<p>The stars of one of the next films in Disney&#8217;s Marvel Cinematic Universe — &#8220;The Fantastic Four: First Steps&#8221; — made it clear in a recent interview that their plan is to effectively &#8220;Snow White&#8221; the franchise.</p>
<p>Despite Disney&#8217;s spectacular crash-and-burn with the Rachel Zegler-led live-action &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snow-white-bombs-with-one-of-disneys-lowest-opening-weekends-for-a-remake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Snow White</a>&#8221; — which struggled under the weight of Zegler&#8217;s woke commentary and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snow-white-producers-son-destroys-rachel-zegler-amid-films-box-office-struggles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anti-Semitic social media posts</a> in addition to the widely-panned decision to use CGI rather than live <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/total-travesty-dwarfs-to-protest-snow-white-after-cgi-used-instead-of-actors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dwarf actors</a> — the cast of &#8220;First Steps&#8221; appears ready to deliver a similar offering when the film is released in late July.</p>
<p>In a recent interview for <a href="https://ew.com/the-fantastic-four-first-steps-mcu-plot-character-details-cover-story-11712063?taid=67f7ebcc645bb3000131484d&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Weekly</a>, Jessica Kirby (who plays Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman) explained how she planned to reinterpret her character despite the fact that the film is set in the 1960s in a parallel world within Marvel&#8217;s multiverse.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you played an exact &#8217;60s Sue today, everyone would think she was a bit of a doormat. So figuring out how to capture the essence of what she represented to each generation, where the gender politics were different, and embody that today, was one of the greatest joys of this,&#8221; Kirby began. &#8220;Matt and I were really aware that there hasn&#8217;t really been a mother with a baby in these superhero archetypes women have been getting. One of the things I love most from Sue&#8217;s history is when she becomes Malice, and all her dark stuff comes out. I was obsessed with that chapter of her life. So I wanted to make sure that there were tones of Malice in there with her, that she wasn&#8217;t just the stereotype of a goody, sweet mother.&#8221;</p>
<p id="mntl-sc-block_117-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been really interested in the mess of femininity, and how can you be both? How can you be all the things? Not just the tough, invincible, powerful woman, but also a mother who gives birth, which is itself a superhero act. I love that these characters are real humans in a messy family who argue and try to work it out and get things wrong,&#8221; Kirby continued.</p>
<p>Joseph Quinn took on the role of Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, and he described how cultural changes had led them to move away from previous portrayals that cast Johnny as an immature hothead and a bit of a player.</p>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a man that leads with a lot of bravado, which can be an affront sometimes. But also he&#8217;s funny,&#8221; Quinn explained. &#8220;Myself and [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin [Feige] were speaking about previous iterations of him and where we are culturally. He was branded as this womanizing, devil-may-care guy, but is that sexy these days? I don&#8217;t think so. This version of Johnny is less callous with other people&#8217;s feelings, and hopefully there&#8217;s a self-awareness about what&#8217;s driving that attention-seeking behavior.&#8221;</p>
<p>The foursome — which also includes Pedro Pascal&#8217;s Mr. Fantastic and Ebon Moss-Bacharach&#8217;s Thing — are expected to reprise their roles in 2026&#8217;s &#8220;Avengers: Doomsday.&#8221;</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Avengers are assembling for a new installment, and it looks like just about everyone is invited to the upcoming MCU movie, “Avengers: Doomsday.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel Studios revealed key figures during a five-hour livestream this week. The cast includes Chris Hemsworth (“Thor”), Tom Hiddleston (“Loki”), Anthony Mackie (“Captain America”), Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man”), Letitia Wright (“Black Panther”), Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi”), Danny Ramirez (“The Falcon”) and Winston Duke (“M’Baku”), per </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avengers-doomsday-cast-announced-1236172556/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other names include Vanessa Kirby, Paul Rudd, Tenoch Huerta, Sebastian Stan, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, and Florence Pugh. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robert Downey Jr. will also be returning, as was previously announced.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some key actors missing from the new film include Tom Holland (“Spider-Man”) and Chris Evans (“Captain America”), though Evans is expected to participate in the sequel, “Avengers: Secret Wars.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel first announced the upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday” at San Diego Comic-Con in July. During that announcement, they revealed that Downey Jr. and the Russo brothers, who both left the MCU after “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), would be returning for this project. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Doomsday” has a scheduled release date of May 2026, while the second part is slated for May 2027.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Russo brothers recently spoke with THR about how they cast for movies and keep all the characters straight, which they said involves using baseball cards to keep it all organized.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Now they have magnets on them so we can put ‘em on a board and look at ‘em. It’s the only way to keep track of the amount of characters that we’re working with,” Joe Russo </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/avengers-doomsday-directors-1236161664/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the outlet. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anthony Russo chimed in, saying, “And as far as how do we look at who’s in the movies, it’s just a long creative process of exploring where we want to take the story. What is the most surprising and exciting area for us to push into, and which characters help us in that effort?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The directors also discussed their strategy for avoiding spoilers. “We’re pretty good about shutting that down,” Joe told </span><a href="https://collider.com/avengers-doomsday-secret-wars-runtime-russo-brothers/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collider</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in an interview with Anthony. “We’ve sort of strategized to hopefully be effective with that,” he added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s why the Russo Brothers prefer filming on soundstages. Joe said, “We don’t want people getting photographs, so we are being pretty stringent.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The location work we are doing, we have picked those locations with that in mind as well,” Anthony agreed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The studio is hoping to have another major blockbuster on its hands after the success of “Avengers: Endgame,” which earned a record-breaking $2.7 billion worldwide.