Anthony Mackie Says Marvel Needs To Do Better When It Comes Showing Diversity
As we previously reported here at MickeyBlog, buzz has been circulating for months that Falcon (aka Anthony Mackie) will be taking over the role of Captain American and in a recent interview with Daveed Diggs, he says that’s just the start when it comes to Marvel and Disney’s need for increased diversity.
In a video interview for Variety which we’ll show below, both actors were discussing their most recent projects when Diggs asked, “What are the ways that you find yourself interacting with the moment?” in reference to Black Lives Matter. Mackie responded, “I find a lot of my interactions are just trying to make things better in the gigs I have in front of me — how can I affect different kinds of representation? What is the thing you feel compelled to do? What is your participation in this moment?”
Mackie discuss the lack of diversity when it comes to Marvel cast and crew saying, “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.” Mackie continued, “We’ve had one Black producer; his name was Nate Moore.” He continued. “He produced ‘Black Panther.’ But then when you do ‘Black Panther,’ you have a Black director, Black producer, a Black costume designer, a Black stunt choreographer. And I’m like, that’s more racist than anything else. Because if you only can hire the Black people for the Black movie, are you saying they’re not good enough when you have a mostly white cast?”
Mackie then went on to discuss the changes he’d like to see in hiring practices. He said, “My big push with Marvel is hire the best person for the job.” Mackie continued “Even if it means we’re going to get the best two women, we’re going to get the best two men. Fine. I’m cool with those numbers for the next 10 years. Because it starts to build a new generation of people who can put something on their résumé to get them other jobs. If we’ve got to divvy out as a percentage, divvy it out. And that’s something as leading men that we can go in and push for.”
For more from Variety’s conversation with Mackie and Diggs, read our full story here.
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