If you need some solid support in a movie, Anthony Mackie is the go to guy at the moment, having popped up in films such as Adjustment Bureau, Real Steel, Man On A Ledge and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Now THR reports Mackie is in talks to play Sam Wilson, a.k.a. The Falcon, in the newly fully titled Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Falcon was first introduced in 1969 and is one of the first African-American superheroes (Marvel’s Black Panther debuted before Falcon, although he hailed from the fictional African country of Wakanda). The character’s power comes from a suit that gives him super strength and allows him to fly, along with the telepathic ability to communicate with birds. It’ll be interesting to see if this is an attempt to ignite interest in Falcon, so that Marvel can add him to their movie pantheon with his own films.
The new title also hints that Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes will be brought back to life as The Winter Soldier, with some reports suggesting Stan is already onboard.
Joe and Anthony Russo are directing from a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Shooting will commence after production wraps on Thor: The Dark World later this year.
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