Nigerian Filmmaker to direct Marvel's Captain America 4

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Julius Onah, Nigerian-American filmmaker who previously directed the Cloverfield Paradox will be directing Captain America 4.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Onah will serve as the director for the next captain America movie, which would see him mark his Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU debut.

Onah is best known for his work on the third Cloverfield movie which was surprise-released after the 2018 Super Bowl. He also directed the drama Luce starring Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, and MCU alumn Tim Roth.

The next Captain America movie will star Anthony Mackie, picking up from his transformation into the next Captain at the end of Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Mackie’s character Sam Wilson originally took the mantle of Falcon before inheriting Captain America’s shield at the end of Avengers: Endgame.