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    Anthony Mackie Hasn't 'Heard Anything' About 'Captain America 4' From Marvel Studios

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    While words have spread that the studio is developing another Captain America movie with Malcolm Spellman as the screenwriter, Mackie reveals he first learned of the news from a stranger in a grocery store.

    Apr 28, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Marvel Studios is known for being extra secretive about its projects, to the point that it sometimes has to keep the stars in the dark about certain details of their movies. The latest actor to experience this is apparently Anthony Mackie. While the world had heard about the studio’s plans to make “Captain America 4”, he had to find out the news from a complete stranger.

    In an interview with EW on Tuesday, April 27, the 42-year-old shared, “I literally found out yesterday in a grocery store.” He continued, “The checkout guy named Dwayne, a cool cat, he’s like, ‘Yo, man. Is this real?! [holds up a cellphone.] I’m like, ‘I haven’t heard anything.’ ”

    While he’s “excited” about the future of his character, the Sam Wilson depicter claimed that he has not “heard anything” from the studio about the project. “That’s what I love about working for Marvel,” he joked. “They call you, they’re like, ‘Come to L.A. We wanna tell you what’s going on.’ So, I’m excited to see what happens, but I haven’t heard anything.”

    Mackie’s Sam Wilson was revealed to be new Captain America in the season finale of the Disney+ series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”. Speaking of filming the game-changing scene while wearing a new suit consisting of “10 or 12 pieces,” he recalled, “We were in downtown Atlanta, in the middle of Atlantic Station, surrounded by apartment buildings and condos and doing a huge fight ,sequence and nobody took pictures. It was crazy.”

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    The fact that he’s now the official Captain America hasn’t really sunk in yet for the actor. He said, “I don’t know what I expected, but it’s definitely not what I thought it would be. I guess I foresaw something that was much more celebratory than just being ‘Anthony with a new Twitter account.’ ”

    Of how he celebrated it, the “Avengers: Endgame” star joked that he wants a Captain America parade in his home of New Orleans, complete with beads and oysters. But he settled for a cake the crew made for him, one of a small Cap figure on top of a golf course.

    Mackie then got sentimental when talking about the people he has been working with for the Marvel movies and the series. “It’s the same people I’ve been working with on these movies for eight years now,” he said. “So to go from my first day to now becoming Cap with the same people was really special. Everybody shared in it, from the props team to wardrobe, from the camera department to the people in the office. It was really a collective effort.”

    “The Hurt Locker” star also explained how his version of Cap will be different from the previous iterations, played by Chris Evans and Wyatt Russell. “It was more so about him talking them down and trying to communicate with them what they were doing was right, but they way they were doing it was wrong,” he divulged. “Remember, he’s a counselor and he’s a regular guy who just happened to become an Avenger. There’s no superpowers, there’s no super-suit, there’s no super-serum. He’s just a guy. I love the idea of him moving through life as Captain America, as someone who brings peace and change instead of destruction and physical force.”

    Details of “Captain America 4” have not been revealed yet, but The Hollywood Reporter said that “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” showrunner Malcolm Spellman as the screenwriter is working on the script with Dalan Musson, a staff writer on the Disney+ series.

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      Anthony Mackie Feared 'Falcon' TV Series Wouldn't Be as Good as Marvel Movies

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      The Sam Wilson depicter admits he was initially reluctant to take on ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ for fear that the quality ‘would be taken down for television.’

      Feb 28, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Anthony Mackie was apprehensive about starring in forthcoming Disney+ series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”.
      The 42-year-old actor – who plays Sam Wilson / Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series, which is coming to Disney+ next month (Mar21), admits he was initially fearful about taking on the project.
      Revealing he wasn’t sure about taking part in the Marvel series, Mackie shared, “To be honest, I’ve had trepidation from the beginning. I was really afraid of the idea. Working on so many Marvel projects, and seeing the end result and the effect that they have on people, I was afraid that the quality of the production would be taken down for television.”
      “I was afraid that you can’t do things on television you can do in theatres. Seeing people’s reactions to Infinity War and Endgame in the theatres, and hearing the connection that the audience members have with these characters … that’s every actor’s dream, to affect an audience and expose them to a different way of looking at culture and the world around us.”

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      “I was really afraid that I wouldn’t have that opportunity to step out on that ledge like the actors before me had.”
      And Anthony heaped praise on the series’ director Kari Skogland and creator Malcolm Spellman.
      Speaking to the March issue of SFX magazine, he added, “But once we talked, and once they brought on Malcolm and Kari, I knew it was going to be something different.”
      “Kari is a phenomenal leader and Malcolm is an amazing writer. And Kevin Feige promised me that it wasn’t going to be different. He’s not going to tarnish the Marvel brand by trying to just blow out as much content as he could. And I trusted him on that.”
      “They haven’t let me down yet, so I just went along for the ride on faith of their past work. And I was really pleasantly surprised by how great everything turned out.”

