Mackie previously said he does not think "the term 'America' should be one" of the things Captain America represents Anthony Mackie is speaking out after going viral over comments he made about Captain America at a recent event for Captain America: Brave New World.

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.

The actor, who plays Sam Wilson/Captain America in the upcoming film "Captain America: Brave New World" film, took to Instagram on Tuesday with a statement he shared in a story about what the role means to him and expressing his appreciation for those who serve and have served the country.

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."

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,

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

Mackie had previously said that "America" should not be "one of those representations" associated with the character.