Anthony Mackie Plans To Drag Tom Holland to ‘Captain America 4’ Premiere Over Years-Old “Beef”: “Zendaya come with your friend or Something”

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and Anthony Mackie’s Falcon first met in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ in 2016. During press junkets for the film, Mackie would tease Holland, jokingly calling him a diva and making fun of him needing frequent breaks and supervision on set. This banter continued in subsequent interviews. Holland recalls a specific incident where he used one of Mackie’s catchphrases on set, unintentionally stealing Mackie’s thunder and possibly sparking their playful rivalry.

They have engaged in playful banter over the years, with both actors making jabs at each other. In one instance, during a Comic-Con interview in 2018, Mackie jokingly admitted he hadn’t seen Holland’s film ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ prompting Holland to cleverly retort about Mackie not having his own character-centered project at the time. This is what leads us to the topic of our article.

It’s no secret that Mackie took that statement very seriously, and often makes references to it. Now that the actor is around half a year away from the release of his standalone movie, he is making sure that Holland knows it and he is making sure that everybody knows that Holland will definitely be forced to watch that movie.

During this year’s SDCC Mackie spoke with IGN and reiterated that he plans on dragging Holland to the premiere, stating that Zendaya should find a different date for the event. When IGN asked Mackie what he is most excited about regarding the movie the actor stated:

“I’m excited for Tom Holland to see the movie. […] He’s my date to the premiere. Zendaya, whatever you need to do, come with your friend or something. But [Tom’s] coming with me. He’s gonna sit right there. He’s gonna watch the movie, and I’m gonna watch him watch the movie, and then I’m gonna get feedback. […] I’m gonna sit next to him, I wanna hear what he has to say.”

You can check out the whole of Mackie’s funny commentary in the video:

This is not the first time that Mackie is “threatening” Holland to force him to watch the movie, the ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ star had a similar comment and few months back as well:

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.

This might sound extremely bitter, but Mackie delivered it in a playful tone and we have to let you know that the two are great friends in real life. Have something to add? Let us know in the comments below!

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