>>> ANTHONY MACKIE IS NO
STRANGER TO ACTION.
HE SOARED AS FALCON, ONE OF
CAPTAIN AMERICA’S WING MEN.
>> NOW HE’S GOING FROM SUPERHERO
TO SUPERSOLDIER IN "OUTSIDE THE
WIRE".
HE PLAYS CAPTAIN LEO, A
LIFE-LIKE ROBOT.
>> LEO IS TRYING TO HELP KEEP
THE PEACE AND DOESN’T PULL ANY
PUNCHES WHEN A HEADSTRONG DRONE
SHOWS UP.
>> WE DON’T CONTROL ANY OF THE
AREA OUTSIDE THE WIRE.
>> THE MARINE --
>> RUNNING THE --
>> T FREQUENT.
>> GOOD.
>> ALL UNITS BE ADVISED.
WE ARE PROCEEDING OUTSIDE THE
WIRE.
>> PICK UP YOUR RIFLE,
LIEUTENANT.
YOU’RE GOING TO NEED TO SHOOT
BACK STHCHLT.
>> SOMETIMES YOU GET A TRAILER
AND YOU DON’T WANT IT TO STOP.
>> WE WANT IT TO STOP BECAUSE WE
HAVE TO TALK TO ANTHONY.
ANTHONY, GOOD TO SEE YOU, MY
FRIEND.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS NEW
FILM.
I KNOW YOU NOT ONLY STAR IN IT
BUT YOU’RE A PRODUCER OF THE
MOVIE AS WELL.
AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT’S A
BIT OF A PASSION PROJECT FOR
YOU.
>> DEFINITELY.
IT WAS WHEN I CAME ACROSS IT, I
WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE
SUBJECT MATTER AND THE WAY IT
HITS ON POINT THAT ARE RELEVANT
IN OUR SOCIETY, BUT IT DON’T HIT
YOU OVER THE HEAD WITH IT.
AND I LOVE DOING ACTION MOVIES.
GROWING UP, I ALWAYS WANTED TO
BE WESLEY SNIPES.
>> ANTHONY, I HAVE TO ASK,
BECAUSE IN THE FILM, YOU KNOW,
YOU’RE THE MORE EXPERIENCED
SOLDIER.
YOU’RE TEACHING A YOUNGER
SOLDIER THE ROPES, BUT KIND OF
IMITATING REALITY HERE, BECAUSE
YOU’RE THE MORE EXPERIENCED
ACTOR WORKING WITH UP AND COMING
STAR.
DID YOU USE THAT RELATIONSHIP TO
HELP PLAY OUT THE DYNAMIC?
>> DEFINITELY.
FROM THE FIRST TIME I READ THE
SCRIPT, I HAD JUST FINISHED THE
FIRST SEASON OF "SNOWFALL".
THAT’S HIS SHOW.
HE’S FINANCIAL ON THE SHOW.
I LITERALLY CALLED ALL MY
FRIENDS AND WAS LIKE WHO IS THIS
DUDE?
WHEN I MET HIM, I MEAN,
INSTANTLY, WE BECAME FRIENDS.
AND NOW WE HAVE THAT -- I’M A
VETERAN NOW.
LIKE, SEVEN MOVIES IN I’M THE
OLD DUDE ONSET.
>> TIME FLIES.
>> LIKE BIG BROTHER LITTLE
BROTHER.
>> WE’RE LOOKING AT VIDEO OF THE
MOVIE.
IT LOOKS SO GOOD.
WE KNOW THE FILM IS
ACTION-PACKED.
YOU PLAY THIS ENHANCED
SUPERSOLDIER AS WE WERE LOOKING
AT.
WHAT KIND OF TRAINING DO YOU DO
TO PREPARE FOR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT?
>> WELL, THIS WAS DIFFERENT,
BECAUSE AS A ROBOT, LIKE, I
RELATE THIS MOVIE TO, LIKE, ROBO
COP OR TERMINATOR.
HE’S STILL AN ANDROID OR CYBORG,
SO CERTAIN THINGS HAVE TO BE
MECHANICAL IN THE APPROACH.
