Its always a big deal whenCaptain Americasays, Avengers Assemble.

It has to be theHulk, Mackie tellsDen of Geekof his first pick for the team.

You cant beat the Hulk, you’ve got the option to only hope to contain him.

Anthony Mackie as Captain America

My favorite character in all theMCUwould probably beGambit, Mackie declares with a smile.

Hes from [Mackies home state] Louisiana, and he just looks so cool with that jacket.

Without question, Mackies thinking outside of the box for his Avengers.

But thats in keeping with his character.

Sam Wilson isnt Steve Rogers, and hes not going to be the same Captain America as his predecessor.

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When we first met Sam, he was a counselor.

He was a humanitarian, Mackie says, diving into the backstory that drives his character.

He was a member of the 58th airborne, a squadron of parachuters.

When youre stuck behind enemy lines, they jump into harms way and bring you out.

And thats Sam Wilson.

A serums not his superpower.

Captain America movies are always steeped in tradition and reality, Mackie observes.

They always had more of an espionage feel, which made them more realistic.

And this is a trueCaptain Americamovie because has the same vocabulary those movies established.

Yet, even that aspect Mackie approaches from a character-first perspective.

There were certain things that I wanted to keep in line with Chris Evans.

So there were certain little tidbits that I took to check that that Captain America stayed Captain America.

Now, we just need for him to assemble his kooky quartet for some all-new and all-different Avengers action.

Captain America: Brave New World premieres in theaters worldwide on Feb. 14.