Anthony Mackie Calls for More Diversity in the Marvel Universe

Disney has announced that the planned premiere The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which was set to happen in August, won’t be happening after all.

Andrew Cuomo launched a star-studded ad campaign on Thursday called «Mask Up America,» which encourages everyone to keep wearing their masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the eight national TV public service announcements feature Robert De Niro, Kaitlyn Dever, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman, John Leguizamo, Anthony Mackie, Rosie Perez, Ellen Pompeo and Jeffrey Wright.The first spot, titled «You Have My Respect,» features Freeman praising people for wearing their

The Hollywood actor Anthony Mackie who featured in Marvel Cinematic Universe films reportedly recalled a funny incident that took place during the filming of Captain America: Civil War while talking to Entertainment Weekly. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Anthony Mackie reportedly said that he sat down with the directors and the film's graphic's team to discuss a scene.

With the COVID-19 numbers spiking in the US, it’s clear that people aren’t following some of the most basic preventative measures, including wearing a face mask. Of course, without getting into the political weeds too much, you can probably chalk up a lot of this anti-mask sentiment to the President’s vocal disapproval of masks.

Hollywood has been trying to change its image in recent years when it comes to diversity and inclusivity. Just a decade ago, it was clear that white male filmmakers and actors had the upper hand when it comes to studio films.

Avengers: Endgame (2019) have addressed the issue of diversity in the MCU after Anthony Mackie’s criticism.Anthony and Joe Russo said Mackie “is not wrong at all” when they were asked for their thoughts on the issues raised. Sam Wilson/Falcon star Mackie, who’s acted in seven Marvel movies to date, told Variety last month that representation is poor having worked with all-white crews.In an interview with MovieMaker, the Russo brothers said they agreed with what Mackie said.

Variety’s Actors on Actors series that it’s “more racist” that “Black Panther” is the only Marvel movie with a Black cast, director and crew.“I think we can always all do better at diversity constantly in this business in every facet of every industry, so he’s not wrong at all,” Joe Russo said in a podcast with MovieMaker, though he was unfamiliar with Mackie’s specific comments.

Following Anthony Mackie‘s criticism of Marvel Studio‘s lack of diversity in film crews, it is now Tessa Thompson who is speaking up about the importance of representation in Phase 4 of the MCU. READ MORE: Anthony Mackie Is “Bothered” By Marvel Studios’ Lack Of Diverse Film Crews As part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Thompson spoke with Ramy Youssef of “Ramy” about the importance of representation both to the industry and the fandom at large.

Anthony Mackie is speaking out. The actor, 41, recently joined Daveed Diggs for a virtual version of Variety's Actors on Actors series, in which he opened up about the diversity -- or lack thereof -- within Marvel Studio's films.

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Anthony Mackie is the new Captain America. (Spoilers if you haven’t seen “Avengers: Endgame.”) And with that title, as we saw with Chris Evans morphing into the real-life Steve Rogers after playing the character for a decade, it appears that Mackie is embracing the role of real-life superhero, trying to fix the issues that plague society.

Also Read: Check Out This First Look at Marvel's Disney+ Shows in This Hero-Heavy Super Bowl TrailerMackie spoke in conversation with “Snowpiercer” star Daveed Diggs and said that, like Diggs, now that he’s finally the star of his own show with the Disney+ series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” he can push higher ups to practice more diverse hiring.“My big push with Marvel, with everyone, is, hire the best person for the job,” he said.

Marvel Studios for its lack of diversity when hiring production crews for big-budget projects.The actor, who is best known for playing Sam Wilson/Falcon since 2014, believes Marvel has a responsibility to ensure greater diversity among casts and production crews.Speaking as part of Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ series, he said: “It really bothered me that I’ve done seven Marvel movies where every producer, every director, every stunt person, every costume designer, every PA, every single person

Anthony Mackie wants Marvel to embrace diversity while hiring cinematic crew. The actor, who has been a part of various MCU films, including the Avengers series, criticised the studio of its lack of behind-the-scene diversity.

Anthony Mackie has portrayed Falcon approximately seven times in the MCU, including in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which was his first. During a new conversation for Variety’s Actors on Actor’s issue, the performer said to Daveed Diggs that there needed to be a lot more “diversity” in Disney’s Marvel films.

Anthony Mackie is ready to see more diversity in the movies put out by Marvel — and he’s not wrong!

Anthony Mackie has taken aim at his Marvel film bosses for failing to include black filmmakers in any of their movies.