-Our next guest is a talented actor you know from his work
on the "Captain America" and "Avengers" movies.
He returns as Bucky Barnes
in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,"
which is available exclusively on Disney Plus,
with new episodes releasing on Fridays.
Let's take a look.
-You're alone. You're 100 years old.
You have no history, no family --
-Are you lashing out at me, Doc?
Because that's really unprofessional.
You know, I mean, when did that start?
When'd you start yelling at your clients?
Oh, the notebook. That's great. [ Sighs ]
All right. Give me a break. I'm trying. Okay?
This isn't -- [ Sighs ] This is new for me.
I didn't have a moment to deal with anything.
You know?
I had a little...calm.
In Wakanda.
And other than that, I just went from one fight to another
for 90 years.
-Please welcome to the show Sebastian Stan.
Thanks for being here, Sebastian.
-Hey, man, thank you for having me.
-I feel like there were two things
we were all very desperate for over the last year --
vaccines and new Marvel content.
And it feels like they're dovetailing together
very nicely.
-Yes. Yes.
Perfect timing for both of us, I guess.
-So, I have to ask,
when you and your co-star Anthony Mackie were --
this was first presented to you, was it surprising?
Did you know this project was coming?
-No, we didn't. We just both knew
we were going to stick around in some capacity.
You know, because we were alive at the end of "Endgame."
But, then, we had both gotten called in, unbeknownst to us,
you know, for a meeting.
And, you know, we had separate meetings,
but then I ran into him at this hotel in L.A.,
and I didn't know he was in L.A.
And he, like, looked at me funny,
and I looked at him funny, and we sort of started
to kind of piece the puzzle together
that maybe we were there for the same reason, you know?
-One of the puzzles anybody in show business
has had to piece together this year
is how to shoot during COVID, obviously.
-Yeah. -You were --
In the middle of it, you were going to Prague last March.
-It's very difficult with Anthony
because he's a close talker.
So, you know, the aspect of social distance for him
is a difficult thing.
But, yeah, we were in Prague.
-It's like a normal 6 feet, but it's like an Anthony 12 feet?
Is that what you're saying? -[ Laughs ] Yeah, exactly.
-So, you flew to Prague. This was, I guess, last year.
Before everything shut down.
And I will say I tip my cap.
Early on, you were taking this very serious.
That's you on an airplane. -Oh, yeah.
Yeah, well, thank God Fox News
reported on it at the time, you know?
But we did because, you know, we didn't know what to expect.
And I had my best friend with me,
who's a worse hypochondriac than I was.
And we just kept piling things on and going --
I mean, where do we stop with this thing?
And, you know, it was our first --
my first picture of this hashtag
we were trying out called #BuckyTakesEurope,
Which, of course, led to only three posts
and a birthday that happened a few days later.
And then we were sent back.
-I heard you were actually celebrating
Bucky's 106th birthday
when you found out that everything was shut down.
-Yep. Yeah.
We were -- We decided to find one of the most authentic,
you know, places in Prague to go and have dinner,
and it was a crowded place.
And we thought it was funny at the time,
and then it led to me meeting about 35 waiters
and hugging them and taking selfies with them,
and then, 10 minutes later, we got a call.
We were supposed to get on a plane.
So I felt really good about how I spent that night...
more at risk than ever.
-Now, I have to ask, you know, obviously,
you're not Bucky's age yet,
but you have been playing this character for 10 years.
Is it harder -- Do you find the recovery harder
from the intense action sequences
that they put your character through?
-Yes. Well, it's usually by the end of the press tour,
so you can get closer and closer to the age.
But, yeah.
I mean, I think we both take quite a lot of Advil,
you know, and there's -- and definitely some ice packs.
But, you know, it's just --
We got to get Anthony off the ground a lot more.
-[ Laughs ] That's right. Very nice how I feel like
you have a lot of empathy for Anthony.
It's really sweet that you're sharing that with us today.
-Well, I do, you know, but it's sort of something
you have to live with.
It's like -- You know, it's like a disease
that you're just gonna have to live with.
But we -- I think, look, you know,
we kind of know each other well and we have a good rapport,
and somehow they decided to give us a show,
you know, to have more, so it's been a privilege.
-You came back from Prague
when everything got shut down in New York City.
I know that you had lived here before.
You were an actor here in New York City.
What was it like for you last spring being in a city
that obviously we all know
is much more vibrant than it was then?
-Well, it was really strange.
I mean, because, you know, we didn't really know what --
at the time what to expect.
And so everything felt out of place.
And, you know, I think the emptiness of the streets.
But I went full on like "The Aviator" DiCaprio OCD.
Like, I was taking my clothes off in my hallway
and running them to the washing machine
and then washing every little thing, you know, in the sink.
And it was really weird.
But I had this old lady across the street from me
who every night at 7:00 p.m.
would come out and just blast Frank Sinatra.
You know, and then, everybody else would come out
and just sort of join in.
And that -- Moments like that just feel kind of that --
They surpass all time.
-I always like asking anybody who was young
living in New York, especially actors,
what their first -- their early apartments were like.
Did you have any doozies back in your day?
-It was -- I'll say exactly where it was.
It was at 323 West 42nd Street
right across from Port Authority.
-Oh, great area. Great area. Beautiful.
-Yeah. Yeah. But we were in Times Square.
So, you know, we felt lucky.
-How many roommates were you rocking back then?
-Uh, well, I had one official roommate
that paid the rent with me,
and then we had all of our Rutgers friends kind of, like,
just hop off the bus, cross the street,
and then crash with us, you know?
But it was -- I don't know.
Everything about that was romantic at the time.
That's what we said to ourselves until you walked outside.
-Yeah. And you would also, I'm sure, say it to girls.
"You want to see something romantic?
You've never seen romance until you've seen
the Port Authority at night."
-Oh, yes. Yeah. Yeah.
That will definitely shake things up.
-It's like the one neighborhood they just haven't tried
giving a cute name to.
They're like, "No."
"We've got a one-bedroom in Port Thor."
-Yeah. Yeah. It's always what it is.
But in a way, you know,
there was something grounding about it.
And it's like -- You walk out in New York City.
You know, you're always --
Life greets you, and it kind of puts you on a --
reminds you of the right things I guess.
-I think you're right about that.
And congrats on the show. It's so exciting to watch.
And thanks so much for being here.
-Thank you. Thank you, man.
Absolutely. Thanks so much. I'll see you.
-New episodes of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
are available on Fridays exclusively on Disney Plus.