10 Bold Predictions About Every Upcoming MCU Movie
6. Bucky Will Become Captain America
This one is more of a case of 'when' rather than 'if', but educated guesswork suggests the famous shield will change hands during the events of Avengers 4.
Bucky Barnes left his Winter Soldier identity behind in the comics to step up as the new Captain America following Steve Rogers's assassination in the Civil War arc, and the stage is set for this to play out in the MCU.
Chris Evans's Marvel contract is about to come to an end, but Sebastian Stan (who plays Bucky) is only three movies into a bumper nine-film deal. Adding the two Avengers sequels to the list, Cap's best bud still has four outings to go, and it's safe to assume at least a couple of those will be in the iconic blue uniform.
When Bucky was last seen in the MCU, he was being put on ice in Wakanda until a solution to Hydra's mind programming could be found, but the evidence suggests one will present itself in Avengers: Infinity War.
Rogers is high on the list of potential casualties in Infinity War, but in Bucky Barnes, the MCU has a tailor-made replacement to lead what is left of the Avengers into a new age that may or many not be called Phase 4.