![]() ![]() The show follows Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, two long-time (well, one a bit longer than the other) friends of Captain America who, now, after the events of Avengers: Endgame, get their first opportunity to shine in the spotlight. “But… they would have repercussions, years down the line, and that is very fun to explore” over a six-hour series, Feige added.With roots in the wildly-deep Captain America lore (dating all the way back to Captain America Comics #1, released in March 1941), well, there was a lot of material for Disney+'s exciting new 6-part limited series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier to pull from. The characters have been through trauma which is easily forgotten when “there’s sparkly portals opening and people cheering and a giant man punching a flying lizard,” he joked. “As crazy and extraordinary and science fiction and fantasy and supernatural” as Marvel stories can be, “the character experiences and the emotions of the character (are) always by far the most important anchor,” said Feige. Meanwhile Barnes is undergoing therapy after his horrific experiences outlined in the films. While plot details are under wraps, the pilot sees Wilson (Anthony Mackie) still struggling with the loss of Captain America-who appeared to pass the superhero mantle to him in “Avengers: Endgame,” in the form of his iconic shield. “It was pretty on par with the films, I felt-actually, even more evolved and intense,” said co-star Sebastian Stan of the action sequences, which also used the same stuntmen as the movies. But “Falcon”-which was intended to arrive first, before production was derailed by the pandemic and earthquakes in Puerto Rico-follows on more directly from “Endgame,” and is overall much more familiar territory for fans of the movies. It follows the oddball and quirky yet critically adored “WandaVision,” whose place within the franchise’s overarching story was cryptic to say the least. ![]() “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” is in fact the second Marvel show to hit Disney+. In this file photo US director and Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige arrives for the “Spider-Man: Far From Home” World premiere at the TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood.-AFP “Just because it’s on TV, doesn’t mean it’s not going to be as big as it could possibly be as a movie,” added Feige. But as his superhero name suggests, Falcon can fly-thanks to a hi-tech winged jetpack-and the opening sequence of “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” is a special effects-laden aerial spectacular. The two characters-known to comic book fans as Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes-were relatively minor roles in the Marvel films. “And we’ve seen a lot of cool action with both of them before.” “We kept saying ‘if we’re going to do a series with Falcon and Winter Soldier in it, we need to at least start off with the best action that we’ve ever seen,'” Feige told a virtual press conference. ![]() Those eagerly anticipated storylines continue today not in theaters but on Disney+ - the streaming platform seen as central to the Mouse House’s future-with six-episode series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige is adamant that fans of his studio’s explosive superhero antics will not miss out during the pandemic-accelerated shift to the small screen. The 2019 smash hit-whose $2.798 billion haul was surpassed by last weekend’s Chinese re-release of “Avatar”-was a unique theatrical “event” which concluded the plots of 21 previous, inter-connected films. “Avengers: Endgame” just lost its crown as the biggest box office hit of all time, but the Marvel superhero spectacular still looms large over parent company Disney’s plans for the small screen as well as re-opening theaters. (FILES) In this file photo US-Romanian actor Sebastian Stan (left) and US actor Anthony Mackie speak on stage during the Marvel panel in Hall H of the Convention Center during Comic Con in San Diego, California.-AFP photos ![]()
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