![]() ![]() The fact that we have Isaiah Bradley in this series and everything he meant not only to the history of America and the forming of Captain America is monumental. “I don’t know if anybody else would have had the balls to do that. “I was blown away by it-Malcolm went in deep on these characters,” he says. ![]() Connecting to the news cycle within the fantasy of a world rife with Norse gods and time travelers could have been problematic, but Mackie credits screenwriter Malcolm Spellman for the series’ nuanced handling of real-world issues. government’s history of experimenting on Black bodies. Race informs every arc, whether it’s referenced via the indignity of Wilson getting pulled over by police for walking while Black, or through the struggles of Isaiah Bradley, a World War II–era super-soldier whose story directly parallels that of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the U.S. When you take the and spin it on its head, what do those conversations look like?”Ĭomics have a long history of social commentary- X-Men’s allusions to the HIV crisis, Black Panther’s debut at the height of the civil rights movement-and Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s exploration of America’s history of white supremacy continues that tradition. “I have four little Black boys, and now they’re also going to have a conversation with their white, Asian, and Latino friends. Now you have white kids who will look up to a Black Captain America,” Mackie told me via Zoom. Representation has become a media priority, but it’s still relatively rare for Black and Brown performers to serve as leads in tentpole franchise films, making Mackie’s ascension to de facto Avengers leader meaningful for the actor and audiences. It ends (spoiler alert) with Wilson stepping up to become the new Captain America and the first Black man to take up the mantle in a live-action production. This March, Mackie and his character graduated from his wingman post and took the lead in the Disney+ breakout miniseries Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The show, which ended its first season earlier this month, explores what it means to be a modern hero and a person of color in 2021. Falcon, the Air Force veteran turned superhero, who has served as a fan-favorite supporting player within the Avengers roster. ![]() For seven years and six films, he’s portrayed Sam Wilson, a.k.a. ![]() Over the last two decades, he’s defused bombs in Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, rap battled Eminem in 8 Mile, and been a consistent scene-stealer in the movies and television shows that comprise the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ford's Ross has been confirmed to be the new President of the United States in the film, and his working relationship with the new Captain America will be explored in the film, bringing a fresh aspect to the MCU as Captain America: New World Order sees Sam travel through a path that Steve never did.Even if you aren’t familiar with his comic alter ego, Anthony Mackie is a familiar face. While Captain America: New World Order will present a major challenge for Sam in the fight against the highly-intelligent foe that is the Leader, the film will also include a very interesting factor, which is its political plot. Captain America: New World Order is bound to present a great challenge for Sam, as the film should have a Hulk-heavy story, as the inclusion of not only Ross, but the long-awaited returns of Samuel Sterns and Betty Ross suggests. After Hurt's passing last year, Marvel recast the role with Hollywood legend Harrison Ford. 2008's The Incredible Hulk is an often forgotten entry in the MCU, which started to get more recognition since Marvel brought back William Hurt's General Ross for Captain America: Civil War in 2016. ![]()
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