Anthony Mackie caught backlash after downplaying the "America" aspect of his character, Captain America.

In Anthony Mackie’s new cover story for Esquire, Chris Evans revealed he told his Marvel co-star that he was the next Captain America in the MCU. “I inadvertently was the one who got to tell him that he was going to be Captain America. I didn’t know that he didn’t know,” Evans, 43, said in the story published Thursday.

Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, and Danny Ramirez Unite in London for a special showcase ahead of Captain America: Brave New World Launch