Wyatt Russell as the new Captain of America
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The jury is yet to find out if fans can fully trust actor Wyatt Russell ‘s new Captain America character in Marvel’ s latest Disney + series ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’. But an amazing new release takes the new Cap a step closer to Chris Evans ’character.
In an interview on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ on Friday, Russell revealed that he had been hearing for Captain America’s original role more than a decade ago.
The 34-year-old actor, who is the son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, said this was the first test he had ever done. Prior to that, he had an unbelievable role in his father’s 1996 film ‘Escape from L.A’. He also played a younger version of his father’s real character in the 1998 film ‘Soldier’.
“I think it’s a fun story. And I honestly think the first test was really just something to read to see if I was good at acting or not, ”said Russell. “I don’t think I’ve ever competed for the job. It was crazy. ”
Chris Evans as Captain of America in ‘Avengers’
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Evans first debuted as a comic book character in 2011 ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ and re-enacted the scene for two stand-alone series.
Evans was also Captain of America in several other Marvel films, including ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’.
Evans’ character passed the shield to Sam Wilson / Falcon (Anthony Mackie) in ‘Endgame’ and seemed to finish his run in the Marmat Cinematic Universe. But in January 2021, Date announced that he will return as Cap in some capacity. Evans and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige denied the report.
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ can be streamed on OSN in the UAE, with new events falling apart on Friday.