</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel star Anthony Mackie talked about raising his sons in America amid what he decried was the “death of the American male,” and said that he feels &#8220;American masculinity&#8221; is truly vital for boys. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the 46-year-old actor’s appearance on the “Pivot” </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqFfX0A8UAc"><span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the “Captain America: Brave New World” star said he is raising his boys to be men and that he&#8217;s taught his sons to still hold the door open for a lady and to take care of their mom. Mackie shares four sons with ex-wife Sheletta Chapital, the </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/anthony-mackie-is-raising-sons-through-american-males-death-1236162890/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So, it is just that thing of in the past 20 years, we’ve been living through the death of the American male,” </span><a href="https://x.com/thepivot/status/1899868306586132752"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mackie told the hosts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “They have literally killed masculinity in our homes, in our communities for one reason or another. But I raise my boys to be young men.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And however you feel about that, you feel about that,” he added. “Every time I left for a job, I tell my 15-year-old, ‘You’re the man of the house. You make sure these doors are locked. Every night this alarm is on. You text me or you call me every night before you go to bed and you wake up.’ Because we’re men.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Because you can have all the money in the world, but that motherf**ker climbs through the window that money means nothing,” Mackie continued. “So, for me, it’s always that idea of American masculinity is very different. It’s just that American masculinity is very important for boys because now our little boys are afraid to fail so they don’t try.”</span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-doesnt-think-captain-america-should-represent-america"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mackie</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> previously labeled himself “a proud American” when he responded to backlash against him for saying he didn’t believe “the term America” was one of the things that truly represented the superhero Captain America. Instead, he argued that the character represents things like “honor, dignity, and integrity.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Let me be clear about this, I’m a proud American and taking on the shield of a hero like CAP [Captain America] is the honor of a lifetime,” the Marvel star wrote in an </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/anthonymackie/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram Stories</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have the utmost respect for those who serve and have served our country,” he added. “CAP has universal characteristics that people all over the world can relate to.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The original comments came while Mackie, whose character Sam Wilson has now taken over the Captain America role, was on a press tour in Rome for the new Disney movie. The hero role was formerly played by </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-evans"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris Evans</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, as previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-doesnt-think-captain-america-should-represent-america"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations,” the actor said in the viral clip. “It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.”</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-joins-backlash-against-marvel-star-wont-take-kids-to-new-captain-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich Joins Backlash Against Marvel Star, Won’t Take Kids To New ‘Captain America’</a></strong></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Captain America: Brave New World” is slated to open this weekend and it’s already generating negative attention, with some of the worst critical reviews of any Marvel film to date.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The fourth installment in the MCU’s Captain America franchise is led by Anthony Mackie, who took over the role from Chris Evans. Other main characters in this latest installment include Red Hulk (Harrison Ford), The Leader (Tim Blake Nelson), and Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Brave New World” has debuted with a 52% critics score on </span><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/captain_america_brave_new_world/reviews"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rotten Tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> as of Thursday afternoon. Comparatively, that puts it only ahead of “Eternals” (2021) and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2023), two recent MCU films that also got poor reviews from critics.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital Trends critic A. A. Dowd called the film a new “rock bottom” for the franchise with a “mess” of a plot. “No blockbuster that cost this much money should look this shoddy,” he added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“With its cheap action and garish visuals, it’s then that we enter yet another genre altogether: action-figure commercial,” observed New York Times critic Brandon Yu.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vulture critic Bilge Ebiri also had harsh words, calling Marvel a “giant slop machine” and saying the franchise was spinning “out of control into the confused and shallow mess that we have before us.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, Washington Post critic Ty Burr gave the film 1.5 stars and called it “humorless” and a “pixel-pounding mishmash” that is “more interested in fan service and protecting corporate IP” than in telling a good story.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The fight sequences are meditative, the grave-whisper acting belongs in a coming-attraction trailer from 1996 and, yet again, the viewer needs to have watched a TV series and at least two movies to fully grasp what’s happening,” New York Post reporter Johnny Oleksinski wrote.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The movie’s synopsis says, “Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who&#8217;s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bad reviews are only the latest controversy for the new “Captain America.” Recently, the film’s star came under fire for comments he made about the titular character. Mackie said, “For me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations. It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After his comments went viral, the actor clarified his statements and called himself “a proud American.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Let me be clear about this, I’m a proud American and taking on the shield of a hero like CAP [Captain America] is the honor of a lifetime,” he said, as The Daily Wire previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-responds-to-backlash-says-hes-a-proud-american"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have the utmost respect for those who serve and have served our country,” he added. “CAP has universal characteristics that people all over the world can relate to.”</span></p>


