It’s only natural for franchise actors to have friendly public interactions, but Spider-Man lead Tom Holland went viral when he roasted Anthony Mackie on stage for not having his own Falcon movie. The exchange went:
Holland: “You haven’t seen Spider-Man: Homecoming?”
Mackie: No.
*Crowd Boos*
Holland: “… I haven’t seen the Falcon movie—Oh, there isn’t one, sorry.”
*Crowd Cheers*
Now Mackie is set to be the lead of Captain America: Brave New World, and everyone still remembers the exchange with Holland back in 2021. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Mackie says about Holland, “No. He did that on a very public stage, so I’m going to hold that till the premiere… I’m going to make sure that Marvel makes him come to the premiere, and then I’m going to sit him next to me, and I’m going to watch him watch the movie.”
Judging by how protective Sony is to the Spider-Man character, there’s probably a very slim chance that Holland will be appearing in the movie; but with Holland himself slowing down from movies a bit, maybe he’ll have the free time to go to Mackie’s premiere next year.
With Mackie being the first hero in the MCU to have a mantle passed to him, there’s a lot of pressure for Brave New World to deliver when it hits the box office. If anything, Mackie did prove he was pretty charismatic in Falcon and the Winter Soldier; he’ll just have to channel the same charisma for the big screen.
Captain America: Brave New World is set to release in theaters on Feb. 14, 2025.
