#chris eldridge

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Max Wareham - “The Black & Gold”

The best way to immortalize one’s favorite sports team in song without resorting to cornball cliché is to take the instrumental route, as Max Wareham did on his paean to the Boston Bruins.

“The Black & Gold” finds the banjoist trading riffs with mandolinist Chris Henry, fiddler Laura Orshaw and Punch Brothers guitarist Chris Eldridge while bassist Mike Bub and drummer Larry Atamanuik keep the song moving at a rapid, slap-shot-appropriate pace.

The track comes from Wareham’s Peter Rowan-produced debut, DAGGOMIT!, arriving Feb. 21.

And while ice hockey and bluegrass might seem an incongruous pairing, Wareham hears things differently.

“For the perfect balance of grace and power, drive and agility, bluegrass and hockey are two peas in a pod,” he said in a statement.

Based on “The Black & Gold,” he may be correct.

Grade card: Max Wareham - “The Black & Gold” - A

1/22/25

[jazzdailyblog]

Julian Lage: A Contemporary Virtuoso Redefining the Language of Jazz Guitar

Introduction: In the vast landscape of contemporary jazz, where innovation and tradition intersect, Julian Lage stands as a beacon of virtuosity and musical curiosity. Born thirty-six years ago today on December 25, 1987, in Santa Rosa, California, Lage has carved a unique niche for himself in the world of jazz guitar, captivating audiences with his astonishing technique, deep musicality, and a…

[lauraepartain]

From the Archives: Chris Eldridge - solo artist and respective member of Punch Brothers and Mighty Poplar | October 2021 | A mighty force on the guitar, this one.

[rangersgirl73]

i love everything about this picture

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Julian Assange is a rapist

Cherno Biko is a rapist

Neil Gaiman is a rapist and child pornography defender

Jian Ghomeshi is a rapist

Johnny Depp is a rapist and wife beater

Eli Erlick is a rapist

Donald Trump is a rapist and child rapist

Bill Clinton is a rapist

Joseph Biden is a child molester

Bill Cosby is a rapist

Harvey Weinstein is a rapist

Meredith Stroud is a rapist

Dr. Luke is a rapist

Hugo Schwyzer is a rapist and attempted murderer

Marilyn Manson is a rapist and wife beater

Marion Zimmer Bradley is a child molester

Armie Hammer is a rapist

Kyle Payne is a rapist

Tourmaline Fialkowski is a rapist

Chris Chan is a rapist

Kevin Spacey is a child molester

Roman Polanksi is a child rapist

Louis CK is a sexual harasser

Aziz Ansari is a rapist

Eldridge Cleaver was a serial rapist

Tupac was a rapist

Hugh Hefner was a rapist

David Bowie was a child rapist

John Lennon was a wife beater

Your heroes, your favourite actors, singers, filmmakers, authors, comedians, politicians, activists, teachers, and journalists are rapists. I don't give a shit. You want to side with (mostly) men in power over their victims, then just fucking do that and say they get to do whatever they want to anyone they want. Because you're essentially saying that anyway when you pick apart the behaviour of their victims.

[reasoningdaily]

The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]

This FREE BOOK DOWNLOAD is from THE BLACK TRUEBRARY

The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]

A collection of essays written by scholars and former Panthers incorporates participant-observer perspectives in an exploration of the party's organization, gender dynamics, and legacy

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Here is a searing, illuminating and unapologetic look at the Black Panther Party, whose 1966-1982 history is one of the most controversial and dynamic political dramas of our time.

Georgia State University African American studies professor Jones uses original writings from insiders, including former officials like former communication secretary Kathleen Neal Cleaver (who now teaches law in N.Y.C.), who writes about the Algerian exile she and her then-husband Eldridge Cleaver experienced during that era; and rank-and-filers like Steve D. McCutchen, whose Panther-era diary makes engrossing reading. The 18 chapters include original essays and memoirs by, and interviews with, former Panthers.

Contributors include scholars of Panther history like Stanford's Angela D. LeBlanc-Ernest, Nakhil Pal Singh of N.Y.U., Clarence Lusane of American University and Trayce Mathews, a Chicago-based political activist whose dissertation explores gender dynamics in the Black Panther Party. Founded in Oakland, Calif., by Bobby Seale and the late Huey P. Newton to promote armed self-defense of the black community from an allegedly brutal police force, the Panthers soon grew into a national force.

