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"Anthony Mackie has discussed his role in Captain America: Winter Soldier. The 10 Years star will play the Falcon, a character he considers to be the first real African-American superhero, reports ComingSoon.net.   He is said to be taking the role very seriously, and has already begun training before production begins in March 2013. Mackie is unsure about how much of Sam Wilson&amp;#039;s origin will be used, as he is yet to see a single page of the Marvel Studios script. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s this guy in Harlem who moved to California and became a drug dealer,&amp;quot; he said in a separate interview with Newsday. &amp;quot;His plane crashed, and he was genetically altered, and he can fly, has telepathic powers. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s the first African-American superhero. It makes me feel all the work I&amp;#039;ve done has been paying off. I have a son, nephews and nieces, and I love the idea that they can dress up as the Falcon on Halloween. They now have someone they can idolise. That&amp;#039;s a huge honour for me.&amp;quot; The Captain America sequel will see Chris Evans return as the titular hero. It will debut on April 4, 2014. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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