Mackie brought this subject up in an interview with Fandango (via Screen Rant), avowing, “It was a bunch of us at [Chris Evans’] house–he had this crazy house–sitting there watching a game, shooting the sh*t. So he goes, ‘have you read the new [Avengers: Endgame] script?’ I said, ‘ nah.’ And he was like ‘you don’t know?’ And you know, being Black, I’m like ‘I’mma die, damn. They’re getting rid of me, man. I don’t even cause no trouble. I stand in the back, like I don’t bother nobody.’“

RelatedTickets are now on sale for Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World, which has just introduced two new popcorn buckets.

He went on to further note, “So he’s like ‘c’mon, c’mon.’ In his house, he had like a trap door that went to a basement that was like the man cave of all man caves. He has all of his Marvel stuff laid out, his new script and all this stuff. And I’m like ‘oh, this is your prep room.’“

Mackie added that Evans went to “like the last 10 pages, and he goes ‘read it!’” He concluded, “So me thinking they killed me off I get to the part and it’s like, you know, I’m reading the scene between us, and it goes ‘he hands him the shield.’ I’m like, ‘so why did you give me the shield?’ He’s like, ‘because you’re f**king Captain America.’ We hug, we jump up and down… It was hilarious.“

“I’m like, ‘so why did you give me the shield?’ He’s like, ‘because you’re f**king Captain America.’ We hug, we jump up and down… It was hilarious.”

Prior to this, Mackie delved into the pressure of being Captain America in 2023, professing at the time that there’s a “huge amount of pressure.” Interestingly, that same year, Mackie hinted that his character Sam Wilson won’t be leading the returning Avengers, avouching that Sam is the only character without superpowers, further asserting, “Being from New Orleans, I’ve been in a few fights. And heart and charisma never helped me in a fight. That usually just got me beat up. So that might cause an issue when you go fight somebody like Thanos.”

RelatedTo mark tickets going on sale, Marvel Studios debuts a new Red Hulk-filled trailer for Captain America: Brave New World.

Putting the spotlight on Captain America: Brave New World itself, Mackie touched upon how Harrison Ford helped him on the set, affirming that there are not a lot of people on his level who would do that. More recently, Captain America: Brave New World director Julius Onah explained why Harrison Ford is the film’s “thematic core.”

Harrison Ford Has Joined the MCU

Besides these bits of news, Ford touched upon finally joining the MCU in October. Additionally, Captain America: Brave New World actor Tim Blake Nelson discussed how The Leader was created for the project in May. Tying into that, the actor conveyed that he requested practical effects for the Leader’s oversized head.

Captain America: Brave New World will be released in theaters on Feb. 14, 2025.

Source: YouTube

Captain America: Brave New World