the SUPER: A Look At CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD – In Theaters February 14

Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

Directed by Julius Onah, the film stars Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Xosha Roguemore, Carl Lumbly, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson and Harrison Ford. Executive produced by Louis D’Esposito and Charles Newirth; Produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore.

Speaking with The Playlist, Mackie described the how Ford first approached him on set. “What was really interesting, and it shows the nature and the beauty of Harrison Ford – when he got to set, he pulled me aside, and he was like, ‘Hey kid,’ – I’m 46 years old. He goes, ‘Hey kid, this is your movie,” he said. “He was like, ‘I’m here to support you. And I’m here to make sure after this movie comes out, everyone knows your name.’ And there are a lot of people on his level that would not do that. There are a lot of people at his scale of work who would not do that.”

“But from the first day he was on set til the last day when we wrapped, he literally treated me like I was number one,” he continued. “He literally let me have the set and literally walked beside me every day and showed me the respect that people would. You know, it’s still Harrison Ford. Nobody’s like, ‘Hey Harrison, get out of the way. We need Anthony,’ but he made it very clear that I was number one on the call sheet. And because of that, everybody else fell in line. So I have nothing but appreciation and admiration for him – for the way he handled himself and the way he handled the set.”

Speaking with Empire Magazine, Onah revealed the films that inspired the crafting on this story. “I don’t want to be that guy who says, ‘I was inspired by this thing’, and then you watch the movie, and you’re like, ‘What the f*** were you talking about?’ We looked at a number of different films. We had a conversation about The Day Of The Jackal, and the Pakula trilogy of Klute, All The President’s Men and The Parallax View. These are all movies about people on the move, trying to stay one step ahead of an investigation or an adversary.”

Soaring into theaters on February 14, 2025, Captain America: Brave New World is expected to make major advancements for the MCU, particularly with Sam expected to lead (or co-lead) a new team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes heading into Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027).

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