The Falcon and the Winter Soldier boss Malcolm Spellman has discussed the challenges awaiting Sam Wilson in Captain America 4.
If you didn't know already, Sam (aka The Falcon) took on the mantle of Cap at the end of Disney+'s aforementioned series, wielding the star-spangled shield to set up a progressive future in the MCU.
Joining Everyone Loves a Good Story for a chat, Spellman – reported co-writer of Cap 4 – suggested that Sam's decision not to take the super-soldier serum will play a massive role in the upcoming blockbuster.
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"I believe that's going to be his conflict moving forward. It's appropriate," he noted.
"In the action genre, what made Die Hard a classic wasn't who Bruce Willis beat, it was what he went through to beat them. He's walking through glass with no shoes on, you know what I'm saying?
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"That's what people can identify with: 'This motherf***er is just like me and taking on the bad guys.' What better hero than that to root for?"
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At the time of its announcement, Sam actor Anthony Mackie shared his surprise over Captain America 4's existence.
"I literally found out yesterday in a grocery store," he recalled last month. "The checkout guy named Dwayne, a cool cat, he's like, 'Yo, man. Is this real?!' I'm like, 'I haven't heard anything.'
"That's what I love about working for Marvel. They call you, they're like, 'Come to LA. We wanna tell you what's going on.' So, I'm excited to see what happens, but I haven't heard anything."
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is streaming exclusively on Disney+.
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