Anthony Mackie aka Falcon is all set to be the new Captain America. He will play the role of Captain America in the upcoming movie Captain America 4. It can be seen that the actor first appeared in a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film as Sam Wilson, aka Falcon, in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The 42-year-old actor played the role in the next MCU movies such as Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
The last instalments of the Avengers series signalled Anthony’s entry as the new Captain America. Towards the end of Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) had handed over his shield to Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and retired from his role.
Anthony was also seen in the Disney+Hotstar series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
While we wait in anticipation to see Anthony Mackie in Captain America 4 to really know if he marks his place as the new Chris Evans of the MCU, here are 10 interesting facts about the actor:
a. Anthony Mackie kept mailing Marvel Studios for almost five years before he made his breakthrough into the MCU.
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b. Mackie agreed to play the role even before knowing about the character or the movie.
c. He stepped into acting in the first place because he was inspired by MCU star Don Cheadle, who plays James Rhodes/War Machine.
d. Anthony Mackie is also a Broadway actor and loves everything to do with theatre.
e. Before entering into acting, Anthony Mackie wanted to become a mechanical engineer.
f. Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie have also worked together in non-MCU movies such as Playing It Cool and What’s Your Number?
g. The actor, who often needs to execute aerial stunts, is afraid of heights.
h. The actor is known for his funny tweets.
i. Anthony Mackie came to know that he would be the next Captain America while he was hanging out with Chris Evans during a football match.
j. The actor also loves fishing. While shooting for Avengers: Infinity War, he used to go fishing between takes.
