New comments fromCaptain America: Brave New Worldproducer Nate Moore have me convinced that Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson will be the new leader of the upcoming Avengers team in theMCU. The Avengers team has been absent from the MCU since winning the Battle of Earth inAvengers: Endgame, but we will soon see a new line-up of heroes come together as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.Trailers forCaptain America: Brave New Worldhint at the Avengers reforming in the Phase 5 movie, which has me very excited about Sam Wilson’s new role in the MCU.
Anthony Mackie has portrayed Sam Wilson in the MCU since 2014’sCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, and after being gifted theCaptain America shield and mantleinEndgame, he became the new Star-Spangled-Man in 2021’sThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier. I have loved watchingSam Wilson’s timeline through the MCU, and am very excited about his future, especially after Marvel Studios producer Nate Moore’s new comments.I can see Sam Wilson’s Captain America having a central role in the MCU’s upcomingAvengersmovies, perhaps even as the titular team’s new leader.
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Nate Moore has been producer extraordinaire at Marvel Studios since 2010, and whileDeadlinereported in December 2024 that he would be leaving Marvel Studios, he has stuck around to work onCaptain America: Brave New Worldand the upcomingBlack Panther 3. Speaking toThe Movie Reportat the London premiere ofCaptain America: Brave New Worldin January,Nate Moore revealed more about Sam Wilson’s importance in the MCU. I’m particularly excited to hear that Sam Wilson will be"at the center"of theMCU’s upcomingAvengersmovies.
I think there’s never been an Avengers movie where there’s not a Captain America at the center of it, so this is about Sam Wilson showing the world that he is deserving of the mantle and why he’s both Captain America but not Steve Rogers. That’s incredibly important. He’s not a super-soldier, he’s a human like you or I, and so the action is different, the way he approaches problem-solving is different, and I think he’s going to take the skills from this film and figure out how he can be helpful as the Avengers face a new threat.
While Nate Moore doesn’t directly state that Sam Wilson’s Captain America will lead the new Avengers, I think this is heavily implied in his recent comments.Moore notes that every previousAvengersmovie has had Captain America - Chris Evans' Steve Rogers - at the center, so it stands to reason that Sam Wilson’s iteration of the Star-Spangled-Man will receive similar focus.Anthony Mackie’s return inAvengers: Doomsdaywas revealed in December, and I can absolutely see him taking a leadership role in the Avengers team, following in the footsteps of his predecessor.
I’m Convinced Sam Wilson’s Captain America Will Be The New Avengers’ Leader
Captain America Is Historically The Avengers' Best Leader
Captain America is more than just a hero, but the moniker is a cultural icon, and whoever holds the position instantly becomes one of the most recognizable individuals on the planet. As one of theMCU’s original superheroes, too,it makes complete sense to me that Captain America would continue to be the Avengers' leader, and I think Sam Wilson is very equipped for the job. Some would argue that he isn’t capable as he hasn’t taken the super-soldier serum, but his fighting skills, tactical mind, superhero experience and vibranium armor put these worries to rest.
There have been many theories aboutwho could lead the upcoming Avengers team, and while Sam Wilson’s name has been floated, there are some more powerful heroes who many would want to see take the position.Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Thor and even Wong have all been suggested, each of whom would put their superhuman abilities into practice as the Avengers' leader. However, I still think the more-grounded and down-to-Earth Sam Wilson is the man for the job, and Nate Moore seems to agree.
Sam Wilson Will Bring Something New To The Role Of Captain America
Sam Wilson operated as a professional superhero under the guidance of Steve Rogers' Captain America for five years (in his timeline) betweenCaptain America: The Winter SoldierandAvengers: Endgame. He picked up some impressive skills that he demonstrated in the intense finale ofThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and these will be put to the test even further in the fight against theRed Hulk, Sidewinder and the Leader inCaptain America: Brave New World. I thinkSam Wilson’s experiences in the MCU have perfectly primed him to become the leader of the new Avengers team.
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Of course, as the new leader of the Avengers,Sam Wilson’s Captain America will have a tall task when facing Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom and the prospect of multiversal destruction thanks to incursion events. I reckon it’s likely thatAvengers: Doomsdaywill pull offInfinity War’strickof having the Avengers lose, beforeSecret Warsbrings them back. This would surely shake Sam Wilson’s confidence, butCaptain America: Brave New Worldcould forge him into a hero capable of taking on any new threat and keeping his new Avengers team together through anything.
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Captain America: Brave New World (formerly titledNew World Order)marks Sam Wilson’s first MCU big-screen appearance as Steve Rogers' successor after receiving the suit and shield in Phase 4’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Anthony Mackie returns as the titular Avenger alongside Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, Carl Lumby as Isaiah Bradley, and Tim Blake Nelson as The Incredible Hulk’s former ally Samuel Sterns. Harrison Ford makes his MCU debut replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross.After meeting President Thaddeus Ross, Sam is caught in a global crisis. He must expose the mastermind behind a sinister plot before the world descends into turmoil. Captain America: Brave New World marks the big-screen debut of Sam Wilson as Captain America, and Harrison Ford makes his MCU debut, replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross.