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      'Avengers: Endgame' Directors Agree With Anthony Mackie on Lack of Diversity in Marvel

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      Anthony and Joe Russo respond to the Falcon depicter, saying he is not wrong about the lack of diversity in Marvel and agreeing that they ‘can always all do better.’
      Jul 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Avengers: Endgame” directors Anthony and Joe Russo accept they have to work harder on diversity issues after coming under fire from one of their leading men, Anthony Mackie.
      The brothers admit the actor was spot on when he called out Marvel movie bosses for failing to create roles for black actors and crew members, telling Variety last month (Jun20) he has mostly worked with all-white crews on the seven blockbusters, in which he has portrayed Sam Wilson and his alter ego, Falcon.
      “It really bothered me that I’ve done seven Marvel movies where every producer, every director, every stunt person, every costume designer, every PA, every single person has been white,” Mackie said, noting that the only Marvel film to feature a large black cast and crew was “Black Panther”.
      “If you only can hire the black people for the black movie… are you saying they’re not good enough when you have a mostly-white cast?” Mackie asked.
      And his “Endgame” directors are backing his outburst – Joe Russo tells MovieMaker, “I think we can always all do better at diversity, constantly in this business, and in every facet of every industry – so he’s not wrong at all. I think that we all have to work harder to keep endorsing and supporting diversity on both sides of the camera.”
      Brother Anthony adds, “We have a ton of respect for Anthony Mackie. He is not only an amazing actor, but he’s an amazing person, and we’ve loved our collaboration with him.”

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      Anthony Mackie Calls Marvel 'Racist' for Lack of Black Filmmakers in MCU Franchise

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      The Falcon depicter criticizes Marvel bosses for hiring predominantly white filmmakers for their superhero movies and having black filmmakers only for ‘Black Panther’.
      Jun 29, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Anthony Mackie has taken aim at his Marvel film bosses for failing to include black filmmakers in any of their movies.
      The actor, who has starred in several Marvel films as Falcon, will reprise the role in Disney+’s upcoming “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”, but that hasn’t stopped him shining a light on racism at the top.
      During a new conversation with actor Daveed Diggs for Variety, Mackie says, “It really bothered me that I’ve done seven Marvel movies where every producer, every director, every stunt person, every costume designer, every PA, every single person has been white.”
      “We’ve had one Black producer; his name was Nate Moore. He produced Black Panther. But then when you do Black Panther, you have a black director, black producer, a black costume designer, a black stunt choreographer. And I’m like, that’s more racist than anything else. Because if you only can hire the black people for the black movie, are you saying they’re not good enough when you have a mostly white cast?”
      But Mackie doesn’t want Marvel bosses giving anyone preferential treatment in the future, insisting, “Hire the best person for the job, even if it means we’re going to get the best two women, we’re going to get the best two men. Fine. I’m cool with those numbers for the next 10 years because it starts to build a new generation of people who can put something on their resume to get them other jobs. If we’ve got to divvy out as a percentage, divvy it out. And that’s something as leading men that we can go in and push for.”

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      Anthony Mackie Confirms He'll Be First Black Captain America in 'Falcon and Winter Soldier'

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      The Marvel actor who plays Sam Wilson in MCU reveals he will take over the role of Captain America in the upcoming series with Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes.
      Mar 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Anthony Mackie has confirmed his character Sam Wilson will take over the role of Captain America in Disney+’s upcoming series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”.
      Chris Evans debuted as the iconic superhero in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger”, but his storyline came to an emotional and touching conclusion at the end of “Avengers: Endgame”, when his character Steve Rogers passed his iconic shield on to Mackie’s Sam Wilson to take up the mantle of Captain America.
      Speaking at the premiere of “Altered Carbon”, the 41-year-old actor confirmed to website shadowandact.com he’ll take on the “daunting” task of “being a black man and becoming Captain America.”
      “At this day and age in America, I think we are open-minded to the idea of having my face represent us, as a country,” Anthony shared. “And my race represent us as a country because we’re truly a melting pot. So there is no distinctive look or feel or design of an American. We’re all Americans.”
      He added, “To be Captain America, I want my Captain America to represent everybody. Not just a specific group of people.”
      The star also teased details of the series, hinting fans will get to know Sam more in the show, which launches in August 2020.
      “You really get to know Sam Wilson. You really get to know Bucky Barnes, as individuals and human beings and their thoughts and feelings,” he said. “So, I’m excited for people to see that part of Sam because in Avengers and in Captain America, he really was just like there for a brief time whenever Steve needed him. But now you get to see the ins and outs of his home life.”
      He continued, “These shows are very different than the movies. These shows are art pieces. They are individual… They’re not origin stories. They’re more a day in the life story.”

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