![]() Because no systemic issue is ever fully resolved, Captain America: New World Order will surely keep exploring what it means for a Black man to carry the shield of Captain America.įeige didn’t say as much in any explicit terms, but given how much race and politics plays a role in stories about Sam Wilson’s Captain America, it’s not unreasonable to think of the gravity Ford’s Marvel role will entail. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the second Marvel series for Disney+, ended with Sam Wilson becoming Captain America, though not without soul-searching over Captain America’s obscured problematic history. They have a history together, but in this film, we'll be seeing the dynamic between Captain America and the president of the United States in a way that is just incredible,” Feige said. “There's a dynamic between President Ross and Sam Wilson. Perhaps after the Blip, the public trusts somebody like Ross who has worked closely - if also antagonistically - with the Avengers.įeige alludes to the next Captain America channeling Ford’s history as a star of political thrillers like Air Force One, where Ford also played the president, and A Clear and Present Danger. ![]() This strange twist inspires a lot of questions about life in the MCU. (Certainly not like Lex Luthor has been in the DCU.) Now, Ross has stepped into the public eye and gained enough support to sit in the Oval Office. Marvel StudiosĪside from a few alternate universe instances, Ross has never been U.S. Thaddeus Ross, who has appeared across Marvel’s films like Captain America: Civil War (above) and Black Widow, will be played by Harrison Ford in Captain America: New World Order. He later becomes Red Hulk, a scarlet-hued adversary to the Hulk who maintains Ross’ tactical brain even when in Hulk form. Air Force in Marvel’s canon) who strives to protect the U.S. Until recently, Hurt’s Ross was pretty faithful to the comics Thaddeus Ross is a hard-nosed military general (officially of the U.S. The legendary actor takes over the role of Ross from William Hurt, who died in 2022 at age 71 from prostate cancer. “He's the president of the United States in the film.” “This is certainly a big part for Thaddeus Ross,” Feige said. On the subject of Captain America: New World Order, the fourth in the series and the first starring Anthony Mackie as the new Captain America, Feige said the character Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, now played by Harrison Ford, will be President of the United States (in the canon of the MCU). With Marvel’s new Phase Five slate getting started with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige spoke to Entertainment Weeklyon a number of subjects about the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the next chapter of Captain America. The Avengers line still holds. Captain America provides the " little old-fashioned" people need.Harrison Ford has just been elected President of the Marvel Universe. While the new phases of the MCU will usher in the Multiverse and different villains and heroes, Sam Wilson's Captain America will always be around to help keep things grounded and serve as the connective tissue between the MCU's past and present. With so much change happening in the MCU, fans also need a constant. Avengers: Endgame helped bring Phase 3 of the MCU to a close, giving fitting goodbyes to many of the heroes that made the first decade of the Marvel movies so successful. He immediately proves this in his speech in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier finale about the responsibility of power.įans need Captain America too. In Endgame, the world is dealing with the reality of Thanos' (Josh Brolin) deadly finger snap and the hardships that also come after it's reversed. With Steve Rogers gone, Sam Wilson's Captain America is sorely needed to inspire people and hold them to a higher standard in the face of a world that's rapidly changing. But, by having Captain America fighting for it, Earth knows it always has someone in its corner who's ready to do whatever it takes. In the Avengers, Loki's invasion gives the Earth a taste of the other-world threats that are on their way in the MCU. Captain America is a constant in the MCU on which people can rely.
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