Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is set to be theMCUAvengers' new leader inAvengers: Doomsday, as confirmed byCaptain America: Brave New Worldwriter. After giving up andrecovering the Captain America shield inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson faced his first full-fledged supervillain threat inCaptain 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 withComic Book Movie,Captain America: Brave New World writer Rob Edwards teases Sam Wilson’s role as the Avengers' new leader inAvengers: Doomsday, where Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is confirmed to return. Edwards confirms his writing work is limited toCaptain 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 nextAvengersmovie. 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 addressesCaptain America: Brave New World’s reshoots.Captain America: Brave New World’s reshoots brought several changesto 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 ofCaptain 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 beforeCaptain America: Brave New World, having fought side by side with Steve Rogers sinceCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. Sam Wilson participated in multiple Avengers battles, had an even bigger role within a hero team betweenCaptain America: Civil WarandAvengers: Infinity War, and most importantly, assembled the Avengers to help Steve Rogers in the Battle of Earth inAvengers: Endgame.The Falcon and the Winter SoldierandCaptain America: Brave New Worldstrengthened Sam Wilson’s abilities as a solo hero.
There have been limited opportunities to create a new Avengers team sinceAvengers: Endgame. Thaddeus Ross' idea of assembling a new Avengers team couldn’t materialize inCaptain America: Brave New World, but Doctor Doom’s multiversal threat might force the world’s currently active heroes to join forces in2026’sAvengers: Doomsday. Whether Captain America gets a team together before or duringAvengers: Doomsdayis 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 inAvengers: Doomsdayas the new leader of the Avengers,butAvengers: Doomsdayneeds 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 inCaptain America: Brave New World.
