Tag: Anthony Mackie
Avengers: Doomsday Cast Announcement is Light on Stars, Heavy on Chairs
Marvel is ramping up the hype for its next big Avengers movie… or at least, it seems to think it is. Today, after weeks of rumblings and concept art and guesses about scheduling, Marvel released a video – a very, very long video – announcing the cast of Avengers: Doomsday. This should be exc...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Electric State (2025)
The Electric State should have been great. The materials are all there: the creative team behind most of the MCU’s best films, a charismatic and lovable lead actor, a story about familial love transcending tragedy, themes of freedom and the loss of humanity, some truly excellent special effects, ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Captain America: Brave New World is the first of a series of Marvel films most seem to feel like we have to suffer through before we get to the good stuff – and there’s no guarantee, or even much faith, that the “good stuff” will be all that good. The point is, I doubt many fans …
Anthony Mackie Tells Moviegoers to Do Better
Anthony Mackie is doing his damnedest to make sure nobody wants to see Captain America: Brave New World. After that snafu where he said Captain America shouldn’t be associated with America (which he “clarified” without actually saying he meant anything different from what it sounded like he me...
Read MoreWaving the Flag: Captain America and Patriotism in the MCU
Everyone has heard Anthony Mackie’s recent statement about Captain America having nothing to do with America and his clarification in which he basically said the same thing again. In my piece about that, I referenced a quote from Joe Johnston, the director of Captain America: The First Avenger, in...
Read MoreAnthony Mackie “Clarifies” Captain America Statement
The follow-up to the celebrity blunder can be one of two things: a self-righteous doubling down or a phony apology. Which route they take mostly depends on whether or not they have a movie or show to promote. For example, in November, Rachel Zegler called for the newly-elected President Donald Trump...
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