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"Anthony Mackie has said he is having &amp;quot;a lot of fun&amp;quot; playing the Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The sequel sees Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) forced to partner with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and the Falcon (Mackie) to uncover an international conspiracy.   Mackie - who has previously starred in 8 Mile and The Hurt Locker - shared with Entertainment Weekly that it has been a thrill to play a superhero. &amp;quot;Trust me, it&amp;#039;s a lot of fun to be a superhero,&amp;quot; he joked, adding: &amp;quot;All of it, everything that&amp;#039;s come together, it feels like a special moment.&amp;quot; The actor went on to stress that he has been very pleased by the reaction to his casting as the Falcon, who made his first appearance in Marvel Comics in 1969. &amp;quot;[Captain America: The Winter Solider is] a cool story and brings in some amazing characters and the Falcon is one of the things that fans are already excited about,&amp;quot; Mackie said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a movie that has kind of turned into a bigger-than-life opportunity for me. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve had these little milestones along the way and now to play a superhero and to work with people like Robert Redford, Sam Jackson, and Chris? It&amp;#039;s just turned into this amazing moment\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 It makes me very proud, definitely, it&amp;#039;s a big deal.&amp;quot;  Dominic Cooper recently revealed that he has filmed scenes as Howard Stark for the sequel, and hinted that his involvement could have a major impact on the Marvel cinematic universe. Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be released on April 4, 2014. Gallery - Marvel Studios Phase Two preview:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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