The Panthers, argues contributor Chris Booker, "embodied the highest aspirations of a generation of radical African American youth." These essays are mainly sympathetic to the Panthers' aims, and there lingers among some of them a bit of uncritical nostalgia. But contributors also critically investigate the party's complex attitude toward violence (police reprisals and inner-party conflict killed over two dozen Panthers from 1967 to 1969), inner-party gender relations, the consequences of the unstable membership mix of political activists and quasi-criminal types, and the group's romantic notions of social revolution.

From Library Journal

Revisiting the revolutionary reputation of the Black Panther Party (BPP) of the turbulent 1960s, political scientist Jones (African American studies, Georgia State Univ.) contributes a six-part, 18-chapter probe of the reality behind the rhetoric and the substance behind the much-maligned Panther image.

The anthology mixes interviews with analysis, reflections, and recollections. Former BPP members such as Kathleen Neal Cleaver, Regina Jennings, and Melvin E. Lewis and others delve into the contextual landscape of the BPP's founding in October 1966, recruitment of rank and file, organizational and gender dynamics, decline, and complex legacy.

This work provokes serious thought about how authority in government and media manipulate public perception of black protest. But even more, it unfolds dimensions of the BPP as a base of black nationalism and a bridge to intercommunalism, signaling a move beyond mere memoir to helpful scholarship on the BPP's integrity and interactions.

THIS BOOK IS PROVIDED FREE COURTESY OF THE BLACK TRUEBRARY here on Tumblr

[duncebento]

@raven i dont know if i said this already but at music camp a couple years ago after giving chris eldridge directions when he was lost i was like ohh i think i know your umm niece? we’re tumblr mutuals….. and he was like omg yeah which one? and i was like ohhh i dont know. i don’t know their name i only know their tumblr name…..so yeah

[henrysglock]

Do you think that there will be any differences between the Broadway and West End versions of TFS? Besides the cast, obviously.

I know they're rebuilding/redesigning the sets and VFX to be bigger and better—not quite sure what that entails just yet, we could see some entirely new set pieces/it could change how the characters interact with the sets. Love the implication that Henry's backstory/his memories are ever-changing.

I also wouldn't be shocked if we saw changes in character interpretation. I was discussing it yesterday with Wilbur, but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw changes in how Henry and Brenner interact, specifically in the instances where Brenner does offer Henry comfort/Henry turns to him looking for comfort, since I don't know yet what the chemistry is like between Louis and Alex as compared to Louis and Patrick's chemistry as good friends.

I also wouldn't be surprised if there were differences in interpretation with Victor, specifically because T.R. Knight was quoting the Weekly Watcher directly in his little blurb about Henry in the new video, meaning they're at least acknowledging a newspaper where Victor knew about or at least heavily suspected the supernatural/a demon rather than it being a mental thing, whereas TFS London always leaned heavily into the Indianapolis Gazette (the Edward newspaper, the newspaper with impossible and unreliable dates), the concept of a cover story for the show as a whole, and Victor being an insane caricature of his filmed.

I'm also excited to see if Rosie Benton plays Virginia as hysterical and weirdly possessive of Henry as Lauren Ward did, or if her Virginia is going to be colder/more detached from Henry/more cognizant of the problem being Henry, specifically leaning heavier into the whole "my mother despised me for it" thing.

This isn't to mention the new Bob! Chris Buckley was ablsoutely awesome, but Nicky Eldridge is the spitting image of Sean Astin in both looks and attitude. I can't wait to see how he works with Bob, and how much closer he might get to Sean Astin's Bob.

