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Chris Evans gave Anthony Mackie early Captain America surprise
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Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely Publications, a corporate predecessor to Marvel. Captain America's civilian identity is Steven "Steve" Rogers, a frail man rejected by the United States Army for physical unfitness who is enhanced to the peak of human physical perfection by an experimental "super-soldier serum".
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Anthony Dwane Mackie is an American actor. After graduating from Juilliard in 2001, he appeared in several stage productions and made his film debut with 8 Mile (2002). He then received numerous accolades for his starring roles in the films Brother to Brother (2004) and The Hurt Locker (2008). He further developed his career with films including Million Dollar Baby (2004), Half Nelson (2006), Notorious (2009) as Tupac Shakur, and Real Steel (2011).
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Chris Evans gave Anthony Mackie early access to the "Avengers: Endgame" script, the actor revealed in a recent interview.
Anthony Mackie said Chris Evans told him how he'd become Captain America by showing him the Avengers: Endgame script early.
Anthony Mackie found out that he is taking over the role of Captain America from the man himself, Chris Evans. The 45-year-old had been playing the role of Captain America since 2011. In 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, he handed over his mantle to...