‘Captain America’ Film: Anthony Mackie wears the shield in MCU’s ‘Brave New World’

Los Angeles – Anthony Mackie is a long -time member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We first started seeing him as Sam Wilson and his alter ego Falcon more than a decade ago.

In “Captain America: Brave New World” he has received a promotion – he is our latest Captain America.

Actor Chris Evans, who Steve Rogers sent the shield to him at the end of “Avengers: Endgame.” Mackie says it’s been a pleasant transition.

“When I got over the emotional part, it was very easy,” Mackie said. “Sam Wilson is already a connected, created character. There was only a costume change. That’s the only difference.”

But Mackies Captain America can do something you couldn’t: Fly! He says director Julius Onah was planning to take advantage of this skill in this film.

“Julius had a very good, clear idea of ​​what he would do with these wings and with this suit and expand the reality of Sam Wilson. He would make him more an air -like fighting specialist,” Mackie said.

Fighted aside, Mackie loved working with Harrison Ford, who plays the new president in the film.

“Literally we would meet before each scene, go through the lines you know, find out what we are trying to convey … We worked on it as if it were a theater piece as if we were actors in a play group, You know to work on a script.

“I love what I do,” Mackie added. “I always say I’m so lucky to earn life’s stay on what I wanted to do since I was seven years old.”

“Captain America: Brave New World” is in theaters 14 February.

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