The upcoming Captain America 4 will follow Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson and explore what it means to be a superhero without powers, says Marvel producer Nate Moore. Chris Evans' time as Captain America came to an end with 2019's Avengers: Endgame when, after defeating Thanos, he opts to return to the 1940s and live his life with Peggy. When Steve and Sam cross paths again, Steve is an old man and he chooses to pass his shield (and the mantle of Captain America) over to his ally.

Sam Wilson, aka the Falcon, was first introduced into the MCU in Captain America: The Winter Soldier as a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is later recruited as a member of the Avengers and goes on to play important roles in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. Following the events of Endgame and being handed the mantle of Captain America, Wilson appeared in the Disney+ show The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which saw him team up with fellow Avenger Bucky Barnes and struggle to embrace his new role as Captain America.

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In a new interview on ComicBook.com's Phase Zero podcast, Moore touches briefly on the future of Sam Wilson as a character and what to expect from Captain America 4. While the film is still in the very early stages of development, Moore confirms that Captain America 4 will be different than the first three films and feature a new take on Cap that audiences haven't seen before. Moore confirms that, because he lacks any superpowers, Wilson will be an underdog in most fights and will have to earn his new role as Captain America. Check out Moore's full comment below:

"I think, he's not Steve Rogers and I think that's a good thing. Because to me, this new Cap is Rocky. He's going to be the underdog in any situation. He's not a super soldier. He's not a hundred years old. He doesn't have the Avengers. What happens with this guy who announces publicly kind of, without the support, 'I'm new Captain America.' What happens next? I think is fascinating because he's a guy. He's a guy with wings and a shield, but he is a guy. So, we're going to put him through the wringer and make him earn it, and see what happens when he is outweighed, outclassed, out-everything. What makes somebody Captain America? I'm going to argue it's not being a super soldier. And I think we're going to prove that with Mackie and Sam Wilson."

Sam standing in the field of the Avengers Compound in Ant-Man

Much in the same way that Steve Rogers, initially a physically weak young man, proved himself in The First Avenger, it seems that Wilson will have a similarly daunting task ahead of him before he's widely accepted as the new Captain America. What The First Avenger makes abundantly clear is that being Captain America means being strong of character more than it means being strong physically. At the end of the day, Sam Wilson is still a regular guy and Moore's comments suggest that they're going to lean into that rather than just inject him with Super Soldier Serum.

With Moore's mention of Rocky, it sounds like Marvel won't be afraid to really beat Wilson up in his new role. While Steve Rogers could take super-human amounts of punishment, Wilson can't and will likely struggle more when facing off against bigger, meaner, and more powerful threats. Details about the new film are still scarce, but Captain America 4, in many ways, seems to be going back to basics and taking a slightly smaller, more character-driven approach to Sam Wilson's first official outing as Cap. Although Wilson has proven himself many times over at this point, it'll be interesting to see how he fares when he's on his own and working to prove to the world that he has what it takes to be the next Captain America.

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Source: ComicBook.com

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