โโฆI thought it was gonna be a disaster, especially putting me and Sebastian together and letting us go (laughs).โ
โโฆall that was communicated at the time was, look, we love these two characters, um, Sam and Bucky, and we love them together. And we wanna, we wanna make sure that we, we get the time to focus on them, um, and, you know, this is again, following the, the footsteps of Infinity War and Endgame where I think, you know, our characters have been established to some extents, and again, mine way more so than, than Anthonyโs character right, but then in the last few movies I, Iโve felt like - you know, at least what was communicated to me was that they hadnโt got a chance really explore them as much as they would have wanted toโฆthey wanted us together and to further kind of, you know, expand on our, on our chemistry, you know, um and, and that was gonna be exciting and super fun to me. And, and the idea of just six hours obviously with, with, with these characters, um, was also really exciting, because it felt like we were gonna get to kind of get, you know, much deeper into who they were, and what their backgrounds are and where they come from.โ
โโฆI thought that Sharon had sort of been put to bed, so it was really interesting to get the phone-call that they wanted to bring her backโฆfor me that was very excitingโฆfor Sharon it was just so much fun to see her in a different lightโฆsheโs really gone to the dark side, but I enjoyed it so muchโฆโ
โโฆentering the MCU Universe was, um, quite wildโฆI had no idea who Isaiah wasโฆโ
โโฆyou just have to trust the people that youโre working with, and when youโre working with Anthony and Sebastian, and - I didnโt get to work with Emily but - uh, and Daniel, you know, itโs itโs easy - itโs like you do all kinds of different things and youโre having funโฆโ
โโฆwe were always looking for the, the temperature of it, you know, in terms of how sarcastic is he, you know, uh, there were - there were, there were takes that we did that were very funny you know; there was a version of that scene that was actually more comedic, but you know, what I - what I loved ultimately is that they decided to go with, with something that was more grounded and realistic, and - and, and yeah. it was, it was nice to have a scene like that to start of with because at least it sets up for us the journey um, of, of where he has to go, you know, where heโs at sort of at the end of, of - of Endgame, you know, um, is, is very much in, in a sense of, you know, kind of a lack of identity and, and, and fortunately he has the capability to sort of reinvent himself and re-educate himself and really his arc in this show, from my perspective, was always a sort of a re-education and, and a, and a re kind of calibrating of, okay, what, who am I and, and - what am I - what do I stand for, and, and what can I contribute, how can I contribute, you know? Um, I think that in a way for, you know, he represents, you know itโs the PTSD of war, and, and again, of, of, of a soldier who sort of like enlisted a long time ago and then has kind of never really had his own choices, you know, to, to sort of make his own choices and now he finally does and, and what he does and what he decides to do, uh, is what I think is most impactfulโฆโ
โโฆmy life mirrors the idea of Sam Wilson as a characterโฆIโm a dude that went to a meeting and I left as Captain Americaโฆitโs a rewarding feeling, not only, you know the idea being Captain America, but to be a part of this institution thatโs known as Marvel because, you know, it offers us the opportunities to do really interesting, fun, different types of roles, while at the same time, building our fan-base and doing it in a classy wayโฆโ
โโฆin the comic books, Sharon is such a badass and we never really did get to explore that side of herโฆit was great to see that side of Sharon, I really enjoyed itโฆI was so happy to see Sharon in this new lightโฆโ
โโฆI think his mind is completely changed by what he seesโฆheโs definitely changedโฆall heโs trying to do now is just liveโฆโ
โโฆIโd look at Sebastian and - because, you know, you know there was a moment of connection between them that, um, that needed to happenโฆhe understands more of who he is now, but has to respect - listen respectfullyโฆโ
โโฆwhen I first read what he actually wrote, I was really moved, I was, I was taken aback because I didnโt - I had never - no-one had ever put my feelings, my complexity and confusion about the state of, uh, African-American in this country into words so eloquently and beautifullyโฆSteve Rogers is a super-soldier, heโs a muscle Captain Americaโฆwhereas Sam Wilson is a counsellorโฆtheyโre two very different charactersโฆthe idea of where we are as a country and what that monologue meant was really huge for me because I have sons, and I know when I have a party at the house for my boys, the back yard literally looks like a racial skittle-boxโฆat some point in time, your reality should reflect everything around you, and I want my kinds to have a reality where theyโre not pigeon holed into one idea of what they think their race, their culture, their masculinity is and I think, you know, with this series whatย Malcolm was able to put in that monologue so beautifully is weโre all Americans, weโre all humansโฆโ
โโฆBucky had a second shot and Wakanda gave him thatโฆhe knows where his loyalty and relationships lie, however heโs put in a situation in the show where heโs having to test boundaries and relationships as a result, and, you know, heโs also driven by slight triggers and personal motives desires that are, you know, unrealized desires he may have towards setting the score with Zemo, you know, you know, and, and, and you know, heโs kind of like torn and, and figuring out his boundaries - and thatโs a moment where itโs like โOkay youโre right at the edgeโ. You know what I mean? And itโs like donโt, donโt forget like -ย donโt forget where youโre coming from now, you know, and, and I think itโs, itโs the, the learning of that. But then also, you know, in the comic book, in the comic books, you know, Bucky has, like he learns how to detach his arm and use it and throw it and all this stuff, so itโs like there was another piece of it also like โokay, now we can do thisโ, so I think - but I itโs just a humbling moment for him, you know - itโs a - heโs put in his placeโฆโ
โโฆwe were joking around on set and we came up with the line, you know, โSpend a little time in Wakanda and you come out White Panther.โ Thatโs my favourite line. Like, nobody caught it but it makes me so happy every time.โ
โโฆit was just me and Sebastian like running down tunnels, and every time we turned - we, we turned around it was like a - it felt like a Benny Hill sketch; where it was dudes just running back and forthโฆas far as a day of me giggling, that was probably one of my better giggles.โ
โโฆthere was an explosion and so itโs just us falling, over, and over, and over againโฆyou just think, โwhat - what is this that we do for a living?โโฆโ
โโฆthere was that scene in Mad - Madripoor where he has to drink the - the snake thing; I have to tell you, I mean it was like, it was so hard not to laugh because we did it so many times and he was like;ย โKari, why are you having me do this again?โ Every time, it was like another double reaction - it was so funnyโฆโ
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