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<p>An actor featured in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney&#8217;s</a> latest Marvel animated series says his &#8220;biggest fear&#8221; about the project was that it would be &#8220;annoying and woke.&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Voice actor Hudson Thames, who stars in the upcoming </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disney</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> series “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">said in a recently published interview with Collider that he was worried that the series would follow the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fans-abandon-marvel-cinematic-universe-over-woke-storylines-and-unfocused-narratives">woke trajectory</a> of so many other recent Disney </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television"><span style="font-weight: 400;">projects</span></a>. After reviewing the script, he<span style="font-weight: 400;"> was pleasantly surprised to find that it was “awesome.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My biggest fear was that it was gonna be annoying and woke, and it wasn’t,” Thames </span><a href="https://collider.com/your-friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-star-woke-concerns-hudson-thames/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the outlet. “I was like, ‘Yes, this is great, it’s so well written,’ like, it feels real. I’m the oldest of five boys, so I feel like I kind of know what’s happening in their lives and in high school, and it felt like it was doing that justice.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thames also played Peter Parker/</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spiderman"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spider-Man</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in the Marvel animated series “What If&#8230;?” in 2021.</span></p>
<p>This departure from overtly woke storylines comes after several instances of the Marvel Cinematic Universe coming under fire for being too leftist. This resulted in some major box office flops and an overall reputation for being woke.</p>
<p>Disney investor Nelson Peltz <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-investor-slams-shift-to-woke-marvel-films">slammed</a> the company for its turn to “woke” themes with its Marvel superhero films. Peltz spoke with The Financial Times in March 2024, mentioning films like the female-led &#8220;The Marvels&#8221; and &#8220;Black Panther.&#8221;</p>
<p>“People go to watch a movie or a show to be entertained,” Peltz told the outlet. “They don’t go to get a message.”</p>
<p>“Why do I have to have a Marvel that’s all women?” he added. “Not that I have anything against women, but why do I have to do that? Why can’t I have Marvels that are both?”</p>
<p>These attributes went beyond just the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. The &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; spinoff series &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221; was also trashed for pushing a leftist agenda, including overt LGBTQ themes, and was rewarded with bad ratings and a cancelation after just one season. The lead actress blamed the cancelation on“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amandla-stenberg-blames-hyper-conservative-bigotry-for-the-acolyte-being-canceled">hyper-conservative</a>” bigots. But it was more likely that the majority of viewers didn&#8217;t want the leftist propaganda.</p>
<p>Could Disney have gotten the message that woke doesn&#8217;t sell? That remains to be seen, but for now it appears that &#8220;Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man&#8221; is at least politically neutral, according to the lead actor.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Showrunner Jeff Trammell previously <a href="https://www.cbr.com/jeff-trammell-defends-your-friendly-neighborhood-spider-man/">discussed</a> what fans can expect in the narrative. &#8220;You know, I want to give a cliché, &#8216;expect the unexpected&#8217; answer but, honestly, I think you can expect Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. He&#8217;s hanging around New York; it&#8217;s not a huge intergalactic adventure.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” became available on Disney+ starting January 29.</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-doesnt-think-captain-america-should-represent-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anthony Mackie</a> said he’s “a proud American” as he responded to backlash against him for saying</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> he didn’t believe “the term America” was one of the things that represented the superhero Captain America, who represents things like “honor, dignity, and integrity.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a post on Tuesday on the Marvel star’s </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/anthonymackie/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram Stories</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Mackie wrote, “Let me be clear about this, I’m a proud American and taking on the shield of a hero like CAP [Captain America] is the honor of a lifetime.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have the utmost respect for those who serve and have served our country,” he added. “CAP has universal characteristics that people all over the world can relate to.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The original comments came while Mackie, whose character Sam Wilson has now taken over the Captain America role, was on a press tour in Rome and was asked about his role in the new Disney movie “Captain America: Brave New World.” The hero role was formerly played by </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-evans"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris Evans</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, as previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-doesnt-think-captain-america-should-represent-america"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations,” the actor said in the clip that’s since gone viral. “It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is kind of like an aspect of a dream coming true,” he added. “You know, when I was a kid … all of us as actors, I believe, want to get back to that day before someone told you no. When you look out your door and you see a five-year-old with a stick and he’s slaying dragons to save the princess in the tower, that kid really believes there are dragons out there, that stick is really a sword, and he’s really trying to save that princess.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Then one day, somebody told him no. There are no dragons, that’s not a sword, and that princess is not there. And all of his little dreams were dashed,” Mackie continued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After the clip surfaced, a backlash ensued against the actor, with people like country star </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich"><span style="font-weight: 400;">John Rich</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> saying he wouldn&#8217;t be taking his kids to see Mackie&#8217;s new movie ahead of its release on February 14, as previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-joins-backlash-against-marvel-star-wont-take-kids-to-new-captain-america"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I guess I won’t be taking my kids to watch Captain Anti-America,” Rich wrote to his followers on social media. “These idiots will never learn.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daily Wire Editor Emeritus </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-shapiro"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ben Shapiro </span></a><a href="https://x.com/benshapiro/status/1884224552219336803"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on X, “These studios at some point will have to stop giving their stars a platform to utterly destroy their product.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Outkick’s Clay Travis </span><a href="https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1884254118132306332"><span style="font-weight: 400;">asked</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “Are there any actors and actresses employed by Marvel who aren’t complete and total morons?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Political commentator Dan Bongino </span><a href="https://x.com/dbongino/status/1884233444881989769"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reacted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the clip and wrote, “Another s*** movie I won’t be seeing.”</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-joins-backlash-against-marvel-star-wont-take-kids-to-new-captain-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich Joins Backlash Against Marvel Star, Won’t Take Kids To New ‘Captain America&#8217;</a></strong></p>


