The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will see Bucky channel his trauma into a high-stakes mission while Sam will take a different approach to being a hero.
TV Line spoke with showrunner and head writer Malcolm Spellman along with stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan about the new Disney+ show, which debuts this Friday. For Bucky, the series will see all of his past angst and doubt come to a head against a specific villain -- and the outcome could change the Winter Soldier for good.
"Bucky showed up with more baggage than any hero in Marvel history, and we took all that baggage and distilled it down to a single storyline and a single character that he’s dealing with," Spellman said. "If he fails, he is the monster that he worries he might be. And if he succeeds, he’s reborn as someone that might actually be worthy of the shield and the praise that Steve used to get, and becoming a hero in his own right. Because in Bucky’s mind, he’s never been a hero."
"Bucky is going to have to come out of his shell and learn to accept the past and move forward and get to know the world as it is," Stan added. "Who else could better introduce him to that than Sam Wilson?"
For Sam's story, his place as a Black superhero will play a crucial role in how he fights his enemies, something Spellman felt was especially important as a Black writer.
"There’s a long legacy of Black folk who come from [the same stock as Sam], and that informs his worldview," Spellman said. "When you see these unique scenes that he has confronting these villains, and you see him respond in a way that isn’t typical for a superhero, the audience now will have a deeper understanding as to how because they got to spend time in his personal life. We stole a lot of [Anthony Mackie’s] personal life for Sam."
Despite their very different takes on being heroes -- and their clashing personalities -- the pair will have to work together to navigate the new MCU.
"Both characters, coming from where they came from and being the men that they are, realize that the world has changed and evolved," Mackie said. "The Blip has put us in a position where we no longer are accessible to the way of thinking that was before. That’s what gave us Thanos. So both characters are smart enough to know that the future is different, and they’ve always been progressive enough to see that and move along with [it]."
Directed by Kari Skogland, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell, Noah Mills, Carl Lumbly and Daniel Brühl. The series premieres March 19 on Disney+.
Source: TV Line
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