Tag: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Anthony Mackie Says Marvel Movies Need to Do Better About Diversity
Anthony Mackie has played Falcon seven times in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with 2014’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” In an interview for Variety‘s Actors on Actors issue, Mackie talked to Daveed Diggs about the need for more diversity in Disney’s Marvel movies.The conversation started out with both actors talking about their most recent…
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Superhero Bits: Alternate ‘Iron Man 2’ Suitcase Armor, ‘Harley Quinn’ Takes a Jab at Snyder Cut Bros & More
How did the animated Harley Quinn series mock the nastier side of The Snyder Cut bros? Could Batman beat Iron Man in a fight? How did Captain America: The Winter Soldier almost open? When will The Eternals Lego sets start to arrive? Which character from The Flash is returning before the end of the season?…
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Watch ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Elevator Fight Scene Rehearsal with Chris Evans
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is one of the best sequels in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directors Anthony & Joe Russo brought Captain America into political thriller territory that called back to classic movies like The Conversation, Three Days of the condor, All the President’s Men, The Manchurian Candidate and more. Despite pulling from classic…
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Russo Brothers to Receive Publicists Motion Picture Showman Award
Hollywood union publicists have selected the Russo Brothers to receive the Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award.Anthony and Joe Russo, who directed “Avengers: Endgame,” will receive the award at the 57th Annual Publicists Awards ceremony on Feb. 7 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The publicists are part of the Intl. Cinematographers Guild, Iatse Local…
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Quentin Tarantino Went on a Marvel Studios Binge Pre-‘Endgame’ and Was Pleased by a Shout-Out in the McU
Quentin Tarantino, a master of pastiche himself, said he enjoyed seeing an homage to his own work in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which is just one example of Tarantino and Marvel riffing on each other.BBC Radio 1’s Ali Plumb asked Tarantino in a recent interview what he thought about the shoutout to his 1994…
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Russo Brothers Producing ‘The Last Neanderthal’ Movie
Joe and Anthony Russo are producing the prehistoric drama “The Last Neanderthal” through their Agbo production company.The brothers have closed a deal for John Brancato’s pitch and hired stunt coordinator Terry Notary to direct “The Last Neanderthal,” which will be shot primarily with motion capture technology. Notary, a stunt coordinator and movement choreographer, played Cull…
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Editors Use Super-Human Skills to Cut ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Down to Size
“Avengers: Infinity War” is stuffed with the largest number of superheroes ever to populate a movie. Directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe marks their third collaboration with editors Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt; they also cut “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Captain America: Civil War.”Ford…
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Is Atom Tickets’ Biggest Pre-Seller Ever
The Atom Tickets app is reporting that “Avengers: Infinity War” has set a record for the highest pre-sale volume ever.The company said Tuesday that pre-sales are 7% higher than the previous record holder, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” and 250% higher than “Black Panther” at the same point in their pre-sales.It also said that pre-sales…
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Director John Hyams Assures His ‘Maniac Cop’ Remake is Still Happening
It was announced several years ago that William Lustig’s Maniac Cop was on the remake chopping block, with Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) producing, Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) writing and John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) directing. The most recent update on the project, however, didn’t seem good; the original’s writer, Larry…
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‘Infinity War’ Directors Name Soderbergh and Herzfeld Films As Inspiration For Superhero Epic
For a while now, Marvel Studios has tried to give each of their superhero films a distinct tone. Some are political thrillers, like “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” While “Guardians of the Galaxy” was billed as a space opera. Whether or not you actually believe that to be the case is another thing altogether. However,…