“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” – Los Angeles Premiere

Marvel Star Responds To Backlash, Says He’s ‘A Proud American’

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-rich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Rich</a> joined the growing backlash against Marvel star Anthony Mackie after the actor slammed America, and said he won’t be taking his kids to see Mackie’s new “Captain America: Brave New World” Disney movie.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a post on Tuesday on </span><a href="https://x.com/johnrich/status/1884244239573471298"><span style="font-weight: 400;">X</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the 51-year-old country singer reacted to the news that, while promoting his new Disney movie, Mackie said that he didn’t believe </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“the term America” was one of the things that was represented in the superhero Captain America, saying the hero represents things like “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">honor, dignity, and integrity.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I guess I won&#8217;t be taking my kids to watch Captain Anti-America,” Rich wrote to his followers on social media. “These idiots will never learn.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I guess I won&#8217;t be taking my kids to watch Captain Anti-America. These idiots will never learn. <a href="https://t.co/8NjmZ4T0dw">https://t.co/8NjmZ4T0dw</a></p>
<p>— John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1884244239573471298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The comments came while Mackie, whose character Sam Wilson has now taken over the Captain America role, was on a press tour in Rome and was asked about the part. The hero role was </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">formerly played by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-evans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Evans</a>, as previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-doesnt-think-captain-america-should-represent-america"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations,” Mackie said in the clip that’s gone viral. “It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is kind of like an aspect of a dream coming true,” he added. “You know, when I was a kid … all of us as actors, I believe, want to get back to that day before someone told you no. When you look out your door and you see a five-year-old with a stick and he’s slaying dragons to save the princess in the tower, that kid really believes there are dragons out there, that stick is really a sword, and he’s really trying to save that princess.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Then one day, somebody told him no. There are no dragons, that’s not a sword, and that princess is not there. And all of his little dreams were dashed,” Mackie continued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rich wasn’t the only one who slammed the comments ahead of the movie’s release </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on Feb. 14.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daily Wire Editor Emeritus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-shapiro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Shapiro </a></span><a href="https://x.com/benshapiro/status/1884224552219336803"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on X, “These studios at some point will have to stop giving their stars a platform to utterly destroy their product</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Outkick’s Clay Travis </span><a href="https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1884254118132306332"><span style="font-weight: 400;">asked</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “Are there any actors and actresses employed by Marvel who aren’t complete and total morons?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Political commentator Dan Bongino </span><a href="https://x.com/dbongino/status/1884233444881989769"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reacted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the clip and wrote, &#8220;Another s*** movie I won&#8217;t be seeing.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">BlazeTV&#8217;s Todd Erzen said on </span><a href="https://x.com/DeaceOnline/status/1884233756334309479"><span style="font-weight: 400;">X</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">: &#8220;You should mock and boycott him just as mercilessly as you would Selena Gomez. His movie needs to pay the price for his disrespect.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snow-white-star-rachel-zegler-apologizes-after-backlash-for-attacking-trump-voters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Snow White’ Star Rachel Zegler Apologizes After Backlash For Attacking Trump Voters</a></strong></p>


John Rich Joins Backlash Against Marvel Star, Won’t Take Kids To New ‘Captain America’

John Rich Joins Backlash Against Marvel Star, Won't Take Kids To See New 'Captain America'