Lastly, I'm very excited to see our new Patty. Gabrielle Neveah seems like she has so much great energy, already I believe that she'll be able to keep up Patty's baseline near-pushy enthusiasm.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.31

Beer Birthdays

Johanna Heileman (1831)

Theo Flissebaalje (1949)

Michael J. Ferguson (1953)

Five Favorite Birthdays

James Coburn; actor (1928)

Van Morrison; Irish singer (1945)

Frank Robinson; Baltimore Orioles OF, manager (1935)

Glenn Tilbrook; English singer, songwriter (1957)

Gary Webb; journalist (1955)

Famous Birthdays

Richard Basehart; actor (1914)

Julie Brown; comedian, actor (1954)

Agnes Bulmer; English poet & author (1775)

Caligula; Roman emperor (12 B.C.E.)

Eldridge Cleaver; activist (1935)

Roger Dean; English illustrator, artist (1944)

Lowell Ganz; screenwriter (1948)

Richard Gere; actor (1949)

Debbie Gibson; pop singer (1970)

Arthur Godfrey; actor (1903)

Buddy Hackett; comedian, actor (1924)

Georg Jensen; Danish silversmith (1866)

György Károly; Hungarian poet and author (1953)

Foghorn Leghorn; cartoon rooster (1946)

Alan Jay Lerner; lyricist (1918)

Helen Levitt; photographer & cinematographer (1913)

Bernard Lovell; English astronomer (1913)

Fredric March; actor (1897)

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini; French composer (1741)

Maria Montessori; educator (1870)

Edwin Moses; olympic runner (1955)

Itzhak Perlman; violinist (1945)

Hugh David Politzer; physicist (1949)

Amilcare Ponchielli; classical composer (1834)

William Saroyan; writer (1908)

Montgomery "Scotty" Scott; Star Trek character (2222)

G.D. Spradlin; actor (1920)

Anthony Thistlethwaite; English saxophonist & bassist (1955)

Chris Tucker; actor (1972)

Bob Welch; singer & guitarist (1945)

Herbert Wise; Austrian-English director (1924)

Raymond Williams; Welsh author (1921)

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Mighty Poplar - “Chico River” (Live, 2023)

Mighty Poplar summoned the power of quietude to deliver a devastating performance of “Chico River” at the 2023 Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots festival.

Now out on professional video, the bluegrass supergroup’s rendering of Mapache’s number is astonishing in its finesse as mandolinist Andrew Marlin, guitarist Chris Eldridge and bassist Greg Garrison climb to the top of their ranges on the chorus:

Abigail/Abigail

The mic into which they sing also serves as the band’s amp, to which fiddler Alex Hargreaves, then Marlin, then banjoist Noam Pikelny move closer so their respective, pre-chorus solos can be dispersed to the audience.

It ends with Marlin and Eldridge weaving a soft, delicate tapestry that flirts with silence. It leaves the audience hushed and the band smiling in quiet, hard-earned, self-satisfaction.

Grade card: Mighty Poplar - “Chico River” (Live, 2023) - A+

3/18/24

[houseofloveconcerts]

Kristin Andreassen & Chris Eldridge, Jefferson Hamer, Lucas Miller & Dressler Parsons. Wednesday, June 21st!

[cxlxssal]

I keep forgetting that Sailor Eldritch exists. And Chris often goes by his surname Eldridge when it comes to business.

It's gotta be so confusing having two sailors with similar-sounding names both running ferries out of Canalave. Locals probably know the difference because they're wildly different people, but tourists and newcomers get the two mixed up. Would work out well though, since the two would basically be promoting one another.

[cleverhottubmiracle]

