Anthony Mackie on Marvel's hiring/Black Panther, etc.

[Dr. Narcisse]

When "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" comes out, I'm the lead. When "Snowpiercer" comes out, you're the lead. We have the power and the ability to ask those questions. 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.

The Marvel actor then commented on his thoughts about Black Panther's mostly Black production team, saying:

But then when you do "Black Panther," you have a Black director, Black producer, you have a Black costume designer, you have 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?

 

[Jax]

I came in ready to hate, but damn, he's so fukking right!

 

[Ukbrotha]

 

[HipHopStan]

I'm shocked that this thread isn't 4 pages (at the very least) yet.

 

[Primetime]

He's correct.

What he's saying shouldn't be misinterpreted as some "reverse-racism" bullshyt; he's not saying white people should've been hired in those positions for black panther, he's saying how come it took a black panther movie for those positions to be filled by black people?

I agree. Black directors, producers, costume designers, etc should be getting work for all movies, not just for the "oh well this one is for the negroes" type flicks.

 

[Tryna Makit]

I'm shocked that this thread isn't 4 pages (at the very least) yet.

its a very nuanced message that sounds like c00ning right up until the end...gonna take a min for that to get traction....
Plus this the film room breh not the locker room....

Woulda gotten wayyy more responses in TLR

 

[Wiles]

can someone smile his face

 

[Jello Biafra]

Only thing I take issue with in Mackie's statement is that the stunt coordinator for BP was the guy from John Wick and that dude is white.

So it's not even like all the jobs on BP went to black people, that was a very mixed production. It's just seen as remarkable because so many of the top production gigs went to black folks.

 

[HipHopStan]

its a very nuanced message that sounds like c00ning right up until the end...gonna take a min for that to get traction....
Plus this the film room breh not the locker room....

Woulda gotten wayyy more responses in TLR

Thread would've been platinum status by now had it been posted in TLR.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Thread would've been platinum status by now had it been posted in TLR.

Most likely been taken the wrong way too. I had to read that twice.

 

[prophecypro]

I can already see the usual CaC incel comic book movie/geek Youtube channels taking what hes saying and twisting it as him slamming the woke PC brigade and applauding him while simulatenously the blativity blue checks on twitter cancelling while not reading the full quote


Should be fun and unproductive

 

[Luke Cage]

Only thing I take issue with in Mackie's statement is that the stunt coordinator for BP was the guy from John Wick and that dude is white.

So it's not even like all the jobs on BP went to black people, that was a very mixed production. It's just seen as remarkable because so many of the top production gigs went to black folks.

The fight coordinator was the dude from iron fist. he was also white, and the fight and stunt coordination were the weakest parts of the entire film if we're being honest.

 

[Da Jungles]

 

[Starboy52]

Points were made

 

[Ironman]

Had to reread a few times but