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Ever since Marvel announced Mackie’s new role as the titular hero, fans have greeted the news with skepticism. The fallout intensified after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+, widely criticized for its lackluster storytelling despite a hefty production budget of around $200 million. Audience reactions to that series, and subsequent conversations around Captain America 4, reflected diminishing enthusiasm, compounded by the fact that filming for the movie was completed over a year and a half ago, yet the project still faced delays.