A single episode of
Black Mirror Season Five features multiple comic book movie actors, with Anthony Mackie
(Avengers: Endgame, Captain America: Civil War), Pom Klementieff
(Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2), Ludi Lin
(Power Rangers), and Yahya Abdul-Mateen
(Aquaman) all appearing in
Striking Vipers.
Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, creators of
Black Mirror, had the following to say when asked whether or not this was on purpose.
Charlie Brooker No, it wasn’t!
Annabel Jones You mean, with forethought and being organised?
CB And Pom is in there as well…
AJ From Guardians Of The Galaxy.
CB No.
AJ [Laughs] We are not that savvy.
CB We don’t have that foresight so that’s just a kind of happy accident of casting, which is quite odd isn’t it? It’s quite astonishing really.
In addition, they had nothing but amazing things to say about Anthony Mackie, which clearly ring through their following comments.
AJ I’m a huge fan of Anthony Mackie’s work. When I saw him ages ago in The Hurt Locker, he just has that ability to embody … he very easily does the alpha male thing, and yet then he has these wonderful moments when he just exposes his vulnerability and then he bristles again and it comes to the fore. He lets you in and then reasserts himself in ways that just…
CB You sound like you’re in a relationship with him!
AJ I am!
CB These are like song lyrics you’re coming up with [sings] ‘He’s like the wiiiiind’
AJ [Singing] ‘Beneath my wiiiiings!’
CB [Still singing] ‘He’s a f*cking mystery. He shuts you ooout then he lets you in ooh-ohh Anthony Mackie! My friend’ [Laughs. Loudly.]
AJ This is how we get our A-listers, this sort of approach.
CB [Still chortling]
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