Anthony Mackie Says CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Is "Relevant" To Modern Politics
The latest from the fairly opinionated Anthony Mackie has the Sam Wilson aka Falcon actor talk more about appearing in Captain America: Civil War, how the Marvel threequel relates to today's politics, and also how his character is being depicted in the comic books! Check it out
"I feel like Captain America is all about the ups and downs of the society that we live in today," he said. "It's really genius how Marvel can take fictional characters -- superheroes at that -- and then take the politics of today and wrap them all together and make you believe and buy into it."
Comic Book Resources then asked about the irony that Mackie's Donald Trump joke backlash occurred around the same time that Falcon got in trouble for not being conservative in the comic.
"I think it's very funny," he said. "I think every time I read the new Marvel comic book and everything that's going on with my character, it's informative. And I feel like the court of public opinion is never at a lack for judgment." Finally, Mackie was asked what's great about taking the Falcon to the next level from the comics to the big-screen, "I think the amazing thing about the character of Sam Wilson is seeing kids find themselves in that character," he replied. "When I meet a kid, or an adult, and they say, 'Oh, my God -- I was going through this, or I was dealing with that, and when I read the comic book or I saw you in the movie, it made everything make more sense,' or, 'I feel like I can do that, now.' It's kind of icing on the cake." What do you think?
Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Chadwick Boseman, Emily VanCamp, Daniel Brühl, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, and Martin Freeman, Captain America: Civil War is set for release on May 6, 2016.