Anthony Mackie can’t wait to fight Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’.
Anthony Mackie can’t wait to fight Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday
The 46-year-old actor – who plays Sam Wilson, aka Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – is due to face off against Downey Jr.’s villain in the upcoming team-up blockbuster, and now Mackie has teased he is raring to do battle with Doctor Doom.
During an interview with Nerdbunker, Mackie said: “Robert Downey Jr. has had his a**-kick coming for a long time, and I’m very proud to say he [is] going to get it!”
Downey Jr. will be making his return to the MCU in the 2026 blockbuster after having first starred in the franchise as Iron Man from the 2008 eponymous flick until ‘Avengers: Endgame’ five years ago.
Before Mackie’s Star-Spangled Man can come to blows with Doctor Doom, the actor will get his first cinematic outing as the superhero in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ after Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) passed the mantle and the shield to Wilson in ‘Avengers: Endgame’.
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ – which is slated to hit theatres on 14 February 2025 – follows the newly-christened hero (Mackie) and his sidekick Falcon (Danny Ramirez) as they try to stop a nefarious global plot, all while President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) hides a sinister secret.
The ‘8 Mile’ star explained the film would differ from previous ‘Captain America’ movies through its “approach” to characters and story, but insisted the picture would maintain the “grounded cinematic experience” the sub-series has become known for.
Mackie said: “Well, the Captain America storyline has always been grounded in reality, so this is a very grounded cinematic experience just like those were.
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