Sam Wilson/The Falcon: Marvel Comic’s First African-American Superhero, Played By Anthony Mackie
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Now that the next wave of Marvel movies featuring the superheroes from The Avengers are gearing up, America’s most loyal citizen, Captain America, has an August 4, 2014 opening date for his sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Accompanying him will be Marvel Comic’s first African-American superhero. His name is Sam Wilson, but he’s also known as The Falcon. Sam Wilson/The Falcon was introduced by Stan Lee and Gene Colan in Captain America issue #117 in 1969.
The actor slated to play the role of Marvel Comics’ first African-American superhero is Anthony Mackie. In a statement released by Mackie, he views his new role with a great deal of respect and responsibility.
I’m playing the Falcon. He’s this guy in Harlem who moved to California and became a drug dealer. His plane crashed, and he was genetically altered, and he can fly, has telepathic powers. He’s the first African-American superhero. It makes me feel all the work I’ve done has been paying off. I have a son, nephews and nieces, and I love the idea that they can dress up as the Falcon on Halloween. They now have someone they can idolize. That’s a huge honor for me,” Mackie said.
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I don't know too much about falcon
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Good for him. He done come a long way from Papa Doc
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word. this is a good look, i hope they can spin this off to a falcon movie.Stomp Johnson wrote: »Good for him. He done come a long way from Papa Doc
now we need that black panther movie to come back..
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Drug dealer,
idk,
for some reason my mind jus got stuck at him being a drug dealer.
superheros can come from all types of backgrounds and the first afro-american hero used to be a drug dealer?
? word???
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Drug dealer,
idk,
for some reason my mind jus got stuck at him being a drug dealer.
superheros can come from all types of backgrounds and the first afro-american hero used to be a drug dealer?
? word???
Right, that part is annoying too.....it's sort of like the same backstory that Luke Cage has....criminal, prisoner etc, etc.
Should be good regardless -
Being a criminal is part of Sam's back story (as a result of family trauma and turning to the streets). But it was a mob lacky, racketeer type gig. I guess 'drug dealer' is more relatable to the people who approve such things for the big screen. Maybe it will get changed in the screenwriting process. I just hope they don't do the "we can't have 2 Black guys" thing and leave out T'Challa.
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Being a criminal is part of Sam's back story (as a result of family trauma and turning to the streets). But it was a mob lacky, racketeer type gig. I guess 'drug dealer' is more relatable to the people who approve such things for the big screen. Maybe it will get changed in the screenwriting process. I just hope they don't do the "we can't have 2 Black guys" thing and leave out T'Challa.
U know they will smh -
Thats dope. Is the Falcon part of the Avengers? or is he more of a captain america sidekick type?
Winter Soldier is gonna be dope tho, i read his current series and its pretty good. More excited for Captain America's movie than I am Thor's -
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Watch white people ignore this at the box office, racist ass mfs don't care about ? unless it's someone who look like them.
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