On the new Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Russell appeared as a character referred to as “the new Captain America.”
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.
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.
Playing Captain America in the MCU is a full-circle moment for Wyatt Russell, as regaled by the actor on Good Morning America.