The Disney Plus series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier closely looks at the future of Captain America. In particular, actor Wyatt Russell plays John Walker who actually becomes the new Captain America. As such, it would make sense if the character played by Wyatt Russell were to show up for other appearances throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now actor Wyatt Russell has opened up about John Walker and his future in the MCU.
Here’s what Wyatt Russell had to say while speaking with Entertainment Tonight in a recent interview:
“You got to call Kevin [Feige],” Russell said. “I don’t know. That’s something that Marvel — you’re not involved at all. That’s just something that, later on, becomes apparent or it doesn’t. And it has a lot to do with what fans think, I think, and how they feel about you, where they want to see things go, and that’s so far out of my control that I just try to do a good job and hopefully this one is good it’s good enough for them to make more. But it’s above my paygrade.”
Of course, it’s worth mentioning that John Walker was never intended to be the next Steve Rogers. His take on Captain America is noticeably different from what Chris Evans’ take on the character is supposed to be, and actor Wyatt Russell explains that as well.
“The Marvel understanding was, ‘Look, this is obviously not trying to do what Chris Evans did.’ ‘Okay, great,'” Russell said. “And you kind of do your own thing and I think that’s something that is fun for people to put on it. It’s really exciting for people to put onto the character. ‘Well, you’re not that guy!’ That’s kind of the point. It’s kind of what you’re playing. It’s fun to be the Marvel punching bag for a minute.”