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<p>Marvel actor Anthony Mackie said during a recent appearance that he did not believe that &#8220;the term America&#8221; was one of the things that was represented in the superhero Captain America.</p>
<p>Mackie, whose Sam Wilson character steps into the role of the titular hero in &#8220;Captain America: Brave New World,&#8221; made the comments while doing press for the latest Disney/Marvel venture in Rome. The role was previously played by actor Chris Evans as Steve Rogers.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Mackie explains what Captain America represents for him:</p>
<p>“Captain America represents a lot of different things &amp; I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations. It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity and integrity.”</p>
<p>(Source:… <a href="https://t.co/d5bvqIbreF">pic.twitter.com/d5bvqIbreF</a></p>
<p>— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href="https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1884055372224155797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;For me, Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations. It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable,&#8221; Mackie said. &#8220;This is kind of like an aspect of a dream coming true. You know, when I was a kid &#8230; all of us as actors, I believe, want to get back to that day before someone told you no.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;When you look out your door and you see a five-year-old with a stick and he&#8217;s slaying dragons to save the princess in the tower, that kid really believes there are dragons out there, that stick is really a sword, and he&#8217;s really trying to save that princess,&#8221; Mackie continued. &#8220;Then one day, somebody told him no. There are no dragons, that&#8217;s not a sword, and that princess is not there. And all of his little dreams were dashed.&#8221;</p>
<p>While many agreed with at least the second half of Mackie&#8217;s statement, they were unimpressed with the lead-off.</p>
<p>&#8220;Man I hate this stupid stuff. Disney stock needs to hit zero,&#8221; X account Comfortably Smug posted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Man I hate this stupid stuff </p>
<p>Disney stock needs to hit zero <a href="https://t.co/QbbNfnnel3">https://t.co/QbbNfnnel3</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) <a href="https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1884248442626793530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Why don’t you just call him Captain Moron?&#8221; writer John Podhoretz asked.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why don’t you just call him Captain Moron? <a href="https://t.co/Kzyc4cBo4w">https://t.co/Kzyc4cBo4w</a></p>
<p>&mdash; John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/1884102357354700978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Yeah, so, someone should tell Hollywood that it’s not the summer of 2020 anymore,&#8221; author Jerry Dunleavy suggested.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">yeah, so, someone should tell Hollywood that it’s not the summer of 2020 anymore. <a href="https://t.co/3wWNfrvEEU">https://t.co/3wWNfrvEEU</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1884125834635796541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I don’t know if this guy hates America or not, but I do know that he feels compelled to say so because that’s what the anti-America left wants to hear. Pathetic, mindless, leftist virtue signaling. This crap is on its way out, only some folks haven’t figured it out yet,&#8221; author Tim Murtaugh added.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I don’t know if this guy hates America or not, but I do know that he feels compelled to say so because that’s what the anti-America left wants to hear.</p>
<p>Pathetic, mindless, leftist virtue signaling.</p>
<p>This crap is on its way out, only some folks haven’t figured it out yet. <a href="https://t.co/8xjiymEF2v">https://t.co/8xjiymEF2v</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimMurtaugh/status/1884252263700652476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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Disney Presents “Capitán América: Brave New World” Press Conference In Madrid

Marvel Star Doesn’t Think Captain America Should Represent … America

Marvel Star Doesn't Think Captain America Should Represent ... America

