Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a nation.
Anthony Mackie . In 2014 , he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Sam Wilson / Falcon , making his first appearance in Captain America : The Winter Soldier , and reprising the role in Avengers : Age of Ultron , Ant-Man , and Captain America : Civil War . Captain America: The Winter Soldier . It is the sequel to 2011 's Captain America : The First Avenger and the ninth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo , with a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely , who had also written The First Avenger . Captain America : The Winter Soldier premiered in Los Angeles on March 13 , 2014 . The film became a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 714 million worldwide .