Anthony Mackie Calls Marvel 'Racist' for Lack of Black Filmmakers in MCU Franchise

Anthony Mackie Calls Marvel 'Racist' for Lack of Black Filmmakers in MCU Franchise
03:25 Dec 18, 2020
The Falcon depicter criticizes Marvel bosses for hiring predominantly white filmmakers for their superhero movies and having black filmmakers only for 'Black Panther'.   Jun 29, 2020   AceShowbiz - Anthony Mackie has taken aim at his Marvel film bosses for failing to include black filmmakers in any of their movies.    The actor, who has starred in several Marvel films as Falcon, will reprise the role in Disney+'s upcoming "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier", but that hasn't stopped him shining a light on racism at the top.         During a new conversation with actor Daveed Diggs for Variety, Mackie says, "It really bothered me that I've done seven Marvel movies where every producer, every director, every stunt person, every costume designer, every PA, every single person has been white."    "We've had one Black producer; his name was Nate Moore. He produced Black Panther. But then when you do Black Panther, you have a black director, black producer, a black costume designer, a black  ... 

Tags: Marvel , Criticism , mcu , anthony mackie , RACIST , Wihitewashing , Lack of Diversity

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