Anthony Mackie Talks Being a Smarter, Friendlier C...

Ever since he confirmed up in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and popped out these wings of his, people have been wanting Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson to get a highlight to himself. Since Brave New World marks his first solo film, everybody concerned desires to do proper by him in a number of methods, significantly on the motion entrance.

Throughout Disney’s current APAC Contest Showcase in Singapore (thanks, Deadline), Mackie touched on how Sam stands out from Steve Rogers and John Walker. Regardless of his new place as a “chief of his group within the nation,” Sam’s nonetheless working as a trauma counselor for navy veterans. As such, Mackie mentioned his character is “extra of a pal to everybody,” and employs extra thought into his actions. That is significantly essential, given the strain he’s beneath within the movie: not solely is he Black and working as Cap after Walker killed a man in public, his pal Isaiah Bradley kicks the plot in movement by making an attempt to assassinate President Ross for no discernable purpose.

That very same stage of thought may even apply to Courageous New World’s motion scenes. Steve and John had the advantage of the Tremendous Soldier Serum, however Sam is in the end a man with a pair of high-tech wings, and other people within the Captain America films are likely to die simpler than characters in different MCU sequence. Mackie defined that Sam has to “be sensible and engineer other ways of defeating [enemies],” significantly since he’s going up in opposition to guys like Red Hulk. His Wakandan-made go well with helps even the enjoying area by “taking all of my expertise to a totally completely different stage,” mentioned the actor. “I can kick more durable, fly sooner, and it offers me the power to be extra agile in my expertise.”

Earlier films and exhibits haven’t all the time been the very best at displaying off Sam’s strengths. We’ll see for certain how he fares on his personal when Captain America: Courageous New World hits theaters on February 14, 2025.

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