To help better understand the frenemy tension that unites them, here are some of the key moments from the comics and movies that have led up to “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Major spoilers follow.Įxplore the Marvel Cinematic Universe The popular franchise of superhero films and television series continues to expand. in “Captain America: The First Avenger,” while Barnes was both preserved and awakened by the ex-Nazi terrorists Hydra, as we see in a flashback during “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”īarnes and Wilson also have a complicated relationship, though they have never really been rivals. Rogers was resuscitated by the American spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. movies, Barnes and Rogers have not biologically aged since the 1940s - both men were frozen alive, though under very different circumstances, and then revived by super scientists decades later. Wilson’s implied promotion is, however, supported by Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Rogers’s childhood best friend and World War II sidekick. Wilson previously fought alongside Rogers as a member of the Avengers in other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies like “Captain America: Civil War” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” But in “Endgame,” Wilson seems reluctant to accept the role of Captain America, which might explain why “ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” isn’t titled “Captain America and the Winter Soldier.”
Rogers also gives his red, white and blue Vibranium metal shield to Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), a retired Air Force veteran who as “The Falcon” flies around with a jet-powered winged harness. This show takes place some time after “Avengers: Endgame,” when the newly retired super-soldier Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) announces his retirement as the patriotic hero Captain America. Two faithful sidekicks become leads in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” a new superhero series premiering Friday on Disney+.