Following Steve Rogers’ (Chris Evans) decision to go back in time and be with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Marvel fans all over the world have been anxiously waiting to see Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) shine as the new Captain America. Originally, they thought it would happen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), but a man named John Walker (Wyatt Russell) got in the way, delaying Wilson’s destiny until the final episode.  Now, though, after years of waiting, Mackie (and Sam) will finally get his shining moment on the big screen in the newest Marvel film, Captain America: Brave New World, releasing on February 14, 2025. But who is the new man behind the shield? And what does he really think about being a superhero? We investigate all of that and more below.  Anthony Mackie’s journey to Hollywood Mackie was born on September 23, 1979, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was reportedly always in love with the idea of becoming a performer. He even studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Juilliard School to hone his craft.  “My first job ever, coming out of Juilliard, was with a female director who graduated from Juilliard [Rosemary K. Andress],” Mackie said while looking back at his time as a student at the school. After graduating in 2001, he began acting immediately and even booked his first breakout role in the 2002 film 8 Mile, which follows a man in Detroit who tries to break free from his everyday life.  Anthony Mackie in 2002SGranitz/WireImage/Getty “There was this one day, we were sitting on the set, and Eminem comes over, and said, ‘What’s up, man, I was reading a script, and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are a cool dude, I like you,’ and then I said, ‘I like you, too.’” Mackie reflected of his time on set. “And then he was, like, ‘Cool, So you don’t mind if I add some stuff in the script about you?, I [asked], ‘About me or the character?.’ He said, ‘No, just some character stuff.’ I’m, like, ‘Yeah, no problem.’”  “So before the entire 8 Mile final battle, he googles me and learns about me and he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc. [Laughs] And then I’m, like, ‘That’s a little personal, Mr. Marshall… I grew up in a nice house; my parents were nice to me; why are you making fun of me?’”  Following that, Mackie’s time in Hollywood continued to grow, eventually resulting in the lead role in the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker (2008).  How ‘The Hurt Locker’ led to MCU Anthony Mackie in ‘The Hurt Locker’ (2008)moviestillsdb.com/Summit Entertainment The Hurt Locker follows Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) after their Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit gets a new leader in the form of Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner).  “I feel what makes the movie work so well is that it’s a character study,” Mackie said, “When you look at this film, it’s not about these guys being at war. It’s not about war, it’s not about Iraq, it’s not about Baghdad, it’s not about Bin Laden, it’s not about Bush. It’s about how the backdrop of the war is mentally and emotionally affecting these three human beings. That’s the magic of film.”  Following its release, The Hurt Locker became highly controversial for its brutal and hard-to-watch plot, but even so, it helped pave the way for Mackie to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  Becoming Captain America In 2014, Mackie joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the character Sam Wilson/Falcon in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Since then, He has reprised the role in seven different movies and TV shows and counting.  “If you look at these Marvel movies, they go with different genres,” said Mackie. “You have the fantasy world, you have the space world, you have the raccoon world. With the Captain America stories, it has always been a realistic, grounding world.”  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014)moviestillsdb.com/Disney Currently, Mackie is gearing up to bring Sam Wilson to life in the highly anticipated 2025 Marvel film Captain America: Brave New World, which he says “stays in line with the original Captain America” even though Sam never received the Super Soldier Serum, only the shield.  “It’s very different; with the serum—you can fight anybody,” Mackie said. “When you don’t have the serum, you have to be smart and engineer different ways of defeating [enemies]. With Sam, him being a counselor, he uses more of his brain than [his] brawn. He uses more of his wit than his fist. He’s more of a friend to everyone.”  In the new film especially, Sam (Mackie) is going to have a friend/enemy in Harrison Ford’s character, Thaddeus Ross—a.k.a Red Hulk, who is different from the green version played by Mark Ruffalo.  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (2025)moviestillsdb.com/Disney “My favorite character of all time is the Incredible Hulk,” Mackie admitted. “I’ve always been a Hulk fan. When I was a kid, I used to watch TV shows. I just always loved the Hulk.” ‘I always wondered, ‘How come everything came off except the pants?’ Everything — his shirt, his shoes — came off, but his pants stayed. I always thought that was weird.” Anthony Mackie’s life as a father of four  From 2014 to 2018, Mackie was married to Sheletta Chapital, whom he had been dating on and off since they were just seven years old.  “I was coming from a very bad school and going to a very good one,” Mackie said of the first time he met his ex-wife. “And when I walked into second grade, it was Dr. Seuss day. We had the little hot plate out, and the teacher was making green eggs and ham. So, you know, I walk in,  and I look and I see this girl with these little ratty pigtails and skinny legs, and I was like, ‘Wow!'” Anthony Mackie in 2025Carol Lee Rose/Getty The details of their divorce remain unclear, but their marriage, Mackie and Chapital had four children together, and they continue to co-parent them to this day. “My kids changed a lot for me,” Mackie said. “Now, as they get older and I’m working so much, it’s a dangerous negotiation.” “I have four boys. I tell my boys, ‘Yo, I’m the dad everybody wants.’ And my sons don’t watch Marvel movies. They have no idea. I’ll FaceTime Sebastian [Stan]. I’m, like, ‘Yo, man. Say what’s up to my son.’ And my son’s, like, ‘Hey?’ They don’t [care]. To them, I’m Dad.“ Mackie hasn’t publicly dated anyone following his divorce.  Source link

