Marvel Chief Kevin Feige on Anthony Mackie’s Big ‘Falcon’ Moment, Fate of Captain America’s Shield

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is one of Marvel's latest series to take fans of the franchise by storm. Starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan in lead roles as Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, the series takes off post the events of Avengers: Endgame.

Warning: This recap contains spoilers from episode 2 of Disney+/Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, “The Star-Spangled Man” 

*SPOILERS ALERT* The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Ep 2 begins with John Walker (Wyatt Russell) at the football locker room of his high school ready to be interviewed by Good Morning America as the new Captain America.

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“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” made its debut on Disney+ last week and set a record as the most-watched series premiere in the streamer’s history.

Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie are finding out who their real friend is!

Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan are opening up about the MCU bromance, and poking fun at their co-stars.

Anthony Mackie apparently has some issues with distance.

*SPOILERS ALERT* At the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Ep 1, loyal MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) fans were enraged to see a new Captain America, not Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson, dressed in red, white and blue while holding the coveted shield.

*SPOILERS ALERT* After WandaVision, Marvel's second-most awaited series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier finally premiered its first episode and well fans have a lot to say over it. The show will be releasing a new episode every Friday and looks like the first one did not go well for the fans as expected.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier.The Marvel series was released on Disney+ earlier today and follows Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson – aka The Falcon – and Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes – aka The Winter Soldier – as they team up in a post-Avengers: Endgame world.To celebrate the new release, Disney projection-mapped Captain America’s shield onto the London Eye, as well as several other landmarks around the world.

SPOILER ALERT – This post contains major spoilers for the first episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, so beware of reading further!

It doesn’t sound like Anthony Mackie‘s kids are his biggest fans!

Kate Aurthur editorKari Skogland — the director and executive producer who helmed all six episodes of Marvel’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” — frequently uses the word “muscular,” especially when describing projects that, even in the recent past, would have certainly been directed by men. It’s a significant breakthrough that Skogland, an experienced TV director, is the first solo woman director of a Marvel Studios property: “It’s a big milestone.

Some rumours really are just rumours.

Almost exactly two months ago, a report began to circulate that said Chris Evans was going to reprise his role as Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in future Marvel Studios projects. The news was met with a coy denial from Evans, who said, “News to me.” But speaking to EW recently, Kevin Feige went a step further to deny the rumors that Evans is returning to the MCU.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier star Anthony Mackie has said he requested a love story with Black Widow “several times”.The actor, who plays Sam Wilson/Falcon in the forthcoming Marvel/Disney+ show, opened up about his thoughts on a potential romantic subplot with Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow.The Falcon And The Winter Soldier will follow Falcon alongside Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame, after Steve Rogers passed the Captain

Sam Wilson and Buckie Barnes are living up to a big legacy.