The series was created by Malcolm Spellman with Spellman serving as head writer. The series also stars Daniel Brühl as Helmut Zero, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes, Erin Kellyman as Karli Morgenthau, and Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres. Set six months after the events of Avengers: Endgame, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, each reprising their roles from the MCU. I didn't even know what it was going in.'

Go for it.' And then I found out after I got the part what it was. It was just like, 'Marvel wants you to read for something. But it was crazy, and this time, I had no idea even what it was.

I don't think I was ever actually in competition for the role. 'It's a fun story and I think that honestly, the first audition was really more just something to read, to see if I was any good at acting or not. He also reveals that he had no clue he was playing Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier until after he got the part. As explained by Wyatt, getting to play John Walker as the red-and-blue superhero in the MCU is surreal, even if it's a different version of the character. At the start of his acting career, Russell's very first audition was for the titular superhero in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, a part that wound up going to Chris Evans. Playing Captain America in the MCU is a full-circle moment for Wyatt Russell, as regaled by the actor on Good Morning America. government to become the next Captain America following Rogers' retirement.

On the new Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Russell appeared as a character referred to as 'the new Captain America.' He's not Steve Rogers, but he's the man selected by the U.S. When Wyatt Russell failed to land the role of Captain America many years ago, he had no idea at the time that he'd still one day appear in the MCU suited up as the iconic superhero.

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