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel star </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeremy-renner"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeremy Renner</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> will open up about what he went through following his near-fatal snow plow accident on January 1, 2023, near his Nevada home, in an upcoming memoir titled “My Next Breath,&#8221; out April 29.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeremy writes in blistering detail about his accident and the aftermath,&#8221; a synopsis about the 54-year-old actor’s memoir read, per </span><a href="https://people.com/jeremy-renner-announces-memoir-my-next-breath-exclusive-8778529?utm_campaign=people&amp;utm_content=likeshop&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=instagram"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People magazine</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;This retelling is not merely a gruesome account of what happened to him; it’s a call to action and a forged companionship between reader and author as Jeremy recounts his recovery journey and reflects on the impact of his suffering,” the synopsis added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Publisher Flatiron Books has called the memoir &#8220;gripping,&#8221; &#8220;inspiring,” and said that it promises to be &#8220;a testament to the human spirit and its capacity to endure, evolve and find purpose in the face of unimaginable adversity,” the outlet noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this week, Renner hinted about his book title and what fans could expect in his memoir.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Taking care of business; this office of mine has been such a blessing and absolute champion for wellness….,” Renner captioned his </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFB8lRcOXAx/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “Hyperbaric at 2 atmos has been a staple in my life for 20 months now. 02 is essential for our life and our longevity…. Pull up a chair and let’s discuss all things good in life today !!!</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/mynextbreath/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> #MyNextBreath</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking to the outlet about the memoir, Renner said, “two years after my accident I now find myself now surrounded by love, more connected to the people around me and filled with gratitude. I&#8217;m hopeful that by sharing my story, it might help anyone out there who is facing their own moment where it feels like the odds are against them.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the two year anniversary of the day he almost died in that accident, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DESxk3tSwVh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=9cd2e49d-db17-4586-9262-6e6c6136c2d5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Renner </a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">wished everyone a “Happy New Year” and said that he was ringing in his second “ReBirthday.” Two years earlier, he had been nearly crushed under a 14,300-pound snowcat in the accident. Following the accident, which left him with more than 30 broken bones, he underwent extensive therapy in order to recover. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I send out my love, respect, and gratitude for the army of people that it took to put me back together again,” Renner captioned his post on Instagram, which included an image of him in the hospital after the accident.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Thank you to each and every nurse, doctor, first responder … I literally owe you my life,” he added. “All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning. I’m so sorry [for] all the haunting images I imprinted on you all (I’ll spare you all from the meat grinding images) …”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My gratitude list is very long … With the amount of love and prayers that flooded in from you all around the world (needing each and everyone of them), my family never leaving my side, with some divine intervention, a bit of luck and a whole lot of miracles … I stand strong again,” the Marvel star continued. “More Open. More Loved. More Connected. And f**king BLESSED to take my next step, to take MY NEXT BREATH. Thank you with every fiber and cell in my body. I love you ALL”</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renner-talks-gratitude-and-rebirth-on-second-anniversary-of-near-fatal-snow-plow-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy Renner Talks Gratitude And Rebirth On Second Anniversary Of Near Fatal Snow Plow Accident</a></strong></p>


