On the heels of ComicCon, the
Hollywood Reporter has the news that
Hurt Locker and
Adjustment Bureau star Anthony Mackie is in negotiations to play Falcon in
Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Mackie had previously expressed
interest in the Black Panther role, but with that film not on the immediate horizon for Marvel, it seems talks have shifted. The Falcon, real name Sam Wilson, has been a supporting character in Captain America comics since he was introduced in 1969. The Falcon was significant in being the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics (Black Panther was a native African), as well the first black superhero not have the word "Black" in his name. Falcon played a major role in Ed Brubaker's
Winter Soldier storyline, soit won't be a surprise to see the character appear in the film.
In Marvel's mainstream universe, Falcon is a reformed criminal with the ability to telepathically communicate with birds. Meanwhile, his Ultimate universe counterpart is a genius
SHIELD scientist. On film, I expect him fall more in line with the Ultimate version, the same treatment Hawkeye received in
The Avengers.
 |
| Ultimate Falcon |
 |
| Mainstream Falcon |
No comments:
Post a Comment