Being a superhero is hard.

Mackie recalled how he decided to employ his training when approaching his character’s flying.

“The Marvel movies were the first time I had to an action thing,” he said.

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That sounds great in theory, but Mackie admitted it was a lot more complicated on set.

I have grass and mud all in my face.

The crew is just dying laughing.

Everybody is dying laughing."

“To this day: ‘How do we crash him into something?'”

Still, Mackie credited his experiences at Juilliard in Yakim’s classes for shaping his approach to Falcon.

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