[norajworld]

Following Steve Rogers’ (Chris Evans) decision to go back in time and be with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Marvel fans all over the world have been anxiously waiting to see Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) shine as the new Captain America. Originally, they thought it would happen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), but a man named John Walker (Wyatt Russell) got in the way, delaying Wilson’s destiny until the final episode.  Now, though, after years of waiting, Mackie (and Sam) will finally get his shining moment on the big screen in the newest Marvel film, Captain America: Brave New World, releasing on February 14, 2025. But who is the new man behind the shield? And what does he really think about being a superhero? We investigate all of that and more below.  Anthony Mackie’s journey to Hollywood Mackie was born on September 23, 1979, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was reportedly always in love with the idea of becoming a performer. He even studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Juilliard School to hone his craft.  “My first job ever, coming out of Juilliard, was with a female director who graduated from Juilliard [Rosemary K. Andress],” Mackie said while looking back at his time as a student at the school. After graduating in 2001, he began acting immediately and even booked his first breakout role in the 2002 film 8 Mile, which follows a man in Detroit who tries to break free from his everyday life.  Anthony Mackie in 2002SGranitz/WireImage/Getty “There was this one day, we were sitting on the set, and Eminem comes over, and said, ‘What’s up, man, I was reading a script, and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are a cool dude, I like you,’ and then I said, ‘I like you, too.’” Mackie reflected of his time on set. “And then he was, like, ‘Cool, So you don’t mind if I add some stuff in the script about you?, I [asked], ‘About me or the character?.’ He said, ‘No, just some character stuff.’ I’m, like, ‘Yeah, no problem.’”  “So before the entire 8 Mile final battle, he googles me and learns about me and he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc. [Laughs] And then I’m, like, ‘That’s a little personal, Mr. Marshall… I grew up in a nice house; my parents were nice to me; why are you making fun of me?’”  Following that, Mackie’s time in Hollywood continued to grow, eventually resulting in the lead role in the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker (2008).  How ‘The Hurt Locker’ led to MCU Anthony Mackie in ‘The Hurt Locker’ (2008)moviestillsdb.com/Summit Entertainment The Hurt Locker follows Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) after their Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit gets a new leader in the form of Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner).  “I feel what makes the movie work so well is that it’s a character study,” Mackie said, “When you look at this film, it’s not about these guys being at war. It’s not about war, it’s not about Iraq, it’s not about Baghdad, it’s not about Bin Laden, it’s not about Bush. It’s about how the backdrop of the war is mentally and emotionally affecting these three human beings. That’s the magic of film.”  