Chris Evans defends Anthony Mackie as 'Captain America': 'Sam Wilson is Captain America'
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Chris Evans defended his co-star Anthony Mackie as being the only option to play Steve Rogers in the next "Captain America" movie.
Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
There has been speculation on whether Evans would return to the role, and he set the record straight on Twitter on Saturday.
"Sam Wilson is Captain America," he wrote back to The Hollywood Reporter’s tweet. It appears that Evans, who starred as Steve Rogers, will not be reprising his role and announced Mackie's role in the film.
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