Thunderbolts actor prefers his MCU costume this time around for one very specific reason: "They made my helmet not look like the end of a penis"

Wyatt Russell in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Marvel star Wyatt Russell thinks his US Agent costume looks much better in upcoming movie Thunderbolts* than it did when he made his MCU debut in The Falcon and the Winter Solider – for one very specific reason.

"We look fucking cool," Russell said in a recent interview with Empire, referring to the rest of the ragtag team assembled by Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. "And last time, I’m gonna be honest, I don’t think I looked very cool." The biggest improvement? "[This time] they made my helmet not look like the end of a penis."

Russell's John Walker was the US government's choice to be Steve Rogers' successor as Captain America before he received other than honorable discharge – and then, of course, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) took his place instead. Mackie is making his big-screen debut as Cap in Captain America: Brave New World, which hits theaters on February 14. He's joined by Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, the new Falcon, and Harrison Ford as President Thaddeus Ross, AKA Red Hulk.

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