Following its release, The Hurt Locker became highly controversial for its brutal and hard-to-watch plot, but even so, it helped pave the way for Mackie to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  Becoming Captain America In 2014, Mackie joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the character Sam Wilson/Falcon in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Since then, He has reprised the role in seven different movies and TV shows and counting.  “If you look at these Marvel movies, they go with different genres,” said Mackie. “You have the fantasy world, you have the space world, you have the raccoon world. With the Captain America stories, it has always been a realistic, grounding world.”  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014)moviestillsdb.com/Disney Currently, Mackie is gearing up to bring Sam Wilson to life in the highly anticipated 2025 Marvel film Captain America: Brave New World, which he says “stays in line with the original Captain America” even though Sam never received the Super Soldier Serum, only the shield.  “It’s very different; with the serum—you can fight anybody,” Mackie said. “When you don’t have the serum, you have to be smart and engineer different ways of defeating [enemies]. With Sam, him being a counselor, he uses more of his brain than [his] brawn. He uses more of his wit than his fist. He’s more of a friend to everyone.”  In the new film especially, Sam (Mackie) is going to have a friend/enemy in Harrison Ford’s character, Thaddeus Ross—a.k.a Red Hulk, who is different from the green version played by Mark Ruffalo.  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (2025)moviestillsdb.com/Disney “My favorite character of all time is the Incredible Hulk,” Mackie admitted. “I’ve always been a Hulk fan. When I was a kid, I used to watch TV shows. I just always loved the Hulk.” ‘I always wondered, ‘How come everything came off except the pants?’ Everything — his shirt, his shoes — came off, but his pants stayed. I always thought that was weird.” Anthony Mackie’s life as a father of four  From 2014 to 2018, Mackie was married to Sheletta Chapital, whom he had been dating on and off since they were just seven years old.  “I was coming from a very bad school and going to a very good one,” Mackie said of the first time he met his ex-wife. “And when I walked into second grade, it was Dr. Seuss day. We had the little hot plate out, and the teacher was making green eggs and ham. So, you know, I walk in,  and I look and I see this girl with these little ratty pigtails and skinny legs, and I was like, ‘Wow!'” Anthony Mackie in 2025Carol Lee Rose/Getty The details of their divorce remain unclear, but their marriage, Mackie and Chapital had four children together, and they continue to co-parent them to this day. “My kids changed a lot for me,” Mackie said. “Now, as they get older and I’m working so much, it’s a dangerous negotiation.” “I have four boys. I tell my boys, ‘Yo, I’m the dad everybody wants.’ And my sons don’t watch Marvel movies. They have no idea. I’ll FaceTime Sebastian [Stan]. I’m, like, ‘Yo, man. Say what’s up to my son.’ And my son’s, like, ‘Hey?’ They don’t [care]. To them, I’m Dad.“ Mackie hasn’t publicly dated anyone following his divorce.  Source link

