Taking a break from his Captain America/Falcon duties, Anthony Mackie took the time to speak to Variety at the Toronto International Film Festival to promote his latest film Seberg (which just so happens to star Kristen Stewart). Anthony Mackie was asked if there was room for a gay superhero in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, to which he replied with a passionate yes, bringing up his co-star Kristen Stewart.
“I think [Stewart] should be the gay female Falcon Captain America.”
These comments come right off the heel of Kristen Stewart’s latest interview where she discussed that was she told to suppress her sexuality so she could obtain a big-budget feature film, like a Marvel Studios project. Clearly, times are changing and big studios are trying to be fully-inclusive. We’re even going to be getting our first openly gay superhero in the upcoming The Eternals. If Marvel wants to further increase its inclusivity, it would be fantastic for them to finally give light to a gay Captain America. Beyond that, it would be interesting to see if Anthony Mackie’s Falcon would be willing to give up his mantle to another iteration of Captain America.
Hopefully there’s a seat for Kristen Stewart as Captain America in Anthony Mackie’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is currently set to be the first Marvel Studios series to debut on Disney Plus. Set after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the series is rumored to center on Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes as the former finds himself facing resistance from the United States government and its opposition to him taking on the Captain America mantle.
Directed by Kari Skogland from scripts written by showrunner Malcolm Spellman and Derek Kolstad, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, Daniel Brühl as Baron Helmut Zemo, and Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent.
Source: Variety