Anthony Mackie is the new Captain America of Marvel Cinematic Universe. Six years after Steve Rogers had presented the iconic shield from Vibranium to his Avengers colleague at the end of Endgame, Sam Wilson in Captain America 4: Brave New World has been celebrating his screen debut since February 13, 2025.
But what are the chances that a Captain America 5 with Mackie can also be seen in the leading role in the future? The good news is: Marvel fans have to Don’t wait that long for Captain America’s next MCU appearance.
In this article we clarify the following questions:
Avengers 5 in front of Captain America 5: So Sam Wilson’s story could continue in the MCU
In Captain America: Brave New World, Sam Wilson demonstrates that a hero can force powerful opponents such as the Serpent Society or a red Hulk Aka President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) without any special superpowers. Does he also have the stuff to lead his own Avengers team? We will find out next year.
After Brave New World, Anthony Mackie will be in spring 2026 in Avengers 5: Doomsday can be seen again as Captain America. Among other things, he will meet Doctor Doom, embodied by Robert Downey Jr.-and possibly even more evil versions of the original Avengers stars. A performance by Steve Rogers actor Chris Evans is already certain.
With The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and now Brave New World, Sam Wilson has established himself as the new Captain America of the MCU – and that is only the beginning. Anthony Mackie recently revealed how long he could play the role in the future in an interview in Esquire:
I give the whole for a good ten years. There are The two Avengers films, hopefully another Captain Americaand then there are accidental appearances: Oh, Spider-Man! Oh, Fantastic Four! What are you doing here? But you never know. I mean, I don’t want to be a sixty -year -old Captain America.
It is of course not yet known whether the new Captain America will actually stop by in upcoming Marvel films like The Fantastic Four: First Steps or Spider-Man 4 for CAMEOUPENTEMENT. That he a Part of the Avengers that will soon be newly formed In Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret War it will be almost certain. But what about another Captain America film?
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Is Captain America 5? Another solo film is still a long time coming
The fact that Anthony Mackie is already hoping for another Captain America film is a positive sign that the MCU star does not want to take off his new superhero identity so quickly in the future. At the current time there is No official reportsthat Marvel Studios is already working on Captain America 5.
It is not surprising. After all, there were almost nine years between the third and the fourth Captain America film. In addition, the view of another blockbuster for Sam Wilson depends on several factors. Especially good new Worlds Success on the box office will be crucialwhether Disney and Marvel Studios see potential for further solo adventure Sam Wilson.
In addition, we should not expect new news about another Captain America film before 2027. Then appear with Avengers: Secret was the grand finale of the current multiverse saga, which could completely change the MCU universe. Whether Sam Wilson is still Captain America afterwards or a completely different hero steps in his footsteps still has to be shown.