'Fortnite' gets Sam Wilson's Captain America, plus new hero BriteStar skins

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Captain America is making a comeback in Fortnite. But this time, we get Sam Wilson's version of Cap. If you're a fan of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier show, you'll appreciate the new skin coming to Fortnite. The outfit comes complete with Cap's iconic shield. It, of course, doubles as a Back Bling and a Pickaxe. You can also get the EXO-7 Falcom Wings Glider in the Fortnite Item Shop.

The game is also introducing a new hero called BriteStar. Her outfit includes the Brite Shield, a Back Bling, and a Pickaxe. You can also equip the Brave and Brite Wrap to complete the look. (This includes Red Brite and Blue alt Style.) You can now get the new skins in the shop. And you have the option to buy them separately or as part of the Captain America and the BriteStar bundle. The bundle will include the Captain America and the BriteStar Loading screen. You can get it now at a discounted price of 2,600 V-Bucks instead of the 4,300 V-Bucks price. 

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Captain America comes to 'Fortnite'

While Captain America's shield has appeared on the game before, now Fortnite is bringing Cap into the game. His character arrives just in time for the Fourth of July weekend in the US, which is also his birthday. The Captain America skin costs 2,000 V-bucks (around $27), which also comes with his iconic shield. The game will let you wear it on your back like Cap or use it as a pickaxe. Fortnite also introduced a Captain America-themed fireworks emote, which costs around 300 V-bucks. 

Source: The Verge

Captain America almost had a cameo in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’

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If one of the early drafts of Ant-Man and the Wasp was going to be followed, we would’ve seen the beloved Captain America show up in the movie. But as the film’s director Peyton Reed explained to RadioTimes.com, they wanted the movie to be a standalone film that’s “in its own world” and so cameos were foregone this time around.

Reed explained that in an earlier draft, Captain America would’ve shown up in a flashback scene that Luis (played by Michael Peña) narrates. He was supposed to recap the events of Captain America: Civil War. He said, “Early on, we had a version where we were going to do a quick version of the tarmac fight from Civil War, with some ridiculous thing where, you know, Captain America has Ant-Man as a baseball and throws him. Because the whole thing is Luis’ version of events, right? We came up with all these ridiculous visuals.” Now, we wish we could’ve seen that. Unfortunately, it wasn’t even shot so it’s not even going to be a bonus clip in the DVD.

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Chris Evans confirms his leaving MCU after ‘Avengers 4’

Chris Evans is really ready to hang up Cap’s shield after the untitled Avengers 4 movie, that is. The untitled film is said to be the second part of the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War. The news gets confirmed through a New York Times profile on the actor. It says there these two movies are the only ones left on his Marvel contract and he has no further plans to continue playing Captain America. Evans was quoted saying, “You want to get off the train before they push you off.”

This isn’t the first time the actor spoke about leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He said back in June that his contract was up after Infinity War but he signed on for one more film because Avengers 4 is considered to be the sequel of sorts to Infinity War. He said, “They had so many other characters to fit in—Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Ant Man—and couldn’t get them all into one movie. [I agreed] because it made sense. It’s going to wrap everything up.” What’s next? We might not see much of him as Evans has been quoted in the past saying he wanted to pursue directing. He isn’t the only Marvel superstar looking to hang up their superhero costumes. Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth, or Iron Man and Thor to you, have also spoken about leaving the MCU.

Source: GameSpot