— who is one of the longest-tenured members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe having made his debut in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier — told the story of breaking the news to him while the pair were just chilling on the couch watching sports — real guys being dudes stuff.

Mackie told Fandango while promoting Captain America: Brave New World.

Watch Anthony Mackie reveal how he learned he was the new Captain America in our first Big Ticket interview of 2025! Get tickets now for #CaptainAmerica: #BraveNewWorld – in theaters February 14. https://t.co/85SaAJmJtT pic.twitter.com/IdQkG47R8S

— Fandango (@Fandango) January 17, 2025

The scene that Mackie is discussing comes in the closing moments of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, which sees an elderly Steve Rogers literally and metaphorically pass the mantle of Captain America to Mackie’s Sam Wilson.

Alongside Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Captain America: Brave New World stars Harrison ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tim Blake Nelson. Check out the official synopsis and trailer for the film, which hits theaters on February 14, below.