Anthony Mackie Talks About The Falcon & The Human Torch

Anthony Mackie, who will portray superhero the Falcon in Anthony and Joe Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, recently spoke to ComicBook about the role and commented on the casting of Michael B. Jordan in 20th Century Fox's forthcoming the Fantastic Four reboot...

Upon accepting the role, Mackie said...

“When Marvel gave me the opportunity to bring this character to life, I was so emotional and overjoyed at the opportunity of being a part of not only a franchise like that, but a studio like that,”

Then when asked if he read comic books as a kid, he replied...

“No, I was a baseball kid. I was everything. I was a sports kid. I was never into comic books. I was never that kid.”

Mackie defending Michael B. Jordan's being cast as the Human Torch...

“No, no, no, he’s there. Michael B. Jordan is a very good friend of mine. I’ve known him since he was a teenager, and I’m so happy, for more than anybody else for him to be getting the accolades he’s getting, because he deserves it.”

Finally, the actor called for less intense outcries from fans when some actors are cast in a role...

“I think with these type of movies, everything else aside, you need a good actor. Michael B. Jordan is a good actor, black or white. So what you have to realize is, and go back and forth and just say, ‘Superman can’t fly, Batman ain’t real, the Human Torch don’t really set himself on fire and fly around the room, so he can look like whatever they want him to look like.’ You just have to allow yourself to see him that way. And if you can’t do that, that says something about you. As an audience member if you can’t do that, you need to look at yourself, because there’s something going on with you, that you might need some help with.”