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By Chris Snellgrove | Published
Assuming the movie isn’t delayed again, Marvel fans will see Sam Wilson’s theatrical debut as Captain America next year. After Steve Rogers got his happily ever after at the end of end of the gamethe Russo brothers set up Anthony Mackie’s Wilson to take over, presumably ushering in a new era for the character.
Unfortunately, it’s now completely clear that Marvel has no faith in their new Captain America character. You can tell based on how long it has taken to develop his solo film and the recent reports that Chris Evans will return to the MCU.
The clear signs that Marvel has no faith in Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson
Why are we so sure Marvel has no genuine faith in Sam Wilson replacing Steve Rogers as Captain America? First, it’s simple math: As of this writing, it’s been five and a half years since this new character took on the role of America’s most famous defender. we haven’t seen yet Captain America 4 (currently titled Captain America: Brave New World), but in this same time period, Marvel released a complete trilogy from Steve Rogers movies.
Sure, we have a TV show centered on Sam Wilson, but it didn’t actually feature him as Captain America. The program seemed like an extended prologue to Captain America 4. However, that film has been delayed several times and there are reports that the latest delay was due to poor test screenings and the need to reshoot. If these reports are true, they serve as proof (not that we needed more) that Marvel doesn’t know what it’s doing with its most famous character.
Marvel isn’t sure it wants Sam Wilson to be Captain America
Speaking of famous faces, it seems like Marvel isn’t sure they want audiences to associate Sam Wilson and Captain America. Chris Evans will reportedly return to the MCU in the upcoming film. Avengers: Judgment Day. While we’re pretty sure he’ll be playing the Beyonder (a major figure from the comics) instead of Captain America, it’s wild to think that Marvel will bring back the original Cap actor so soon after the theatrical debut of Wilson’s Cap.
The strangest thing about Marvel’s lack of confidence is that it is very unfounded: Anthony Mackie is an incredible actor and will probably dazzle as much as Captain America as he always did as the Falcon. Good acting doesn’t always equal good writing, but with the right script, Captain America 4 could single-handedly end the modern phenomenon of superhero fatigue.
Disney executives seem reluctant to let it fly. Instead of a full trilogy of Wilson Cap movies, the studio is taking forever to get one single movie While they make active plans to sabotage Mackie by bringing back the popular actor who originated the role.
For our part, we cross our fingers for Captain America 4. The multiple delays and reported reshoots may result in a better movie, and it’s somewhat reassuring that Disney doesn’t want to release a bad movie. But the longer it takes for Sam Wilson to make his theatrical debut as Captain America, the more it seems like one of the biggest studios in the world is disrespecting and writing off his character.
Forget villains like Zemo. It turns out that the biggest enemy holding our heroes back is the studio responsible for their cinematic creation. Until someone defeats themsuperhero fatigue is here to stay.
