Actor Anthony Mackie, who plays Sam Wilson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appeared to confirm that his co-stars for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Sebastian Stan and Daniel Brühl will not be reprising their roles in Captain America: Brave New World.
Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Eli Adé. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.
Speaking with Radio Times, Mackie not only indicated that Stan and Brühl are not reprising their roles, but a second season of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier does not appear to be in the cards.
He said, “The Falcon and [the] Winter Soldier, that show, I really enjoyed doing that show. I was actually excited to do a second season, just so me and Sebastian [Stan] can get paid to hang out. Because it’s like me, him and Daniel Brühl. It’s kind of like the perfect storm of happiness.”
“So when they decided to go back to the movies, you know, it is what it is, but I don’t have my friends anymore so it kind of dampens it a little bit. Any thing I can do to hang out with Daniel, a dancing Daniel Brühl makes me very happy.”
(L-R): Zemo (Daniel Brühl), Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Sharon Carter/Agent 13 (Emily VanCamp) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.
Not only will Brühl not be in Captain America: Brave New World, but the actor revealed back in December that he’s not going to be in the upcoming Thunderbolts film either despite his character being the primary leader and eventually antagonist of the Thunderbolts in the comics.
He told ScreenRant, “I mean, they haven’t killed me yet… [Right] now I’m doing a series, which is called The Franchise. But if there are people who have a lot of sense of humor, then it’s Marvel and it’s Kevin Feige. I’m very happy to shoot something about the franchise world and with a comical approach.”
Zemo (Daniel Brühl) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.
Brühl continued, “But I guess it was nice with that Zemo guy because he was so surprising and different. Also, the second time around I was invited to explore the sense of humor in that character, which I relish and enjoy so much. So again, it was a surprise, I was invited to surprise the people.
He continued, “So I guess that if he shows up again, you really need to carefully think what is this crazy little guy up to this time around? So if the right opportunity would come, I wouldn’t say no, obviously. But for now, I’m into other things that I’m very happy with because that might have collided. I think they’re shooting [Thunderbolts] right now, so the destiny and fate always. I strongly believe in that. You just follow the path that you are offered to follow.”
Zemo (Daniel Brühl) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.
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Mackie’s comments come in the wake of reports that Captain America: Brave New World is undergoing massive reshoots. Those rumors at the end of January with scooper DanielRPK claiming reshoots for the film will begin in May and last until August indicating that these are not your typical pickup shots.
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Following this rumor, YouTuber Overlord DVD claimed his sources informed him that the film was being rewritten.
He said, “They are more convinced that Cap 4 doesn’t have a script. They say that what they are doing is shooting from a notebook that has notes on what they are supposed to do. According to the director this is a way of getting ahead of themselves while they wait for the official script.”
Overlord DVD added “This came from the director himself as the director and Anthony [Mackie] were in another heated discussion over the way the reshoots were being handled. It’s unclear just how long it will take to complete the rewrite. It is very clear to our source that Anthony’s biggest concern is this movie may get cancelled.”
As reported by ComicBookMovie.com, scooper CanWeGetSomeToast claimed the film was undergoing extensive and long-lasting reshoots because “the Serpent Society has been completely removed from The Falcon and the Winter Solider follow-up.”
Alex Perez from The Cosmic Circus disputed the claim that the Serpent Society was being removed from the film, but claimed the organization’s role in the film was being significantly reduced to an opening sequence rather than playing an ongoing role throughout the film.
The Serpent Society in Captain America #310 (1985), Marvel Comics
READ: Rumor: Test Screening For ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Goes Poorly
More recently a rumor from OHIMATM claimed test screenings for the films did not impress audiences. The X user wrote, “I’ve been able to get some insight into what some of the main issues were at the Captain America: Brave New World test screenings. Apparently audiences were unimpressed by the film’s action scenes and the chemistry between Cap and his love interest.”
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Not only did OHIMATM share that audiences did not find the actions scenes and the chemistry between Falcon and his love interest impressive, but they found the movie’s political intrigue “uninspired and unengaging.”
The user shared, “However, the biggest issue was how audiences responded to the film’s political content. You might think this’d mean audiences found it divisive, but it was actually worse than that: they found it boring.”
“I’m told that the overall feel was that the political material was ‘uninspired and unengaging’ that audiences found it lacked nuance, was overly expository, and really slowed the movie down. I’m also told that while the ‘three sequences that will be removed’ were a big part of the problem.”
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The user continued, “The film’s issues go beyond that and will likely include significant rewrites throughout as well as adding/removing characters. I’m told that Marvel really wants to keep the summer window for reshoots in order to avoid another release date delay not just because it’d mean vacating what they feel is a good release date for the film, but because, as usual, delaying this film would result in a domino effect whereby it would likely mean delaying others.”
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As for the issue with the chemistry, the user indicated it was between Wilson and actress Xosha Roquemore, who was revealed to be in the film last January. It’s unclear what her role in the film is.
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What do you make of Mackie seemingly confirming that Sebastian Stan and Daniel Brühl are not in Captain America: Brave New World?
LOL… Why would anyone want to watch a CAPTAIN AMERICA movie WITHOUT Steve Rogers, Bucky, or the most interesting villain from FALCON & the WINTER SOLDIER? 😂
This movie’s DOA and already yet ANOTHER financial bomb for Disney and the MCU.