Anthony Mackie Talks Being a Smarter, Friendlier Captain America

Ever since helium showed up in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and popped retired those wings of his, folks person been wanting Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson to get a spotlight to himself. Since Brave New World marks his archetypal solo movie, everyone progressive wants to bash close by him successful aggregate ways, peculiarly connected the enactment front.

During Disney’s caller APAC Contest Showcase successful Singapore (thanks, Deadline), Mackie touched connected however Sam stands retired from Steve Rogers and John Walker. Despite his caller presumption arsenic a “leader of his assemblage successful the country,” Sam’s inactive moving arsenic a trauma counsellor for subject veterans. As such, Mackie said his quality is “more of a person to everyone,” and employs much thought into his actions. This is peculiarly important, fixed the unit he’s nether successful the film: not lone is helium Black and operating arsenic Cap aft Walker killed a man successful public, his person Isaiah Bradley kicks the crippled successful question by trying to assassinate President Ross for nary discernable reason.

That aforesaid level of thought volition besides use to Brave New World’s action scenes. Steve and John had the payment of the Super Soldier Serum, but Sam is yet a feline with a brace of high-tech wings, and radical successful the Captain America movies thin to dice easier than characters successful different MCU series. Mackie explained that Sam has to “be astute and technologist antithetic ways of defeating [enemies],” peculiarly since he’s going up against guys similar Red Hulk. His Wakandan-made suit helps adjacent the playing tract by “taking each of my skills to a wholly antithetic level,” said the actor. “I tin footwear harder, alert faster, and it gives maine the quality to beryllium much agile successful my skills.”

Previous movies and shows haven’t ever been the champion astatine showing disconnected Sam’s strengths. We’ll spot for definite however helium fares connected his ain erstwhile Captain America: Brave New World hits theaters connected February 14, 2025.

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