Ian McKellen Discovered Anthony Mackie Is the New Captain America on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Set and Told Him: ‘You Deserve That’
Anthony Mackie recently told IMDb (via The Independent) about Ian McKellen’s wholesome reaction when he told him on the “Avengers: Doomsday” set that he...
Key points
- Anthony Mackie recently told IMDb (via The Independent) about Ian McKellen’s wholesome reaction when he told him on the “Avengers: Doomsday” set that he was playing Captain America.
- “I go to Ian McKellen, he goes, ‘Hello, son.’ I’m like, ‘Ian McKellen, sir.
- “He goes, ‘So what are you doing in the film?’ and I’m like, ‘I’m Captain America.’” He continued, “And he goes, ‘Wonderful… and you deserve that.’ Thank you, Sir Ian, thank you.” Popular on Variety McKellen reprised his “X-Men” role as Magneto for “Doomsday,” which features a massive team-up of Marvel’s biggest stars.
- During a recent film festival appearance in Rome, McKellen said that while shooting an action scene in “Avengers: Doomsday,” the film’s directors, the Russo Brothers, told him to “look more furious” when acting out Magneto’s magnetic powers.
What happened
Anthony Mackie recently told IMDb (via The Independent) about Ian McKellen’s wholesome reaction when he told him on the “Avengers: Doomsday” set that he was playing Captain America. “I go to Ian McKellen, he goes, ‘Hello, son.’ I’m like, ‘Ian McKellen, sir. “He goes, ‘So what are you doing in the film?’ and I’m like, ‘I’m Captain America.’” He continued, “And he goes, ‘Wonderful… and you deserve that.’ Thank you, Sir Ian, thank you.” Popular on Variety McKellen reprised his “X-Men” role as Magneto for “Doomsday,” which features a massive team-up of Marvel’s biggest stars. During a recent film festival appearance in Rome, McKellen said that while shooting an action scene in “Avengers: Doomsday,” the film’s directors, the Russo Brothers, told him to “look more furious” when acting out Magneto’s magnetic powers. McKellen said he envisioned destroying Donald Trump’s Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, to inspire his rage. “[They told me to] make it look as if you hate what you’re destroying,” McKellen said.
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