Marvel Studios is set to unleash the Red Hulk to the world and it’s up to the new Captain America aka Sam Wilson to stop the Rulk in the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World.

Ahead of the film’s release, Anthony Mackie who plays Captain America did a round of promotional interviews and now one of the videos has gone viral for it features the Hollywood actor expressing his admiration for none other than Shah Rukh Khan.

In an interview with influencer and stand up comedian Kevin Zingkhai, Anthony Mackie was asked about a Hindi film star he’d pick as the next Avenger and the actor instantly responded, “Shah Rukh Khan” adding, “He’s the damn best.”

Check out the clip below:

Shah Rukh Khan has long been the favourite Hindi film superstar of folks at Marvel. He and his films were extensively referenced in the Disney+ web series Ms Marvel, his song from Swades featured in Deadpool 2, Loki star Tom Hiddleston expressed his admiration for the superstar and his films like Devdas. Additionally, Marvel Studios’ former vice president Stephen Wacker and The Marvels director Nia DaCosta both have expressed their desire to put Shah Rukh Khan in the MCU on separate occasions.

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Coming back to Anthony Mackie, the actor was also asked if he as Captain America and Harrison Ford as Red Hulk could take on Deadpool and Wolverine duo. The actor replied, “I think I could definitely give Deadpool a run for his money! That would probably be an even fight. I’m pretty good with my wings against his swords! The red rim would just cut him to pieces, so I think that could work out. And well, you can’t really beat a Hulk—you can only try to tame a Hulk, so Wolverine, I don’t see that going well for him fighting the Red Hulk.”

Directed by Julius Onah, Captain America: Brave New Worldwill see Anthony Mackie as the new Captain America while Harrison Ford replacing late William Hurt as Thaddeus “Thunderbol” Ross aka The Red Hulk.

Captain America: Brave New World releases in theatres on February 14, 2025.