Celebrity Sightings In New York City – December 03, 2020

Marvel Star Jeremy Renner To Open Up About Near-Fatal Accident In New Memoir

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeremy-renner"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeremy Renner</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said he was full of gratitude as he marked the anniversary of his “ReBirthday,” two years after he almost died in a snow plow accident near his Nevada home on January 1, 2023.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a lengthy post on Wednesday on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DESxk3tSwVh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=9cd2e49d-db17-4586-9262-6e6c6136c2d5"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renner-reflects-on-year-of-recovery-no-one-ever-told-me-that-i-was-gonna-get-better"><span style="font-weight: 400;">53-year-old actor</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> wished everyone a “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy New Year” and said he was ringing in his second “ReBirthday” after he was nearly crushed under a 14,300-pound snowcat in an accident in 2023. Following the accident, he underwent extensive therapy in order to recover from the accident which left him with more than 30 broken bones. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I send out my love, respect, and gratitude for the army of people that it took to put me back together again,” Renner captioned his post that included an image of him in the hospital after the accident.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Thank you to each and every nurse, doctor, first responder … I literally owe you my life,” he added. “All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning. I’m so sorry [for] all the haunting images I imprinted on you all (I’ll spare you all from the meat grinding images ) …”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My gratitude list is very long … With the amount of love and prayers that flooded in from you all around the world (needing each and everyone of them), my family never leaving my side, with some divine intervention, a bit of luck and a whole lot of miracles … I stand strong again,” the Marvel star continued. “More Open. More Loved. More Connected. And f**king BLESSED to take my next step, to take MY NEXT BREATH. Thank you with every fiber and cell in my body. I love you ALL.</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/mynextbreath/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> #MyNextBreath</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Renner — who previously took on roles in action-packed thrillers like “Mission Impossible” movies and Marvel’s “Avenger” franchise films — has been open about the life-threatening injuries he sustained in the accident.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During an interview in 2024 with </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jeremy-renner-snowplow-accident-recovery-acting-future-1235817895/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the actor recalled how “Not one doctor, early on, said ‘You’re gonna pull through, you’re gonna be able to see again, you’re gonna be able to walk again, you’re gonna be able to breathe right, you’re gonna be able to talk,’” </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jeremy-renner-snowplow-accident-recovery-acting-future-1235817895/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“No one gave me anything,” he added. “I think they were all communicating with my family. And I feel like if they didn’t tell me it must have been pretty bleak.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Avengers” star said when he heard there would be limitations to his recovery, it had only fueled him to get back on his feet faster. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">More than a year after the accident he was able to return to work on the hit TV series “Mayor of Kingstown.”</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-jeremy-renner-talks-about-his-career-after-near-fatal-snow-plow-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marvel Star Jeremy Renner Talks About His Career After Near Fatal Snow Plow Accident</a></strong></p>


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Jeremy Renner Talks Gratitude And Rebirth On Second Anniversary Of Near Fatal Snow Plow Accident

