Monthly Archives: April 2021
We Could Have Bionic Eyes Sooner Than We Think
Beautiful Falcon and Winter Soldier Poster and Heartwarming Video Highlight Finale Reactions
SPOILER WARNING: Major spoilers for the conclusion of Falcon and the Winter Soldier below.
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The official Captain America Twitter account changed its banner image and bio section Monday, simply reading "on your left" alongside a new image of Sam Wilson in his Captain America outfit. The change came in the wake of Friday's Falcon and the Winter Soldier finale, which saw Sam take up the shield at last.
The changes are part of a broader reaction on Twitter, which has seen #CaptainAmerica trending alongside special hashtag emojis. Fans have also resurfaced a heartwarming clip from a 2020 Vanity Fair interview, in which Anthony Mackie describes how his son was initially mesmerized by the idea of his father becoming Captain America at the end of Avengers: Endgame. “I’m at the theater with my son, and the movie ends,” Mackie remembered in the interview. “My son goes…’dad? Are you...are you Captain America?’ And I said ‘I think so!’”Mackie said that after looking a little stunned, all his son said was “cool.”
“I’m like...that’s it? That’s all I get?” Mackie exclaims, imitating his son’s nonchalant attitude. “Cool, cool. ‘You don’t cry, I’m not going to cry.’ So all night we’re hanging out, they get tired, we put them to bed. A week later he calls me bawling. And he’s like ‘dad, you’re Captain America!’ Yeah, dude.”
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After chuckling a bit, Mackie reflected on the real weight of the moment for him as an actor and a dad.
“It’s funny. As a parent, you do so much, and all you want is the approval of your kids,” Mackie said. “Nobody else matters. I don’t care what anybody else on the internet says. My son said it was cool, so it’s cool. That’s been the biggest thing with Marvel and all these movies. You realize it’s an opportunity for you to spend time with your kids. Every Marvel premiere, I get to take my son and we sit and we eat popcorn and we watch the movie. We talk about it afterwards. He says his favorite part, I say my favorite part. That’s what this character has become. A way for my son and I to bond over movies.”
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Mackie’s son won’t have to wait much longer to see his dad as Captain America again. After the conclusion of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Captain America 4 is reportedly being written by the same showrunner Malcom Spellman and staff writer Dalan Musson. There’s still a few questions left lingering from the Disney Plus series, like what will happen to John Walker’s U.S. Agent. Judging from how things wrapped up, it may all be leading to the Secret Invasion event in the next phase of the MCU. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/Stan stan for IGN.Mortal Kombat Face-Off: Which Kharacter Is the Best?
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Oscars 2021: Glenn Close ‘Da Butt’ Dance Was Scripted
Sure, the Oscar-nominated star may not have taken home the award for her performance as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance in Hillbilly Elegy, but she did attract plenty of praise for the twerk-tastic moves she unleashed during a game of "name that song" at an interval in Sunday night's proceedings. Those who were at the event and those who sat at home watching, applauded Close for the manufactured moment. "I did not have Glenn close doing da butt on my Oscar bingo card but here we are," tweeted writer Roxane Gay. Twitter's own Sam Stryker added: "Glenn Close shaking her wagon at the Oscars is *THE* official summer 2021 mood," while The View co-host Sunny Hostin wrote: "Glenn Close is a national treasure. She needs an Oscar already." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hillbilly-elegy-images&captions=true"] Altogether, Close has been nominated eight times for an Academy Award but has not yet scored a statuette. Her first nomination came in 1983 for her supporting role in The World According to Garp, followed by one in 1984 for The Big Chill and 1985 for The Natural. She also appeared in the Best Actress category for her turn in Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs, and The Wife. This year, Close was in the running for Best Supporting Actress alongside Maria Bakalova, Olivia Colman, Amanda Seyfried, and Youn Yuh-jung, who ultimately picked up the award for her performance in Minari, and, in doing so, became the first Korean actress to win the Oscar. Her win came from one of six Oscar nominations for Minari at the 2021 Academy Awards. Hillbilly Elegy, on the other hand, received two nominations — one in the formerly mentioned Best Supporting Actress category and the other for makeup and hairstyling — though it didn't win either. IGN's review of Hillbilly Elegy raised an issue with the movie's structure, noting how the free-flowing nature of the Ron Howard drama made it seem like the film was "afraid to land anywhere for too long." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=2021-movies-preview&captions=true"] For more coverage of the 93rd Academy Awards, check out the full list of Oscars winners, find out how Chloé Zhao made history with her Best Director win, listen in on Anthony Hopkins' tribute to Chadwick Boseman in his Best Actor Oscar acceptance speech, and pull up a chair for Harrison Ford's mini roast of Blade Runner during his presentation slot at the show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.Glenn Close, everyone! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/akwOxvRS6s
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