Anthony Mackie says that it is a huge honour to land the role of Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The Adjustment Bureau actor is set to team up with Chris Evans in the second Captain America solo movie - which will see Anthony and Joe Russo in the director's chair.
Speaking to Newsday the actor said: "He's this guy in Harlem who moved to California and became a drug dealer. His plane crashed, and he was genetically altered, and he can fly, has telepathic powers.
"He's the first African-American superhero. It makes me feel all the work I've done has been paying off.
"I have a son, nephews and nieces, and I love the idea that they can dress up as the Falcon on Halloween. They now have someone they can idolise. That's a huge honour for me."
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was the last time that we saw Mackie on the big screen but he is set to return in the new year as part of the great cast of Gangster Squad.
He has also completed work on Vipaka, Pain and Gain as well as Runner, Runner.
Filming on Captain America: The Winter Soldier gets underway next March and the film is set to hit the big screen April 2014.
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