Mackie said his character "represents a lot of different things, and I don't think the term 'America' should be one."

Mackie was really alluding to here, and the Marvel machine seemed to know it too. The actor took to Instagram today to roll back some of his statements, writing on his story: “Let me be clear about this,

Brave New World star Anthony Mackie caught backlash for a comment he made about the Marvel superhero while promoting the film in Italy.

The latest star in the crosshairs is Anthony Mackie, who has now backtracked on comments he made recently ahead of his headlining turn in next month’s Captain America: Brave New World. The kerfluffle began when Mackie,

Mackie, who is taking over the role of Captain America from Chris Evans in the upcoming film, said that he doesn’t think the star-spangled superhero “represents” America.

Following his polarizing comments about Captain America, Anthony Mackie took to social media to clarify his remarks and address the backlash.

Brave New World, star Anthony Mackie went viral with his take on what Captain America represents. But he's not wrong.

The actor turned heads when he previously said, "To me Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations."

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.

Actor Anthony Mackie, who stars as the iconic character Captain America, further explained his controversial comments about the character Tuesday.

Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those,” Mackie said Tuesday, prompting backlash.