![]() “I’d be like, ‘That’s the other black guy,’ ” Mackie said. Mackie debuted as the character in “Civil War” and has gone on to play the fan favorite superhero in five more Marvel movies, including the record-breaking “ Avengers: Endgame.” The actor told Men’s Health that in his early days as part of the MCU he would get confused for Don Cheadle, who stars as Jim Rhodes/War Machine. Mackie auditioned for a secret role and got the part, but he didn’t learn he would be playing Falcon until two months before production because of Marvel’s super-secretive approach to filmmaking. “Growing up, I’d always loved Falcon, because he was a comic-book hero who was black who didn’t have ‘Black’ in the title,” Mackie said. “And there’s a level of trust between him and the audience.” “He has charisma, but he also has the ability to convey integrity in a way that very few actors can,” Joe Russo told Men’s Health. The two men were in the process of developing “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and were looking for an actor who could bring the charisma Mackie showed off to a new MCU character, Sam Wilson/Falcon. ![]() Mackie’s persistence landed him an audition for the villainous Mandarin in “Iron Man 3.” The actor lost the role to Ben Kingsley, but his screen test caught the eye of Joe Russo and producer Nate Moore. The email read: “Yo, I’m the black dude from ‘The Hurt Locker.’ I would love to work with you guys.”Īnthony Mackie Says Marvel Will Need to Hire ‘YouTubers’ to Star in ‘Avengers 5’ Amid Potential SAG Strike Mackie said it was always his dream to play a superhero, so he emailed Marvel Studios about any character they might be casting. When Mackie was ready to return to acting, he began lobbying hard for a role in the up-and-coming Marvel Cinematic Universe. We try to protect ourselves and say, ‘I’m doing the work for the work.’ But when that happened with ‘Hurt Locker,’ it hurt. “I put everything in that movie,” Mackie said. In a new interview with Men’s Health, Mackie admits to being hurt after not being included as one of the film’s nine Academy Award nominations. ![]() Before becoming a global superstar with his role as Sam Wilson/Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Anthony Mackie became a breakthrough actor in Kathryn Bigelow’s “ The Hurt Locker.” The war drama was an awards season darling, winning Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, but one name that was left out of the race was Mackie’s.
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