[ellajme0]

Following Steve Rogers’ (Chris Evans) decision to go back in time and be with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Marvel fans all over the world have been anxiously waiting to see Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) shine as the new Captain America. Originally, they thought it would happen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), but a man named John Walker (Wyatt Russell) got in the way, delaying Wilson’s destiny until the final episode.  Now, though, after years of waiting, Mackie (and Sam) will finally get his shining moment on the big screen in the newest Marvel film, Captain America: Brave New World, releasing on February 14, 2025. But who is the new man behind the shield? And what does he really think about being a superhero? We investigate all of that and more below.  Anthony Mackie’s journey to Hollywood Mackie was born on September 23, 1979, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was reportedly always in love with the idea of becoming a performer. He even studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Juilliard School to hone his craft.  “My first job ever, coming out of Juilliard, was with a female director who graduated from Juilliard [Rosemary K. Andress],” Mackie said while looking back at his time as a student at the school. After graduating in 2001, he began acting immediately and even booked his first breakout role in the 2002 film 8 Mile, which follows a man in Detroit who tries to break free from his everyday life.  Anthony Mackie in 2002SGranitz/WireImage/Getty “There was this one day, we were sitting on the set, and Eminem comes over, and said, ��What’s up, man, I was reading a script, and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are a cool dude, I like you,’ and then I said, ‘I like you, too.’” Mackie reflected of his time on set. “And then he was, like, ‘Cool, So you don’t mind if I add some stuff in the script about you?, I [asked], ‘About me or the character?.’ He said, ‘No, just some character stuff.’ I’m, like, ‘Yeah, no problem.’”  “So before the entire 8 Mile final battle, he googles me and learns about me and he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc. [Laughs] And then I’m, like, ‘That’s a little personal, Mr. Marshall… I grew up in a nice house; my parents were nice to me; why are you making fun of me?’”  Following that, Mackie’s time in Hollywood continued to grow, eventually resulting in the lead role in the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker (2008).  How ‘The Hurt Locker’ led to MCU Anthony Mackie in ‘The Hurt Locker’ (2008)moviestillsdb.com/Summit Entertainment The Hurt Locker follows Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) after their Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit gets a new leader in the form of Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner).  “I feel what makes the movie work so well is that it’s a character study,” Mackie said, “When you look at this film, it’s not about these guys being at war. It’s not about war, it’s not about Iraq, it’s not about Baghdad, it’s not about Bin Laden, it’s not about Bush. It’s about how the backdrop of the war is mentally and emotionally affecting these three human beings. That’s the magic of film.”  Following its release, The Hurt Locker became highly controversial for its brutal and hard-to-watch plot, but even so, it helped pave the way for Mackie to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  Becoming Captain America In 2014, Mackie joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the character Sam Wilson/Falcon in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Since then, He has reprised the role in seven different movies and TV shows and counting.  “If you look at these Marvel movies, they go with different genres,” said Mackie. “You have the fantasy world, you have the space world, you have the raccoon world. With the Captain America stories, it has always been a realistic, grounding world.”  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014)moviestillsdb.com/Disney Currently, Mackie is gearing up to bring Sam Wilson to life in the highly anticipated 2025 Marvel film Captain America: Brave New World, which he says “stays in line with the original Captain America” even though Sam never received the Super Soldier Serum, only the shield.  “It’s very different; with the serum—you can fight anybody,” Mackie said. “When you don’t have the serum, you have to be smart and engineer different ways of defeating [enemies]. With Sam, him being a counselor, he uses more of his brain than [his] brawn. He uses more of his wit than his fist. He’s more of a friend to everyone.”  In the new film especially, Sam (Mackie) is going to have a friend/enemy in Harrison Ford’s character, Thaddeus Ross—a.k.a Red Hulk, who is different from the green version played by Mark Ruffalo.  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (2025)moviestillsdb.com/Disney “My favorite character of all time is the Incredible Hulk,” Mackie admitted. “I’ve always been a Hulk fan. When I was a kid, I used to watch TV shows. I just always loved the Hulk.” ‘I always wondered, ‘How come everything came off except the pants?’ Everything — his shirt, his shoes — came off, but his pants stayed. I always thought that was weird.” Anthony Mackie’s life as a father of four  From 2014 to 2018, Mackie was married to Sheletta Chapital, whom he had been dating on and off since they were just seven years old.  “I was coming from a very bad school and going to a very good one,” Mackie said of the first time he met his ex-wife. “And when I walked into second grade, it was Dr. Seuss day. We had the little hot plate out, and the teacher was making green eggs and ham. So, you know, I walk in,  and I look and I see this girl with these little ratty pigtails and skinny legs, and I was like, ‘Wow!'” Anthony Mackie in 2025Carol Lee Rose/Getty The details of their divorce remain unclear, but their marriage, Mackie and Chapital had four children together, and they continue to co-parent them to this day. “My kids changed a lot for me,” Mackie said. “Now, as they get older and I’m working so much, it’s a dangerous negotiation.” “I have four boys. I tell my boys, ‘Yo, I’m the dad everybody wants.’ And my sons don’t watch Marvel movies. They have no idea. I’ll FaceTime Sebastian [Stan]. I’m, like, ‘Yo, man. Say what’s up to my son.’ And my son’s, like, ‘Hey?’ They don’t [care]. To them, I’m Dad.“ Mackie hasn’t publicly dated anyone following his divorce.  Source link