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadpool</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” director Tim Miller said his salary for the 2016 smash hit comedy superhero film “Deadpool” was only $225,000, leaving him wishing he had negotiated for a cut of merchandising too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ryan Reynolds-led </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood"><span style="font-weight: 400;">film</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which is part of the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel Cinematic Universe</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was a massive success, pulling in $782 million at the worldwide box office, Variety </span><a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/deadpool-director-tim-miller-salary-1236259962/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You guys might not know, but it’s not really a profitable thing to be a first-time director in Hollywood, and I’ll tell you exactly,” Miller said during a panel at CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil, per </span><a href="https://collider.com/deadpool-tim-miller-salary-explained/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collider</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “I got $225,000 to direct ‘Deadpool.’ I know it sounds like a lot of money, but for two years of work, that’s not a ton of money.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The director went on, &#8220;Not that I’m not grateful. I’m f***ing grateful, that’s the way it is because you’re supposed to when you’re a first-time director. My agent said: &#8216;Dude, you make more on an episode of “The Walking Dead!'&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The fan hype led to the release of “Deadpool 2” (2018) and a third installment, “Deadpool &amp; Wolverine” (2024). Miller did not return for either of the follow-up films.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“John Wick” filmmaker David Leitch was the director for “Deadpool 2” while director Shawn Levy took over for this year’s installment, which was even more successful than the first two. “Deadpool &amp; Wolverine,” starring Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the other lead, earned $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office. It was the highest-grossing R-rated release in history, Variety noted. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since getting his big break with “Deadpool,” Miller continued working in Hollywood and directed “Terminator: Dark Fate” (2019) and was named executive producer for Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog” franchise.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He is also the creator of the animated anthology series “Love, Death &amp; Robots” (2019–present). Miller won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program for the series.</span></p>


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‘Deadpool’ Director Says He Was Only Paid $225K For 2 Years Of Work

'Deadpool' Director Says He Was Only Paid $225K For 2 Years Of Work

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The newest cringe </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kamala Harris</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> endorsement ad comes courtesy of some stars of the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> film, “Avengers: Endgame.” The staged phone call between the actors was posted to leftist activist Mark Ruffalo’s X page on Thursday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle, and Paul Bettany participated in the project.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We&#8217;re back. Let&#8217;s #AssembleForDemocracy. In the #ElectionEndgame, every </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election"><span style="font-weight: 400;">vote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> counts,&#8221; Ruffalo wrote in the post caption. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Don’t sit this one out. It’s the one where we will lose big: Project 2025, women’s reproductive rights, climate change, LGBTQIA+ rights, public education, student debt relief, Affordable Care Act, Social Security, and as of today, life saving vaccines. This s*** is real and it’s going to come for you,” the actor continued in a <a href="https://x.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1852086652753035272">follow-up</a>. “Take 3 friends and know, no matter what you are a hero. Always give it all.”</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We&#39;re back. Let&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AssembleForDemocracy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AssembleForDemocracy</a>. In the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionEndgame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionEndgame</a>, every vote counts 🗳️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VoteBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VoteBlue</a>! Vote <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tim_Walz</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xp7YdUEqxa">pic.twitter.com/Xp7YdUEqxa</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The video included the Marvel stars discussing a new potential catchphrase for Harris. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;How about this? I’m just off the top of my head: ‘I can do this all day,’&#8221; Evans said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;What about something punchier like—&#8221; Downey said.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Boom! You looking for this?&#8221; Cheadle suggested.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Kamala forever,&#8221; Gurira said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;How about ‘I’m down with democracy?&#8217; It’s clean and simple,&#8221; Bettany chimed in. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I’m Kamala Harris and I say down with democracy,&#8221; Cheadle said jokingly. &#8220;Yeah, together we got to tear down democracy.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By the end of the video, their suggested slogan had been revised to, &#8220;I’m Kamala Harris, and I am down with democracy.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The social media mockery of the new ad was swift and fierce.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Um, a little too much honesty here… Kamala Harris ‘tearing down democracy!’” Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz <a href="https://x.com/tedcruz/status/1852148187760410757">posted</a> on X.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I believe we can safely say Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the Hollywood douchenozzle vote,” another reaction </span><a href="https://x.com/CarmineSabia/status/1852116791947927844"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This isn’t the first time these stars participated in a video supporting the Democratic candidate for president. In 2016, Downey Jr., Johansson, Ruffalo, and Cheadle joined other celebrities in an ad </span><a href="https://youtu.be/nRp1CK_X_Yw"><span style="font-weight: 400;">attacking Donald Trump</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In that video, Cheadle described Trump as a &#8220;racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society.&#8221;</span></p>


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