anthony mackie wants to do a western with clint eastwood
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Anthony Mackie wants to do a Western with Clint Eastwood

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Anthony Mackie wants to do a Western with Clint Eastwood

Anthony Mackie at the Middle East Film and Comic Con
Los Angeles - Arab Today

Anthony Mackie may be making his boyhood dreams come true as avenger Falcon in the Captain America franchise, but there’s another role he’s lusting after: a Western where he can chew some tobacco with a pistol on his hip.

“Like, me and Clint Eastwood on a horse, riding through the desert. I’ll hold him around the waist. ‘Ride on, Clint,’” said Mackie on Friday at the Middle East Film & Comic Con.

The actor, 38, was the headlining guest of this year’s convention, which marked its sixth edition at Dubai World Trade Centre.

He was joined on stage by wrestling champion Kane, Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham, Heroes alum Greg Grunberg and Canadian voice actor Cas Anvar.

The fivesome discussed their dream roles; not one to be left out, Kane chimed in: “A romantic comedy — not with Clint Eastwood.” (The 6’8 fighter, who was dressed in his signature red mask during the conference, also spoke about the recent retirement of The Undertaker.

“A lot of people said their childhood was over, and mine felt like it was.”)

Meanwhile, Cunningham said he would like to star in a sci-fi production, such as Star Trek, and Anvar, who stars in the costly and visually impressive sci-fi series The Expanse (it costs upwards of $6million — Dh22 million) — to film an episode, according to him), put Mackie on the spot and asked if he could get him into a Marvel production.

“Just stay away from craft service. That’s the hardest part. That’s it, just chilling at Craft service all day,” Mackie quipped.

Grunberg, however, had more modest aspirations: “Can’t there be a superhero who goes from doughnut shop to doughnut shop, flying around with a big C on his chest? Carb man.”

He added that he would love to work with Tom Hanks again, as the pair previously featured in The Ladykillers but didn’t share any scenes together.

When it came to talking about Avengers: Infinity Wars, coming out next year, and Game of Thrones season seven, both Mackie and Cunningham kept mum.

“I can’t talk about season seven. I realise you have to ask the question, but you have to realise I can’t answer them,” said Cunningham.

Mackie went down memory lane and remembered his early days as part of the Marvel franchise.

“When I found out I was gonna be an avenger, it felt like I won an Oscar,” he said. “They flew me out to London. They’re like, we need you for six days.”

On set, they told him to “fly in, land and just look really cool.” They shot it four times before they flew him back home.

“I thought they were shooting that as a promo for the next movie,” he said. Then he attended the Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) premiere, and experienced the big reveal along with everyone else when Captain America, played by Chris Evans, turned around and said the famed words, “Avengers, assemble.”

“I was like, holy [expletive]. I’m an avenger.”

In a post-conference interview, Mackie said he has visited every country in the Middle East, including Syria, Yemen and Egypt, and remembered visiting the UAE in 2007, of which he recalled “only two buildings and a highway.”

*MEFCC began on Thursday and runs until Saturday.

source: GULF NEWS

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

anthony mackie wants to do a western with clint eastwood anthony mackie wants to do a western with clint eastwood

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

anthony mackie wants to do a western with clint eastwood anthony mackie wants to do a western with clint eastwood

 



GMT 21:16 2016 Monday ,27 June

Zaki Badr discusses cleaning problem in Giza

GMT 21:46 2017 Saturday ,14 January

Turkey arrests 60 businessmen for alleged Gulen ties

GMT 22:38 2017 Friday ,24 March

Abbas meets with Merkel in Berlin

GMT 09:02 2017 Monday ,27 March

Tunisian Premier Concludes Visit to Sudan

GMT 15:54 2017 Friday ,01 September

Attorney General Directs Prosecutors to inspect Prison

GMT 09:22 2017 Sunday ,31 December

HM King condoles with Afghanistan President

GMT 10:12 2016 Wednesday ,06 April

Strong dollar, mild weather shrink H&M profits

GMT 17:03 2016 Saturday ,24 December

7 police killed in attacks in Afghansitan

GMT 13:51 2017 Friday ,17 March

Israel denies Syria shot down a warplane

GMT 04:08 2017 Thursday ,05 January

Carbon tax can fund clean energy transition

GMT 19:27 2016 Wednesday ,14 September

Alstom to go ahead with plans to shut down Belfort plant

GMT 01:44 2017 Friday ,15 December

Mennat-Allah underlines importance of landscapes

GMT 04:57 2017 Thursday ,14 December

Trump tells NASA to send Americans to Moon

GMT 21:43 2017 Wednesday ,11 October

Qabil discusses with Swiss delegation improving power

GMT 21:06 2017 Sunday ,17 September

OIC condemns suicide attack in Kabul

GMT 08:27 2017 Thursday ,27 April

Nokia reports another loss as networks sag

GMT 19:41 2017 Monday ,06 February

Elina Svitolina Claims Taiwan Open Title

GMT 09:39 2017 Friday ,03 February

Former Brazilian president Lula's wife dies of stroke
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday