Skip to main content

Falcon thinks ‘Captain America: Civil War’ is Marvel’s best movie yet

marvel captain america civil war anthony mackie the winter soldier falcon
Marvel
Fans have to wait until May to see Captain America: Civil War, but they can rest assured that the upcoming superhero flick is going to be a good one. Actor Anthony Mackie, who plays the MCU’s Falcon, revealed in a BBC Radio 1 interview Friday that Civil War is “Marvel’s best movie thus far.”

While Mackie must be at least a little impartial due to his involvement in the studio’s films, he maintained that he would admit if a Marvel movie “sucked.” Fortunately, he offered a basis for comparison to go with his opinion: The actor named Captain America: Winter Soldier and the first Iron Man as Marvel’s two best films, not including Civil War. “I feel like this one beats both of those movies,” he said.

Recommended Videos

What makes Civil War so great, according to Mackie, is the fact that “it’s more of an acting movie than an action movie.” He described the story as “very concise and interesting” and went so far as to suggest that it could be the first superhero movie to be a contender for the Academy Award for Best Picture. That’s high praise, indeed.

Please enable Javascript to view this content

Mackie highlighted the talent of the film’s ensemble cast. As he pointed out, Civil War is packed with star power, including Chris Evans (Captain America), Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Emily VanCamp (Agent 13), Don Cheadle (War Machine), and more.

The movie will center on a division within the Avengers team after a plan emerges to register and regulate superheroes. Anthony and Joe Russo directed from a screenplay written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.

Fans will get a chance to determine whether Captain America: Civil War is as good as Mackie says when the film hits theaters on May 6.

Stephanie Topacio Long
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Stephanie Topacio Long is a writer and editor whose writing interests range from business to books. She also contributes to…
The best MCU sequels, ranked
Thanos about to close his gauntlet in Avengers: Infinity War.

Some say the sequels aren't as good as the original, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe has successfully produced many noteworthy sequels over the years.

Some of these follow-ups have even been labeled far superior to their predecessors due to how they expanded upon their characters, their conflicts, and overall story themes. Since the MCU shows no signs of slowing down, and with The Marvels shaping up to be a financial disaster, the studio should take note of what made these sequels the best in the franchise.
Honorable Mention: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Read more
10 best comic book movies of the 2010s, ranked
Spider-Men look ready for battle in Into the Spider-Verse.

Moviegoers in recent years have seen theaters dominated by an ever-popular wave of superhero movies. The many films produced by Marvel and DC made for some of the most highly anticipated cinematic events of the 2010s.

While not all of these movies were critical or commercial darlings, there were still plenty of superhero projects that stood above the rest as creative and thrilling adventures that helped make the genre what it is today. Superhero fatigue may be finally setting in, but these 10 films haven't lost their ability to excite and move their many fans.
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Read more
Disney shifts release dates for Marvel movies, Star Wars films, and Avatar sequels
Wade with his hands over his mouth

The writers' strike has lasted about one-and-a-half months so far, and it doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon. And now, Disney is making some major schedule changes to almost all of its upcoming franchise films. Avatar fans are going to feel it the most. Avatar 3 has been pushed back a year from December 2024 to December 19, 2025. The other sequels, Avatar 4 and Avatar 5, have been delayed to December 21, 2029, and December 19, 2031, respectively. That's a three-year delay for both titles from their previous release dates.

Marvel's 2024 slate is also getting a big shake-up, with Captain America: Brave New World moving away from its summer opening slot on May 3, 2024, to July 26, 2024. The Thunderbolts movie is shifting from July 26, 2024, to December 20, 2024, the former release date for Avatar 3. That will make it only the second MCU movie to be released in December after Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Read more