Captain America can be an Asian man. Captain America can be a woman. Captain America could be anyone who stands for the ideals that Captain America stands for,” said Captain America comic book writer Mark Waid.

His first time on the big screen occurred in “8 Mile,” which stars Eminem as Detroit rapper Jimmy Smith Jr., aka B-Rabbit, in his attempt to launch a hip-hop career. The movie includes autobiographical elements from Eminem’s real life.

This is evident in Anthony Mackie taking over the lead role from Chris Evans (Steve Rogers) in “Captain America: Brave New World”, the fourth film in the Marvel franchise. Of course, Mackie, who comes from the “Avengers” universe is no stranger to this world as he’s played Sam Wilson/ Falcon in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014) and “Captain America: Civil War” (2016).