I DID A LOT OF THAI CHAI.
AND YOGA.
WHICH, IF YOU DON’T KNOW, YOGA
IS RIDICULOUSLY HARD.
I GOT A LOT OF GLUTS IN DOING
YOGA.
>> AND YOU’VE GOT A LOT GOING
ON.
YOU HAVE THIS NEW MARVEL SERIES
WHICH WE CANNOT WAIT FOR, FALCON
AND THE WINTER SOLDIER.
ANY TIDBITS ABOUT THIS?
>> WELL, IT’S ME AND SEBASTIAN
AT OUR WORST, DOING OUR WORST,
HAVING THE MOST FUN.
SO IT’S A GREAT STORYLINE.
NOTHING ABOUT THE QUALITY HAS
BEEN TAKEN AWAY, BECAUSE IT’S
TELEVISION.
I THINK MARVEL AND DISNEY IS
GOING TO CHANGE THE GAME BY HOW
DYNAMIC THIS SHOW IS.
AND YOU’RE SITTING IN YOUR
LIVING ROOM INSTEAD OF BEING IN
THE LARGE MOVIE THEATER.
>> I KNOW YOU FILMED IN PRAGUE
AND THEN THE WHOLE WORLD
CHANGED.
YOU HAD TO FINISH FILMING DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
IS IT TRUE YOU ENDED UP HAVING
TO SPEND A LOT OF LAST YEAR IN
EUROPE?
>> YEAH.
ACTUALLY, MOST OF LAST YEAR
BECAUSE OF "OUTSIDE THE WIRE"
AND BECAUSE OF "FALCON WINTER
SOLDIER".
WE WERE IN EUROPE.
IT WAS INSANE THE TRANSFORMATION
IN 24 HOURS HOW QUICKLY CO-VID
CAME IN.
THE COUNTRY SHUT DOWN.
I MEAN, YOU COULDN’T EVEN GO
FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO
GERMANY WITHOUT PAPERWORK.
THEY’D STOP YOU AT THE BORDER
AND AIR TEST YOUR CAR.
WE SHUT DOWN PRODUCTION AND FLEW
OUT WITHIN 18 HOURS.
>> WOW.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE US THIS
MORNING, WE KNOW YOU’RE A HUGE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FAN.
YOU MUST BE THRILLED THEY’RE
STILL IN THE RUNNING FOR THE
SUPER BOWL.
WE HEAR YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC
ROUTINE YOU DO BEFORE EVERY
GAME.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT IS?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I’M VERY
SUPERSTITIOUS WHEN IT COMES TO
THE SAINTS.
I WAKE UP.
I PUT ON MY SAINTS SLIPPERS AND
SAINTS SOCKS WHICH, YOU KNOW, I
PUT ON MY JERSEY.
I HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
JERSEYS AGING FROM 12 YEARS OLD
TO ONE-YEAR-OLD.
DEPENDING ON THE OPPONENT, I
HAVE TO WEAR DIFFERENT STRENGTHS
OF JERSEY.
THE ONE-YEAR-OLD JERSEY AND MY
SLIPPERS, MY SOCKS AND I HAVE TO
BE SITTING PREPARED WITH MY
BEVERAGE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE
GAME STARTS WHEREVER I’M
WATCHING THE GAME.
>> HOW MANY LEVELS ARE YOU GOING
TO BE WEARING FOR THE UPCOMING
GAME?
>> I’M GOING FULL STRENGTH, MAN.
IT’S GOING TO BE -- BUT I CAN’T
WEAR OUT MY FULL STRENGTH
JERSEY, BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE
GREEN BAY NEXT WEEK.
SO I MIGHT HAVE TO DOUBLE UP AND
WEAR SOCKS, SLIPPERS, JERSEY,
AND SWEATSHIRT IN THE HOUSE WITH
THE HAT ON.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD IN MY
HOUSE.
>> ANTHONY MACKIE, HOPEFULLY
THERE’S A LAUNDRY THING GOING ON
THERE AS WELL.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE
LATER ON.
THANKS SO MUCH, ANTHONY.
DON’T FORGET, OUTSIDE THE WIRE