Anthony Mackie in talks to play Falcon

[TheHeatKitchen]

New SHIELD recruit, being trained by Natasha, always heard about Captain America, finally realizes his dream and gets to fight beside him.

[Hawkingbird]

Originally Posted by BullMcGiveny

It looks like movie Sam will be a member of the Air National Guard, rather than SHIELD.

Oh I like that. No more SHIELD agents please.

[BullMcGiveny]

Originally Posted by TheHeatKitchen

New SHIELD recruit, being trained by Natasha, always heard about Captain America, finally realizes his dream and gets to fight beside him.

Nope.

[cherokeesam]

Yeah, I think they're making it clear that Falcon isn't part of SHIELD.

Which still begs the question about how/why SHIELD "celebrity" agents are hobnobbing with an ANG pilot with an experimental pair of personal wings.

[BullMcGiveny]

Originally Posted by cherokeesam

Yeah, I think they're making it clear that Falcon isn't part of SHIELD.

Which still begs the question about how/why SHIELD "celebrity" agents are hobnobbing with an ANG pilot with an experimental pair of personal wings.

Actually, I meant I very much doubt Natasha is training Falcon. He could be a member of SHIELD, or their military liaison.

But as far as what are Steve and Sam doing together, perhaps Sam was among the national guard units who show up in the Avengers to fight the chitauri?

[Ant-manic]

Originally Posted by cherokeesam

Yeah, I think they're making it clear that Falcon isn't part of SHIELD.

Which still begs the question about how/why SHIELD "celebrity" agents are hobnobbing with an ANG pilot with an experimental pair of personal wings.

Sam could be a distant relative of Gabe Jones.

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by cherokeesam

Yeah, I think they're making it clear that Falcon isn't part of SHIELD.

Which still begs the question about how/why SHIELD "celebrity" agents are hobnobbing with an ANG pilot with an experimental pair of personal wings.

And how will Falcon use his wings for combat? It might work in the comics, but then again he also speaks to animals in the comic books.

[xeno000]

Originally Posted by Raiden

And how will Falcon use his wings for combat? It might work in the comics, but then again he also speaks to animals in the comic books.

One assumes that Falcon will be swooping down on his enemies and raining hell from above. That's what the guns are for. They could also add some lightweight bombs and incendiary devices to make the terror from the skies scenario complete.

[cherokeesam]

DCMarvelFreshman got hold of the script, and posted the scene that they've been filming on The National Mall involving Cap and Sam's first meeting. Tells us exactly what Sam is part of, at the outset of the movie:

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

He's with the 58th Pararescue Wing of the ANG; now works at the VA (hospital); and did a 4-year tour of duty, presumably in Afghanistan and/or Iraq.

[Hunter Rider]

[DN91]

Are there any SHIELD logos on the outfit Falcon is wearing in the greenscreen shots?

[cherokeesam]

No, because Wilson doesn't work for SHIELD.
If you don't mind a middle-sized spoiler, check my post a couple of spots up, where DCMF leaked details of one of the scenes that Evans, Mackie and Scarjo were filming last week. Tells exactly what Sam's profession is, and who he works for.

[BullMcGiveny]

Originally Posted by cherokeesam

No, because Wilson doesn't work for SHIELD.
If you don't mind a middle-sized spoiler, check my post a couple of spots up, where DCMF leaked details of one of the scenes that Evans, Mackie and Scarjo were filming last week. Tells exactly what Sam's profession is, and who he works for.

I wonder if that's for real, though. Not the details of the scene, but Sam actually working for the VA.

For one thing, the Pararescue are a special forces unit of the USAF. For another, what would an ex-ANG be doing with what I assume is a military-issued flying harness?

I'm guessing Sam was actually undercover, and he was there with the intention of running into Steve. It might not be SHIELD, but it could be some other agency.

[Vartha]

Agents of SHIELD use the same crest IN the jet. BUT it has the SHIELD eagle in the center

Originally Posted by BullMcGiveny

It looks like movie Sam will be a member of the Air National Guard, rather than SHIELD.

[cherokeesam]

Originally Posted by BullMcGiveny

I wonder if that's for real, though. Not the details of the scene, but Sam actually working for the VA.

For one thing, the Pararescue are a special forces unit of the USAF. For another, what would an ex-ANG be doing with what I assume is a military-issued flying harness?

I'm guessing Sam was actually undercover, and he was there with the intention of running into Steve. It might not be SHIELD, but it could be some other agency.

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

Just the 2 pages of leaked script we got shows that Sam was genuinely surprised that the annoying guy who disrupted his morning run was none other than Captain America....strongly doubt there was any intent or purpose to meet Steve.

The ANG/Pararescue angle makes sense to me. There's probably a plot-related reason that Sam is working at the VA....who knows, he might be taking care of one or more of Steve's old (and I do mean "old") buddies/ soldiers/ girlfriends.

And Pararescue is a good occupation for Sam....I did a little research into what they actually do, and there's a lot there that would distinguish him from some of the other heroes; especially from War Machine, if people start claiming that Falcon is just another Rhodey black sidekick. Pararescue aren't pilots or soldiers per se, but the training/experience they have means that Sam Wilson likely has extensive skills in parachuting/skydiving, scuba diving, combat extractions under heavy fire, airlift rescues of both military and civilians, crisis management during natural disasters, and a hefty amount of combat medicine and EMT/first aid. I think Sam is our first healer/doctor superhero in the MCU.

[BullMcGiveny]

Originally Posted by cherokeesam

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

Just the 2 pages of leaked script we got shows that Sam was genuinely surprised that the annoying guy who disrupted his morning run was none other than Captain America....strongly doubt there was any intent or purpose to meet Steve.

The ANG/Pararescue angle makes sense to me. There's probably a plot-related reason that Sam is working at the VA....who knows, he might be taking care of one or more of Steve's old (and I do mean "old") buddies/ soldiers/ girlfriends.

And Pararescue is a good occupation for Sam....I did a little research into what they actually do, and there's a lot there that would distinguish him from some of the other heroes; especially from War Machine, if people start claiming that Falcon is just another Rhodey black sidekick. Pararescue aren't pilots or soldiers per se, but the training/experience they have means that Sam Wilson likely has extensive skills in parachuting/skydiving, scuba diving, combat extractions under heavy fire, airlift rescues of both military and civilians, crisis management during natural disasters, and a hefty amount of combat medicine and EMT/first aid. I think Sam is our first healer/doctor superhero in the MCU.

[spoiler]A script doesn't really tell you all the information right away, and generally reads like the movie will look. So if Sam is an undercover agent who is meant to meet Cap, the script won't tell you if he's pretending[/quote]

[cherokeesam]

Originally Posted by BullMcGiveny

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

A script doesn't really tell you all the information right away, and generally reads like the movie will look. So if Sam is an undercover agent who is meant to meet Cap, the script won't tell you if he's pretending

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

True, but the script has Sam sorta talking to himself, saying things like, "Oh yeah, coming up on the right, yeah, uh-huh" to show how he's getting increasingly annoyed with this guy. Not the sort of thing you'd hear from someone who came to the park with the express purpose of meeting that person.

[Hawkingbird]

Originally Posted by BullMcGiveny

[spoiler]A script doesn't really tell you all the information right away, and generally reads like the movie will look. So if Sam is an undercover agent who is meant to meet Cap, the script won't tell you if he's pretending

[/QUOTE]
Ahhh cover them properly .