Anthony Mackie Talks Being a Smarter, Friendlier Captain America

Ever since he confirmed up in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and popped out these wings of his, of us 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 necessary, given the strain he’s underneath 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 attempting to assassinate President Ross for no discernable purpose.

That very same stage of thought can even apply to Courageous New World’s motion scenes. Steve and John had the good thing about the Tremendous Soldier Serum, however Sam is finally a man with a pair of high-tech wings, and other people within the Captain America motion pictures are inclined to die simpler than characters in different MCU sequence. Mackie defined that Sam has to “be good 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 discipline by “taking all of my abilities to a totally completely different stage,” mentioned the actor. “I can kick tougher, fly sooner, and it offers me the power to be extra agile in my abilities.”

Earlier motion pictures and exhibits haven’t all the time been the most effective at exhibiting off Sam’s strengths. We’ll see for positive how he fares on his personal when Captain America: Courageous New World hits theaters on February 14, 2025.

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