Responsible for playing Falcon, Anthony Mackie revealed that he had the dream of playing another hero in the MCU
Known for playing Sam Wilson the Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actor Anthony Mackie revealed in a recent Inverse interview that, before officially joining the MCU, he had reached out to the studio with an interest in playing another major hero: Black Panther.
“I have contacted Marvel several times about Black Panther. I wrote letters to them. I was trying to find a way to convince them to do Black Panther. And I wanted to be the hero because I grew up loving Black Panther.”
It is worth remembering that, within the MCU, the actor responsible for bringing the Black Panther to life since the character’s introduction in theaters was Chadwick Boseman, an actor who passed away in the year 2020 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Now, the one responsible for taking on the hero’s mantle is Shuri, younger sister of King T’Challa, played by Letitia Wright.
During the conversation, Anthony he even commented on how his meeting with the directors went Anthony Russo It is Joe Russoand the producer Nate Moorefor his first project within Marvel.
“Joe said, ‘So we’re making this movie. We want you to be in it. We can’t say what character you’re playing or who else will be in it. Would you do that?’ And that was it. I was like, ‘You know what? one thing, I like you guys. I’m going to do this. I’m going to get into this with you.’”
mackie brought Falcon to life in “Captain America: Civil War”, three films in the “Avengers” franchise, “Ant-Man”, and in the Disney+ series “Falcon and the Winter Soldier”. Now, the star will be responsible for taking on the mantle of Captain America in the fourth film of the hero, entitled “Captain America: Brave New World”.
Source: Recreio
