š„ Sam Takes the Shield: Brave New World Writer Confirms Wilsonās Dominance in the New MCU Era
Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is set to be the MCU Avengers’ new leader in Avengers: Doomsday, as confirmed by Captain America: Brave New World writer. After giving up and recovering the Captain America shield in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson faced his first full-fledged supervillain threat in Captain America: Brave New World, where he defeated two of Hulk’s most powerful enemies. Along the way, Thaddeus Ross reminded the MCU’s new Captain America how necessary it is for him to assemble a new Avengers team, and of course, to lead it himself.
In an interview withĀ Comic Book Movie,Ā Captain America: Brave New World writer Rob Edwards teases Sam Wilson’s role as the Avengers’ new leader inĀ Avengers: Doomsday, where Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is confirmed to return. Edwards confirms his writing work is limited toĀ Captain America: Brave New World, but the events of Sam Wilson’s first MCU movie certainly laid the foundations for a team leader role in the MCU’s nextĀ AvengersĀ movie. Read Rob Edwards’ comments below:
“He’s Captain America now, so arguably, he’s running the show. I think that’s the next step. I’m just guessing as a fan, but I think that’s where you go with Doomsday. You recreate the Avengers as was suggested in the movie. I’m on for the ride now. I can’t wait for the next one.”
Edwards also addressesĀ Captain America: Brave New World‘s reshoots.Ā Captain America: Brave New World‘s reshoots brought several changesĀ to the Phase 5 movie, including the removal of characters like Rosa Salazar’s Diamondback and aesthetic changes like the appearance of Leader’s Gamma-mutated head. Rob Edwards describes the reshoots as a necessary step in a production the size ofĀ Captain America: Brave New World. Edwards says:
“It’s part of the process. There’s this wealth of…there’s so many comic books, so many thoughts. Everything takes these different roads and, at the end, you just have to make some choices. And not all of the choices are easy, and you just hope to wind up with the best movie…and I think we did.”
What Rob Edwards’ Captain America: Brave New World Comments Mean For Sam Wilson
Captain America Will Likely Be One Of Avengers: Doomsday’s Protagonists
Sam Wilson has been preparing to lead the Avengers even beforeĀ Captain America: Brave New World, having fought side by side with Steve Rogers sinceĀ Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Sam Wilson participated in multiple Avengers battles, had an even bigger role within a hero team betweenĀ Captain America: Civil WarĀ andĀ Avengers: Infinity War, and most importantly, assembled the Avengers to help Steve Rogers in the Battle of Earth inĀ Avengers: Endgame.Ā The Falcon and the Winter SoldierĀ andĀ Captain America: Brave New WorldĀ strengthened Sam Wilson’s abilities as a solo hero.
There have been limited opportunities to create a new Avengers team sinceĀ Avengers: Endgame. Thaddeus Ross’ idea of assembling a new Avengers team couldn’t materialize inĀ Captain America: Brave New World, but Doctor Doom’s multiversal threat might force the world’s currently active heroes to join forces inĀ 2026’sĀ Avengers: Doomsday. Whether Captain America gets a team together before or duringĀ Avengers: DoomsdayĀ is yet to be seen.
Our Take On Rob Edwards’ Captain America: Brave New World Comments
Captain America Needs To Run The Show In Avengers: Doomsday
Anthony Mackie’s Captain America is set to have a key role inĀ Avengers: DoomsdayĀ as the new leader of the Avengers,Ā butĀ Avengers: DoomsdayĀ needs to reflect that. Sam Wilson’s leadership, decision-making, and communication skills need to shine throughout the crossover movie, similarly to how Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers kept the original team together through several battles and crises throughout the Infinity Saga. Fortunately, Sam Wilson displayed these qualities inĀ Captain America: Brave New World.
