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“He’s strong, but he's not a super soldier. He also went through the mighty Marvel fitness routine, but took a “different direction,' seeking a more realistic physique for Walker in this larger-than-life superhero world.

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'My shoulders kinda got screwed up and things started to hurt just because of the position that the suit would put you in all day,” adds the actor, who already had shoulder issues from “another life” as a former professional ice hockey player. Painful,” he says, describing the “stiff” outfit. While it might look cool, wearing Captain America's superhero suit wasn’t exactly enjoyable for Russell. That's some of the Bucky stuff (and) a lot of that is also part of John Walker's story.' 'A lot of times (soldiers) go out there and put their hearts and bodies on the line, they come back missing limbs, they come back with PTSD. Walker's a grounded character with a complicated history, Stan says. They know what is right, kind of, but they also want to win and they battle with that.” They're always at odds with their own abilities and with their own moral compass. “It’s fun to play those characters because they're always at odds with themselves. “There's always an element of reality (in the show) where it's like, well, sometimes you need that guy, and it's not always pretty,” adds Russell, the 34-year-old son of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell (who joined the MCU in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. While Steve Rogers was infused with super-soldier serum during World War II, John Walker is a different Cap for the times. They're not Steve Rogers, they're not the same. But his way is a very specific way that he has learned through being basically a trained human hunter. “He's been thrust into this role as Captain America and he's going to do it his way, and he wants to do it right. “I don't think there's really been many MCU characters who've had quite the dilemma he's had in terms of trying to fit into this sort of moralistic superhero world,” Russell says of Walker. But he’s a very different Cap than the last one.Ĭritic's take: Review: Marvel's 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' is no 'Captain America,' but it's trying to be As a Marine, Walker also is a part of the armed forces when he gets his new government orders, as America seeks “new heroes” in an era of global turmoil. And both are former military men, just like Steve Rogers.

“Winter Soldier” gives two supporting Avengers the spotlight: Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). More: How Marvel's 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' takes on race, patriotism and Captain America But “it would be an honor, I guess, to be disliked in the Marvel universe.” Hopefully, they don't hate me too much,' he adds.

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Movies and TV shows “are there to make people feel emotions, and I'm hoping that that's what this show can do for people.

The actor who plays him is steeled for any backlash: “People are probably going to hate it, and some people are going to love it,” says Wyatt Russell, whose new character John Walker now wears the star-spangled suit and wields that iconic shield – although the “A” on the outfit has undergone a snazzy makeover.

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Yet in the cliffhanger ending of the premiere of Marvel’s new “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” series (now streaming on Disney+), there’s another guy not named Steve Rogers who’s been picked to be Captain America. Over the course of eight years and seven films, Chris Evans wielded the shield of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s resident all-American superhero and moral center. Spoiler alert: This story addresses the ending and a major reveal from the first episode of the Disney+ Marvel series 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.'

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