“Falcon & Winter Soldier” will premiere on Disney+ later this year.

“A post-‘Endgame’ MCU will be extremely different and extremely focused on Disney+ tying into our future movies.” CHUCK ZLOTNICK/MARVEL STUDIOS John Walker (Wyatt Russell) is introduced as the new Captain America in 'The. Walker is a military man who represents real American values. “These will be major storylines, set within the MCU, with ramifications that will be felt both through the other Disney+ series we’re producing and our features on the big screen,” Feige said at an investor event in April that unveiled Disney+. But it would be an honor, I guess, to be disliked in the Marvel universe. Instead, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier introduced a new Captain America in John Walker, played by Lodge 49 ’s Wyatt Russell. In his different incarnations, Walker is depicted as someone whose moral code frequently comes in conflict with his reactionary politics or his willingness to do whatever he’s ordered to do.Īlso Read: Wyatt Russell Joins Disney+'s 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Series as John Walker Later on, he becomes a government-sanctioned superhero who for a time is appointed as the new Captain America he steps down and eventually assumes the identity of U.S. Emily VanCamp and Daniel Bruhl also reprise their roles as Sharon Carter and Helmut Zemo, receptively, on “Falcon & Winter Soldier.”Ĭould Wyatt could be taking over the role of Captain America, despite Steve Rogers passing his shield to Wilson? Created in 1986 by writer Mark Gruenwald, in the comics, Walker started out as the somewhat buffoonish villain Super Patriot, a reactionary fanatic determined to replace Captain America as the heroic symbol of America.

Kari Skogland is directing the six-part miniseries.

At the end of “Avengers: Endgame,” an elderly Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) hands Wilson his shield. The upcoming series will likely focus on Sam Wilson, aka Falcon, taking on the mantle of Captain America. Wyatt talks about playing Captain America, knowing nothing about comics and the Marvel Universe before getting cast, putting on the costume, his dad Kurt Rus. The series stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, who reprise their big-screen roles as Sam Wilson aka Falcon and Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier, respectively.

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