Anthony Mackie is poised to play Harlem crime fighter Falcon in the sequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".
The character is one of mainstream comics' first black superheroes. Falcon, aka. Sam Wilson, can telepathically talk to birds and has a suit that allows him to fly and enhances his strength. in the film.
Recently the actor talked about his character with MTV News--dismissing the notion that the character is a sidekick for Cap:
"It's interesting because a lot of people equate it to Batman and Robin, but the reality of it is, it's more of a working relationship, a respect relationship as opposed to a leader and follower.
The three of us [Captain America, Falcon, and Black Widow played by Scarlett Johansson] work really well together and we support each other. All of us are really different in our abilities and powers, so when we come together we make an awesome tandem."
Mackie joked that he was told he would be the second lead in the movie, in actuality he gets injured and sits out some of it:
"They sold me that I was the second lead in the movie, so there's a point where Cap gets hurt, and [I] do everything for Cap. And I get the script, and... that's not true. I get hurt, not Cap!"
The story follows the acclaimed comic storyline The Winter Soldier by author Ed Brubaker, who along with artist Steve Epting, in which Captain America's (Chris Evans) sidekick Bucky (Sebastian Stan) is resurrected as a brainwashed super-assassin known as the Winter Solider. The tale also follows that Peggy's (played by Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger) niece Sharon (Revenge star Emily VanCamp) meets Cap.
Cobie Smulders will reprise her role of Maria Hill. She joins her boss in The Avengers co-star Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. for the film. Frank Grillo ("The Grey," "Warrior") will play the villain Crossbones in the sequel. Toby Jones, has confirmed to Hey U Guys that he will reprise the role of the villain Armin Zola. Maximiliano Hernández said via Twitter that he will reprise his "Avengers" role of Agent Jasper Sitwell in the sequel. Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) has entered talks for a senior leadership role in S.H.I.E.L.D. UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre will play villain Batroc the Leaper, an infamous mercenary in the Cap mythology.
Joe Russo and Anthony Russo are directing the sequel, using a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.
The sequel will hit theaters April 4, 2014.
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