What would an Avengers movie look like without Captain America? The thought is almost too preposterous, and fortunately, we won’t have to see it happen because Anthony Mackie isn’t going anywhere. With Mackie set to star in Captain America: Brave New World later this month, he’s now confirming to Esquire he’ll also sling the shield in Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars, and other films for a long time to come.
“I give it a solid ten years,” Mackie said. “You have the two ‘Avengers’ movies, you have hopefully another ‘Captain America,’ and then random plug-and-plays: Oh, Spider-Man! Oh, Fantastic Four! What are you doing here? But you never know. I mean, I don’t want to be a sixty-year-old Captain America.”
The only one that doesn’t sound certain is another Captain America, which would be the fifth solo movie overall. They’ve never been the biggest MCU blockbusters and a future sequel will likely depend on how Brave New World performs.
There are still a lot of mysteries surrounding the upcoming Avengers films, including Robert Downey Jr.’s return as Doctor Doom. How is that going to work? And what about Chris Evans, who recently shot down reports he’d return as a version of Steve Rogers? Benedict Cumberbatch also revealed that Doctor Strange won’t be appearing in Doomsday at all.
Mackie could be the centerpiece of the MCU for a long time to come. Captain America: Brave New World opens on February 14th.
