaserial . Partway through , the histrion play Captain America is shot , so Steve Rogers steps in to finish shoot . This means that , while the character in the serial is still Grant Gardner , in the macrocosm of Marvel Comics , Gardner is played by Steve Rogers .

A split image of Sam Wilson smiling and Steve Rogers looking up in the MCU

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Why The MCU Needed To Replace Steve Rogers As Captain America

The 1944Captain Americamovie supplant Steve Rogers in the lead was a strange choice , but it is the correct option forCaptain America : Brave New World . Many of the original Avengers were nearing the end of their declaration with Marvel , andAvengers : Endgameserved as the perfect meter to pull away Steve Rogersas Captain America . This was the proper call , allowing Steve Rogers to go out on a high annotation . It also jell the stage for how bomber in the MCU could return on their mantles .

Steve Rogers is the first MCU hero to hand off his title to someone else . This put in the theme of bequest submarine , which has been around in the comics for a while . Legacy submarine sandwich are even more utile to the MCU since the moving picture require real actors , whereas the comic strip can keep drawing the same fictional character indefinitely . Cap ’s example has since been follow by Clint Barton , who seemingly passed his title to Kate Bishop at the closing ofHawkeye . Sam Wilson will be the first legacy submarine to headline an MCU film with the liberation ofCaptain America : Brave New World .

Captain America (Sam Wilson) in front of the MCU shield on a red and blue background

Cap punches out a criminal in the Captain America 1944 serial

Every Actor Who Auditioned For Captain America

Sam Wilson’s Captain America with suit and shield in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Captain America: Brave New World

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