Anthony Mackie isn’t right here for the negativity surrounding Captain America: Courageous New World. With rumors of in depth reshoots and combined take a look at screenings making the rounds, the actor is trying to set the report straight… Marvel’s subsequent Captain America film is in good condition.
In a current interview with Esquire, Mackie, who has seen the movie in its entirety, pushed again towards issues that the film is in hassle.
“It’s actually one of the best film it may be. It stays within the traces of Marvel. It stays within the traces of Captain America, and it’s enjoyable and it’s large.”
He additionally reminded followers that reshoots are a traditional a part of the method, not an indication of catastrophe. “Each film that Marvel has made, each film that DC has made—Star Wars, Star Trek, Disney—has executed reshoots.”
As for the inevitable political discourse, Mackie had a blunt response when requested about comparisons between Harrison Ford’s President Ross, aka Purple Hulk, and President Donald Trump.
“I hope, as a rustic, we’re uninterested in all of the political jousting,” Mackie mentioned. “Let’s simply go to the films and chill the f-ck out. We might’ve made this motherf-cker yellow and it could’ve been an issue.”
Mackie additionally briefly touched on Avengers: Doomsday, the subsequent main crossover occasion within the MCU. Whereas little is understood in regards to the movie, he’s assured the Russo brothers will ship one thing contemporary.
“What you don’t need is Infinity Warfare and *Endgame 2.0,” he mentioned. “The Russos, they’re so good, they usually have such a maintain on this universe and the historical past and the comedian books that I do know they’ve an concept. I imply, they higher have an concept. I don’t understand how you set all these folks onscreen collectively and make it work.”
Co-director Anthony Russo additionally chimed in on Sam Wilson’s future within the MCU, hinting that he’ll play a novel and essential position in what’s to come back.
“He represents a novel area within the Avengers spectrum. And that’s the best factor, as a result of eventually the collective storytelling goes to be in that area he occupies.”
One factor we all know for positive is that Marvel is all in on Sam Wilson’s Captain America journey, and regardless of the noise, Mackie isn’t apprehensive in regards to the movie. Now it’s only a matter of seeing if Courageous New World lives as much as the hype.
