“We are so happy to be able to present our proud film to you.”

The voices of lead actor Anthony Mackie and director Julius Onah, who are about to release their first MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) film of the year, ‘Captain America: A Brave New World’ (on the 12th), were brimming with confidence.

The two, who met with Korean reporters via video conference on the 5th, emphasized the story of Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who took over the shield of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), the ‘first Captain America’, and became the new Captain America after ‘Avengers: Endgame’, saying, “It carries on Steve‘s legacy while also containing Sam Wilson’s unique journey”.

This film is about the new Captain America. The story is about Sam Wilson, who became America, becoming the new Captain America and fighting against an evil plot to take over the world in red and the entity hidden behind it.

Anthony Mackie, who appeared in 2014‘s ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and played the role of the first Captain America’s strong sidekick ‘Falcon’, said, “I never imagined that I would become Captain America,” but emphasized, “Sam Wilson, who has a sense of justice and a warm heart, is a character who is more than qualified to be Captain America.”

He emphasized that he maintains Captain America‘s unique righteous beliefs, but is a different character from the first Captain America, who was a ‘superman’ who received the ‘Super Soldier Serum’, explaining, “He solves problems not with force or fists, but with humanity.”

Nevertheless, he expressed confidence in the action scenes that are different from before. revealed. While focusing on land combat, the first Captain and Falcon’s specialty, flight ability, will be used for ‘land-sea-air combat’, and “Captain‘s shield, which is his symbol, will be used not just as a defensive tool, but as an active weapon.”

Director Julius Ona especially drew attention by saying that the action scenes in the film paid homage to the 2005 Korean film ‘A Bittersweet Life’ (directed by Kim Jee-woon) starring Lee Byung-hun. He said that he was greatly inspired by the action scenes using bricks in ‘A Bittersweet Life’, and hinted, “The new Captain America needed a realistic fighting style that utilizes the surrounding environment. He will improvise actions that use all elements, including bricks, chairs, and the surrounding space, as weapons.”


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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