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Marvel Cinematic Universe 28 Sept 2026, 01:00

Anthony Mackie on Chris Evans’ early Endgame reveal about Sam Wilson as Captain America

Anthony Mackie on Chris Evans’ early Endgame reveal about Sam Wilson as Captain America

Anthony Mackie looks back on the moment Chris Evans told him at home that Sam Wilson would become Captain America in Avengers: Endgame.

What happened

Anthony Mackie looked back on the moment Chris Evans told him that Sam Wilson would take over the Captain America mantle from Steve Rogers in Avengers: Endgame. According to the reporting provided, it happened in the early days of production during a visit to Evans’ home. The timing is not given as an exact date in the source, but it is described as taking place in the opening phase of work on the film.

Evans reportedly handed Mackie script pages so he could read the new scene right there. Mackie said that was the first time he understood how the handoff of Captain America would be handled in the film. The available text makes clear that it was a specific scene or set of pages, but not whether Mackie saw the full Avengers: Endgame script.

The actor described the reveal as “really great and really emotional.” The quote is tied in the reporting to an interview with Cigar Aficionado, later summarized by Variety and IGN. The provided summary also notes that Steve Rogers had an eight-year Captain America arc, spread across three solo films, team-up films, and cameos, which underlines the significance of the handoff in the MCU.

Timeline

  • Early in Avengers: Endgame production — Chris Evans lets Anthony Mackie read the relevant script pages at his home; the source does not give an exact date.

  • During that conversation — Mackie learns that Sam Wilson becomes Captain America and that Steve Rogers’ run as Captain America ends.

  • Later in an interview with Cigar Aficionado — Mackie reflects on the moment and calls it “really great and really emotional,” a quote later picked up by Variety and IGN.

  • In later MCU coverage — The reveal is framed alongside Steve Rogers’ eight-year Captain America journey, which the source says spanned three solo films, team-up films, and cameos.

Background

The reporting places the reveal within the broader MCU storyline involving Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson. The provided text says Steve Rogers had an eight-year Captain America arc across three solo films, team-up films, and cameos. That context helps explain why the mantle transfer in Avengers: Endgame is treated as such a major moment.

The source passage does not make clear whether Mackie saw the full Avengers: Endgame script or only specific pages from the scene. It also does not give the exact date of the conversation at Evans’ home. What is clear is that the reveal happened privately and that Mackie later recalled it in an interview rather than through a public announcement.

The source chain also matters for how the claim is framed. The original recollection is attributed to an interview with Cigar Aficionado, then summarized by Variety and expanded by IGN. Because of that, it is best to stick closely to what the provided text says: Evans showed Mackie the relevant pages, Mackie realized then that Sam Wilson would become Captain America, and he described the experience as emotional.

The available information does not mention any additional cast members, production announcement, or new film release tied to this specific moment. It is a retrospective quote about a scene in Avengers: Endgame, not a new plot leak or a fresh Marvel reveal. The core of the story is the personal way Evans informed Mackie about the role change within the MCU.

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Sources

  • IGN: “It Was Really Great and Really Emotional” — Anthony Mackie Remembers Chris Evans Showing Him the Avengers: Endgame Script Early to Reveal How He’d Become Captain America
  • Variety: summary of Mackie’s interview with Cigar Aficionado
  • Cigar Aficionado: the interview in which Mackie looks back on the conversation with Chris Evans