Actor Anthony Mackie revealed this week that he wanted to include the “Make America Great Again” slogan in the Disney+ series “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” but that his idea was promptly rejected.
The story: Mackie took part in a drive-in event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, which happened on Saturday, via Zoom, from the parking lot of his home. The team of the miniseries spoke about how Mackie’s character in the movie has evolved and how it has adopted some of his personal characteristics.
During this conversation, the 42-year-old actor revealed that he wanted his character, Sam Wilson or The Falcon, to mention the “Make America Great Again” slogan in the final speech of the last episode, Variety reported. Mackie said that his goal was to get across the message that Americans need to work together if they want to make the nation “great again,” regardless of their differences.
However, his intention to reference the slogan that’s closely associated with former President Donald Trump was rejected.
What he said: “With all of the protests and everything that went on in 2020, there were just as many brown people as black people as white people, as Asian people. Everyone, everyone in this country at this time wants to see a change, and that monologue sums that up a beautiful way,” said Mackie.
“One thing I wanted to put at the end of the monologue — and it got shot down — was if we’re going to ‘make America great again,’ it has to be done by Americans. And no matter what your race, creed, color or s*xuality is, you’re an American. And that’s what I think the new Captain America captures.”
It is unclear why the studio executives did not want to consider the “Make America Great Again” reference. Mackie did not elaborate further.
