New magazine images show a detailed close-up of Falcon’s costume in the upcoming Disney+ series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Expanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame and will focus on the relationship between Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, aka Winter Soldier.
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is the second in a long line of MCU series planned in collaboration between Disney+ and Marvel Studios. The series was initially programmed to be the first MCU release on Disney+ in 2020. However, delays caused by the Coronavirus pandemic shut down production and pushed the premiere date to March 16, 2021, only two weeks after the final episode of WandaVision. Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan will reprise their roles as Falcon and Winter Soldier in the six-part series that looks like it will take full advantage of the duo’s established rapport.
The May 2021 cover of Empire shows a close-up look of Falcon’s new costume. Early predictions of what Falcon’s costume might look like had a stronger Captain America influence, but the newly revealed photo is closer to Falcon’s previous Avengers costume. However, unlike his previous costume, which was primarily dark gray with slight red accents, the costume for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has a shock of red and light gray across the chest. Both of Empire‘s covers can be seen below:
After WandaVision’s examination of grief, there is no doubt that The Falcon and The Winter Soldier will address the loss of Steve Rogers aka Captain America and the pressure for Falcon to accept the shield he was given by Steve in Avengers: Endgame. Sam and Bucky will be facing familiar villain Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl), first seen in Captain America: Civil War, as well as a new threat from John Walker aka U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell). Based on the already released photos and trailers for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, it’s widely believed that the government has chosen John Walker to be the new Captain America.
While the comics have shown many other heroes take the title of Captain America before Falcon, including Bucky Barnes, the film franchise has set Falcon up as the logical and best choice to pick up the red, white, and blue shield. While it is not guaranteed that The Falcon and The Winter Soldier will end with Falcon becoming Captain America, the first look of the character in costume shows a hero who is ready to step out from behind the shadows. It’s always possible that this won’t be Sam’s final costume in the series also. If Falcon does become the next Captain America, the ending of the series will likely give him yet another updated look.
Source: Empire
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