Mackie, who is taking over the role of Captain America from Chris Evans in the upcoming film, said that he doesn’t think the star-spangled superhero “represents” America.

Anthony Mackie, the star of Marvel's soon-to-release "Captain America: Brave New World," said that the iconic character should not "represent" America. "Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations.

Mackie said his character "represents a lot of different things, and I don't think the term 'America' should be one."

For me, ‘Captain America’ represents a lot of things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations.” Mackie explained, “It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor,