Chris Evans once said something about Captain America that Anthony Mackie echoed, making the backlash over Mackie's comments feel hypocritical.

In Anthony Mackie’s new cover story for Esquire, Chris Evans revealed he told his Marvel co-star that he was the next Captain America in the MCU. “I inadvertently was the one who got to tell him that he was going to be Captain America. I didn’t know that he didn’t know,” Evans, 43, said in the story published Thursday.

Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie have a similar understanding of Captain America values, making them both worth of the MCU's shield.

Brave New World, star Anthony Mackie went viral with his take on what Captain America represents. But he's not wrong.

Anthony Mackie stopped by to chat with Audacy Atlanta V-103’s ‘Big Tigger Morning Show’ all about ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’ Getting into what it’s like being a Black Captain America, what make’s Sam Wilson’s Cap stand on his own,

Speaking with ComicBookMovie, Mackie addressed how Wilson's experiences in Brave New World shape him up for the next Avengers sequel,which will likely see him leading the new vers

American actor Anthony Mackie expressed how it was a dream come true to play one of the most iconic superheroes, Captain America. His Marvel character, Sam Wilson, also known as The Falcon, was named as the next to take up the mantle.