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He Flopped As Captain America, And Here's What Anthony Mackie Says Now
Anthony Mackie reflects on his journey as a superhero and his role.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a new Captain America, but Anthony Mackie still can't believe it. The actor was seen for years as Falcon in the superhero franchise.
In Avengers: Endgame, the Captain America shield was passed to him by Steve Rogers (Chris Evans). It then took some time before we got a new Captain America film, but earlier this year it finally arrived with Captain America: Brave New World.
"I never thought I would play Captain America," Mackie now shares. "You know, Marvel had a pretty interesting system where nearly everyone could make three films. (...) Thor was the only one with 17 films."
He continues: "So I never thought there would be a chance. I thought there would be a Falcon film. But I never thought it would become a Falcon/Captain America film."
Brave New World unfortunately was not the success Marvel had hoped for. The film holds a score of 46% on the Tomatometer and made only $415 million globally at the box office. That wasn't enough to turn a profit.
In Avengers: Endgame, the Captain America shield was passed to him by Steve Rogers (Chris Evans). It then took some time before we got a new Captain America film, but earlier this year it finally arrived with Captain America: Brave New World.
Unexpected
"I never thought I would play Captain America," Mackie now shares. "You know, Marvel had a pretty interesting system where nearly everyone could make three films. (...) Thor was the only one with 17 films."
He continues: "So I never thought there would be a chance. I thought there would be a Falcon film. But I never thought it would become a Falcon/Captain America film."
No Profit
Brave New World unfortunately was not the success Marvel had hoped for. The film holds a score of 46% on the Tomatometer and made only $415 million globally at the box office. That wasn't enough to turn a profit.
