“I was able to ask them questions and give them my ideas and have them talk me through what was going on. Russell says just reacting to co-stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan gave him a handle on John Walker’s personality, and that series director Kari Skogland and on-set lead producer Zoie Nagelhout were also helpful sources. He’s got a different vibe as a person, and he fights differently.” Photo: Eli Adé / Disney Plus “That told me who he was, in terms of figuring out how to how to play him. “And I read for five minutes, and it was like, ‘Okay, no more, I’m more confused than when I started.’” Instead, he looked at comics art of the character. Russell says he did look John Walker up on Wikipedia. Following the storylines just gets super-confusing.” But it doesn’t help me with the MCU version of the character. That’s what makes Marvel fun and cool, that’s what’s great about comics. “So it doesn’t really help me find this storyline, because he’s different in all of them.

“The problem with reading too many of the comics is, there are too many storylines to follow,” he says.

But Russell tells Polygon he avoided reading up on past versions of the character. That’s a departure from the comics that inspired his arc, which give the character a more complicated history, both as Captain America and as a figure known as U.S. He doesn’t have Steve’s powers, but in episode 2 of the show, he’s portrayed as a patriot who’s taking up the Captain America role as his latest duty to his country. Wyatt Russell ( Overload, Everybody Wants Some!!) plays John Walker, an American soldier who winds up with Cap’s shield, his costumes, and his alias. government anoint a different Captain America. Invited to become the new Captain America, Sam passes on the honor - and almost immediately sees the U.S.

The premiere episode of the new Marvel Cinematic Universe series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier follows up on a plot thread from Avengers: Endgame: The original Captain America, Steve Rogers, has retired, and passed his shield on to his friend and partner Sam Wilson, a.k.a.

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