the Winter Soldiers whereabouts.
The two actors filled us in:
QUESTION:So what is Bucky doing in Wakanda?
STAN: The same thing he was doing in Wakanda the last time you saw him in Wakanda.
MACKIE: Hanging out.
STAN: Dreaming in his little space craft.
Well, that’s the last time you saw him, right?
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So, he’s here taking in the scenery, I guess.
And the scenery ain’t great?
In between Civil War and Infinity War, has Falcon been with Cap and Widow?
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We all kind of went on our separate ways after Civil War.
So now, we get the call to rally, and here we are: Avengers 3.
What can you tell us about Thanos?
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What does Winter Solider think about him?
What does Falcon think about him?
STAN: Winter Soldier is just enjoying his new arm.
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And that’s really where he’s at.
MACKIE: It’s a nice arm.
All lubed up and ready to go.
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STAN: And he’s learning new information as he goes along.
He’s eager to get into the fight against this super evil, this diabolical demon known.
Winter Soldier’s been through a lot of emotional trauma.
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Has he had some therapy since Civil War?
So he’s more peppy and perky?
MACKIE: No perk.
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How do your characters feel getting back together again, since we know you were best buds?
STAN:This was our first scene reuniting, and I thought it was warm.
MACKIE: It was.
I realized he’s had a rough few years.
He’s been frozen.
I’m black so I haven’t aged.
We’re just surprised to see each other again.
On a new mission.
Is there another car seat moment?
MACKIE:No no.
What can you say about the reunion with Cap?
How’d that go?
STAN: It went by fast.
It felt pretty natural.
We weren’t milking the moment or anything.
It is what it is.
What about bringing the other characters of the Marvel Universe together?
STAN:I don’t know.
So I think it’ll be interesting to see how tonally everybody fits into the same world.
You’ve shot some already, right?
It’s truly an ensemble movie.
I would say if anybody is the lead of the movie it’s Thanos.
And it’s all of us working around, orbiting Thanos because he’s such a big bad guy.
He’s the uber bad guy.He’s the worst bad guy of all bad guys of all time.
You really have to give them just due.
So, our relationship and our scenes are more ensemble-based.
What are you character’s reactions to seeing something like a talking raccoon?
Things clearly did not get better.
MACKIE: They did not work out well!
Weve been told that for secrecys sake you’ve been getting script pages day-of.
MACKIE: We have an outline.
We have an overall idea of what the movie is.
The Russos come to us and tell us where we are in the movie.
So they always give us that information.
STAN: There’s also trust.
We’ve been with these characters so long, I feel like they trust us.
It’s not like you’re showing up to all new material.
You come to it with a history, and that’s part of it also.
How does the Russos' Avengers set differ from Whedon’s?
MACKIE: You know the great thing about their style of directing is it’s really actor-first.
It’s really supportive of your craft and your process, and what you bring to the characters.
So they put you around people who do well, what you don’t do well.
They put us in a position to win, every single time with every single scene.
And [screenwriters] Markus and McFeely work in that same vein.
They know how to get the beats between the two of us.
They know how to get to be between him and Cap.
So all of that works in there.
Thanos is the main character with all you guys circling around him.
The Russos said that every character has to have an arc, their own journey to go on.
How do you feel about your character’s journey throughout this film?
STAN: It feels good.
It’s interesting, I’m really still discovering him.
you might’t just turn a hard right and everything’s great.
I’m still finding it to be honest.
I kind of enjoy being along for the ride, step-by-step.
You know when I first met the Avengers I was like, Holy shit.
If the Avengers need me, I’m there!
You know it’s just been ridiculous moment after ridiculous moment for me.
So it’s always just a fun journey.
Can you talk about how the team of the Avengers is seen by others?
How do people feel about the Avengers when they take on this global threat?
STAN: I don’t think they feel too bad, considering what they’re seeing.
But now, people are starting to rally around this again.
Is there a lot of destruction on Earth, is that what people are scared of?
MACKIE: Dude, did you see Civil War?
I didn’t see it.
I heard it’s pretty good.
The black dude is great.
STAN: Chadwick was pretty fantastic.
MACKIE: That’s what I heard.
That’s what I heard!
I heard he was pretty good.
[This interview has been edited for length and clarity]
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