Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo And Anthony Mackie Talk CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Ahead of Marvel's big Comic-Con panel later today, Captain America: The Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp and Frank Grillo have discussed their roles in the sequel, and the Russos Bros.
Awaiting Marvel's big panel at San Diego Comic-Con later tonight, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie sat down with Movies.com just moments ago to discuss their roles in the anticipated Marvel sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. While VanCamp unintentionally confirms her Agent 13 character's identity to be Sharon Carter, which prior knowledge already implied, Grillo insists we won't see Brock Rumlow become Crossbones in this film, and Mackie talks about the the Falcon & Cap's relationship, praising Chris Evans' performance & the film's directors.
After being pressed about playing Sharon Carter, which she "can't confirm," Emily VanCamp says, "When we meet her, Kate (?), she is Captain America's neighbor and they're sort of hitting it off a little bit. That's really the extent of what I can say. What happens next, you'll just have to go see the movie." On duo directors Anthony & Joe Russo, Emily says, "When I met with them, [they] talked about incorporating an element of a 70s thriller-style. I thought that was really interesting, grounded and rooted in a reality that you could actually envision these things happening right now. Which I think makes it that much more interesting to watch because you're sort of participating with it rather just watching something heighten. I thought that was really appealing," Emily concludes. Regarding "Kate," it could likely be another code name.
"People out there have assumed a lot of stuff before they've seen anything [from the movie]," says Frank Grillo when asked if we'll see Brock Rumlow become Crossbones in the sequel. "There's an origin, or arc, to the character that might not take place now. It might go on. The whole mask and costume thing, it's absurd." On the Russo brothers, Frank Grillo says, "They brought an authenticity and the 70s film comparisons really good and they wanted to make it as real as possible. There's nothing outlandish or illogical about anything that anyone did. I think it all kind of made sense... even the stuff with [superhero action]."
"What we've done with the Falcon in the movie is build a relationship with Captain just like it is in the comic books," says Anthony Mackie. "If you look at it, their relationship is sort of more comrades and buddies than it is Batman and Robin, or working partners. So, it's just more of me giving Rumlow a good ass-whooping every now and then," laughs Mackie. "Rumlow does not get his ass whooped," Grillo jokingly fires back. He continues, "It doesn't roll like that... Rumlow's not a bad guy. Here's the other thing, people think conceptually about bad and good. I think this movie moves away from that; it's more two ideologies. It's less bad guy and good guy, which makes this movie different than a lot of the other superhero movies."
Dubbing the Captain America sequel "The Avengers 1.5 meets Jason Bourne," Anthony Mackie adds that, "Chris [Evans] was really able to really hone in and give an amazing performance (still) as Captain America, having done so many scenes with him. [He has] grounded him in this reality that we all live in today and not so much play him as a character of himself; not like 'oh I've never heard of the internet'," Mackie says in a stocky superhero voice. "[Chris] really made [Cap] an actual guy that you can relate to." Concerning the Russo brothers' realistic approach, Anthony says, "I think the action sequences are amazing. I feel like even though [the Russos] are known for comedy, they were able to bring a lightness and... there's so much action in the movie, because it is a superhero movie, they were able to give those moments to take a breath and get story before you go back into it. They're very good with story, character development, and good with giving you exposition without knowing you're getting exposition. And I feel like that's really difficult in these type of movies." What do you think?
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” picks up where “Marvel’s The Avengers” left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C. Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Georges St-Pierre, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Emily VanCamp and Maximiliano Hernández with Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is directed by the team of Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay written by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1941. Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige is producing the film. Executive producers on the project include Alan Fine, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo and Stan Lee. The creative production team on the film includes director of photography Trent Opaloch, production designer Peter Wenham, editors Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E. and Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E. and three time Oscar®-nominated costume designer Judianna Makovsky. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is set for release on April 4, 2014. In addition to “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on other iconic Marvel characters including “Iron Man 3” on May 3, 2013; “Thor: The Dark World ” on November 8, 2013; “Guardians of the Galaxy” on August 1, 2014; “Marvel's The Avengers” sequel on May 1, 2015; and “Ant-Man” on November 6, 2015!