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Following Steve Rogers’ (Chris Evans) decision to go back in time and be with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Marvel fans all over the world have been anxiously waiting to see Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) shine as the new Captain America. Originally, they thought it would happen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), but a man named John Walker (Wyatt Russell) got in the way, delaying Wilson’s destiny until the final episode.  Now, though, after years of waiting, Mackie (and Sam) will finally get his shining moment on the big screen in the newest Marvel film, Captain America: Brave New World, releasing on February 14, 2025. But who is the new man behind the shield? And what does he really think about being a superhero? We investigate all of that and more below.  Anthony Mackie’s journey to Hollywood Mackie was born on September 23, 1979, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was reportedly always in love with the idea of becoming a performer. He even studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Juilliard School to hone his craft.  “My first job ever, coming out of Juilliard, was with a female director who graduated from Juilliard [Rosemary K. Andress],” Mackie said while looking back at his time as a student at the school. After graduating in 2001, he began acting immediately and even booked his first breakout role in the 2002 film 8 Mile, which follows a man in Detroit who tries to break free from his everyday life.  Anthony Mackie in 2002SGranitz/WireImage/Getty “There was this one day, we were sitting on the set, and Eminem comes over, and said, ‘What’s up, man, I was reading a script, and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are a cool dude, I like you,’ and then I said, ‘I like you, too.’” Mackie reflected of his time on set. “And then he was, like, ‘Cool, So you don’t mind if I add some stuff in the script about you?, I [asked], ‘About me or the character?.’ He said, ‘No, just some character stuff.’ I’m, like, ‘Yeah, no problem.’”  “So before the entire 8 Mile final battle, he googles me and learns about me and he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc. [Laughs] And then I’m, like, ‘That’s a little personal, Mr. Marshall… I grew up in a nice house; my parents were nice to me; why are you making fun of me?’”  Following that, Mackie’s time in Hollywood continued to grow, eventually resulting in the lead role in the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker (2008).  How ‘The Hurt Locker’ led to MCU Anthony Mackie in ‘The Hurt Locker’ (2008)moviestillsdb.com/Summit Entertainment The Hurt Locker follows Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) after their Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit gets a new leader in the form of Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner).  “I feel what makes the movie work so well is that it’s a character study,” Mackie said, “When you look at this film, it’s not about these guys being at war. It’s not about war, it’s not about Iraq, it’s not about Baghdad, it’s not about Bin Laden, it’s not about Bush. It’s about how the backdrop of the war is mentally and emotionally affecting these three human beings. That’s the magic of film.”  Following its release, The Hurt Locker became highly controversial for its brutal and hard-to-watch plot, but even so, it helped pave the way for Mackie to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  Becoming Captain America In 2014, Mackie joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the character Sam Wilson/Falcon in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Since then, He has reprised the role in seven different movies and TV shows and counting.  “If you look at these Marvel movies, they go with different genres,” said Mackie. “You have the fantasy world, you have the space world, you have the raccoon world. With the Captain America stories, it has always been a realistic, grounding world.”  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014)moviestillsdb.com/Disney Currently, Mackie is gearing up to bring Sam Wilson to life in the highly anticipated 2025 Marvel film Captain America: Brave New World, which he says “stays in line with the original Captain America” even though Sam never received the Super Soldier Serum, only the shield.  “It’s very different; with the serum—you can fight anybody,” Mackie said. “When you don’t have the serum, you have to be smart and engineer different ways of defeating [enemies]. With Sam, him being a counselor, he uses more of his brain than [his] brawn. He uses more of his wit than his fist. He’s more of a friend to everyone.”  In the new film especially, Sam (Mackie) is going to have a friend/enemy in Harrison Ford’s character, Thaddeus Ross—a.k.a Red Hulk, who is different from the green version played by Mark Ruffalo.  Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (2025)moviestillsdb.com/Disney “My favorite character of all time is the Incredible Hulk,” Mackie admitted. “I’ve always been a Hulk fan. When I was a kid, I used to watch TV shows. I just always loved the Hulk.” ‘I always wondered, ‘How come everything came off except the pants?’ Everything — his shirt, his shoes — came off, but his pants stayed. I always thought that was weird.” Anthony Mackie’s life as a father of four  From 2014 to 2018, Mackie was married to Sheletta Chapital, whom he had been dating on and off since they were just seven years old.  “I was coming from a very bad school and going to a very good one,” Mackie said of the first time he met his ex-wife. “And when I walked into second grade, it was Dr. Seuss day. We had the little hot plate out, and the teacher was making green eggs and ham. So, you know, I walk in,  and I look and I see this girl with these little ratty pigtails and skinny legs, and I was like, ‘Wow!'” Anthony Mackie in 2025Carol Lee Rose/Getty The details of their divorce remain unclear, but their marriage, Mackie and Chapital had four children together, and they continue to co-parent them to this day. “My kids changed a lot for me,” Mackie said. “Now, as they get older and I’m working so much, it’s a dangerous negotiation.” “I have four boys. I tell my boys, ‘Yo, I’m the dad everybody wants.’ And my sons don’t watch Marvel movies. They have no idea. I’ll FaceTime Sebastian [Stan]. I’m, like, ‘Yo, man. Say what’s up to my son.’ And my son’s, like, ‘Hey?’ They don’t [care]. To them, I’m Dad.“ Mackie hasn’t publicly dated anyone following his divorce.  Source link