Why Anthony Mackie changed costume for Captain America: Brave New World

When Anthony Mackie, the interpreter of Sam Wilson alias Falcon in the saga Captain America was seen the last time in the series Falcon and the winter soldierhe wore a white combination, equipped with half a cask and protective glasses. But the American actor decided not to wear this look in the new Captain America: Brave New World, Expected this Wednesday, February 12 in theaters. He explained this change of clothing in an interview with the media IGNFriday, February 7.

« I told them that I will never wear this M …., guy », He said without a wooden tongue. “” It was too complicated. With heat, sweat, fogging on glasses, it was simply impossible. It was my worst nightmare. I couldn’t really do anything». Anthony Mackie wore this outfit for the first time in the mini-series Falcon and the winter soldier, broadcast in 2021 on Disney +, before quickly abandoning it in Captain America: Brave New World.

If the actor managed to get rid of his half-card, he kept his famous glasses, as we can see in the trailer. He also wears a dark blue suit more discreet than before and which approaches that of Chris Evans alias Steve Rogers, the old Captain America.

In this highly anticipated superhero film, directed by Julius Onah, it is Anthony Mackie who carries the colors of the American flag and which becomes the new Captain America. Shortly after meeting the new President of the United States, Sam Wilson finds himself plunged into the heart of an international diplomatic incident. It is forced to discover this plot before the brain of the operation destroys the world. Captain America: Brave New World is a direct sequel to the films Captain America: Civil War (2016) et The incredible hulk (2008) and is the continuity of the series Falcon and the winter soldier (2021).