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<\/a><\/p>\nHis appearance in The Incredible Hulk (played by P.J. Kerr)\u00a0was a fun Easter egg, particularly as it came during a time when seeing\u00a0a character as obscure as Falcon\u00a0in live-action seemed impossible. Surprisingly for such a major reference, the character was retconned 13 years later in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In the Disney+ series, Sam is shown to have two nephews, but they’re children, and they’re named Cass and A.J.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a while, The Incredible Hulk seemed like an outsider in the MCU, particularly\u00a0after Edward Norton was replaced by Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. However, over the years, the film has become a surprisingly important installment in\u00a0the franchise, with its events being featured in Easter eggs (like in Ant-Man) or outright serving as the basis for major plot points (like in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Captain America: Brave New World).<\/p>\n
With that, it’s funny how a reference to someone who’s become as pivotal to the MCU as Sam Wilson has\u00a0was retconned. Admittedly, retconning that particular Easter egg\u00a0makes sense.The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was\u00a0the first time audiences really got to delve deep into Sam’s character, so it was easier to start fresh with his backstory, as opposed to carrying over baggage from a decade-old film.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Furthermore, as mentioned, when\u00a0The Incredible Hulk released, superheroes were not the mainstream commodity they are now. They were just starting to find their footing in mainstream entertainment.\u00a0During its first few films, Marvel Studios packed a lot of different Easter eggs to major Marvel characters and events, but they weren’t all necessarily expected to pay off, since the future of the franchise was completely uncertain. Jim Wilson’s appearance was likely in that category.\u00a0<\/p>\n