Marvel Studios has shared a new behind-the-scenes video for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier which features VFX Supervisor Eric Leven discuss a moment in the Disney+ series that definitely got fans talking.
In Avengers: Infinity War, T'Challa presented Bucky with a new arm, but in the show, Dora Milaje member Ayo removed the metal appendage from the former HYDRA assassin with ease.
Many fans were shocked that a failsafe would be included and questioned why the Wakandans wouldn't trust the White Wolf. VFX Supervisor Eric Leven doesn't address that here, but did confirm Ayo was able to so easily remove the arm because of a secret only its creators were privy to.
"Since it was a Wakandan arm, the Wakandans put a little failsafe in there so that if they ever got in a situation, like they did, they were able to hit a little code in the magic arm so it would pop off," he explained. "There's some magical pressure point here (gestures to shoulder), a magical button that's going to detach his arm. Ayo knows where that is."
We can't help but wonder if there's a similar failsafe in Sam Wilson's Captain America costume, but given Bucky's past, it's no great surprise that the Wakandans were cautious when it came to the Winter Soldier. As for Levy, he was just concerned about how the deactivation of the arm would look on screen.
"We ended up doing a very, very subtle light inside around his shoulder," he said, "and then a very subtle light that travels down his arm. It's a blink and you'll miss it kind of thing."
Check out this interview about The Falcon and The Winter Soldier in full below:
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