Anthony Mackie is looking forward to starring in his own Captain America movie, but revealed he’s also experienced some disappointment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The actor, 45, who was nervous about working with Harrison Ford in Captain America: Brave New World, said he was discouraged because the powers that be didn’t opt for a second season of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier starring his Sam Wilson on the superhero’s cloak and shield.
“The Falcon and (the) Winter Soldier, I really enjoyed doing that show. “I was actually excited to do a second season so me and Sebastian (Stan) can get paid to hang out,” he told the Radio times.
‘Because it’s just like me, him and Daniel Brühl. It’s kind of like the perfect storm of happiness.”
Stan, 41, plays Bucky Barnes, who has worked at Marvel since 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger.
Anthony Mackie, 45, who will star in the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World, has admitted to being disappointed in a decision made by the powers that be in the Marvelverse (pictured in Los Angeles in December 2023)
His character was kidnapped by Hydra and held in cryogenic freeze for decades between missions.
In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Mackie and Stan’s characters team up to fight the bad guys, including Brühl’s Baron Zemo.
The star admitted, “When they decided to go back to the movies, it is what it is, but I don’t have my friends anymore, so it dampens it a bit.”
Referring to an iconic dance scene from the Disney+ series, the action star said, “Anything I can do to hang out with Daniel, a dancing Daniel Brühl, makes me very happy.”
Mackie has been promoting his latest television show, Twisted Metal, which debuted in Britain on March 21.
He stars as John Doe in the action adventure, based on the 1995 PlayStation game of the same name.
The post-apocalyptic comedy features appearances from Stephanie Beatriz, Will Arnett and Thomas Haden Church, with a few guest appearances from Anthony Mackie, Jr. as young John Doe.
The New Orleans native is a longtime gamer and said he has been a fan since he was a kid and grew up playing all kinds of games.
The actor said he had hoped to make a second season of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, “so Sebastian (Stan) and I can get paid to hang out,” he told the Radio Times. ‘Because it’s just like me, him and Daniel Brühl. It’s kind of the perfect storm of happiness’
The actor took on the mantle of Captain America in the Disney+ streamer, but was not renewed. Instead, the studio focused on the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World
Mackie made the comments while promoting the release of Twisted Metal in Britain
The series, based on the 1995 video game of the same name, has already been greenlit for a second season on Peacock
“One of my favorite games of all time was NBA Jam. And I think Bill Clinton was president, and there was a cheat code where you could get Bill Clinton as one of the basketball players, there were just these crazy cheat codes.”
The star admitted that Twisted Metal was a challenge for him.
“I wasn’t good at the game,” he said. When he got the part, “I tried to play the game again and still be bad at it. That always really frustrated me,” he said, “but I thought the characters were so interesting… you know, which car was the better car and the weapons on the car, and all that stuff. ‘
Mackie will be able to hang out with his Twisted Metal co-stars in the future. Peacock has already greenlit a second season of the show, which received a 94 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.