Fans were shocked when they saw the opening moments of Marvel’s Big Game Spot for the Super Bowl. The first footage of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier showed off Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson playing with his new toy, and even the actor was surprised to see himself throwing Captain America’s shield.

In the exciting promo, Mackie can be seen reprising the role of Wilson learning the ins and outs of how to throw Cap’s infamous weapon of choice, which according to the actor, is not as easy as it looks. In fact, Mackie wasn’t expecting to see himself tossing the Vibranium disc into a tree in the teaser. When he sat down with ComicBook.com to discuss the upcoming second season of Netflix’s sci-fi series Altered Carbon, he revealed why this ordeal startled him, saying:

“I was surprised that they used me because you have a double, a dude that looks like you who’s like a gymnast and he does all this stuff. That’s when they’re like, ‘All right, Anthony, you do it.’ And I’m like, ‘Dude, you just saw what this dude did! How you gonna asked me to do that?’ So, I was surprised when I saw the Super Bowl trailer that they actually used me throwing the shield.”

 

Mackie also commented on the weight of the shield. It appears Vibranium isn’t light, and there’s a reason someone needs to be strong if they’re going to walk around calling themselves Captain America.

“That thing is heavy dude. That thing is it’s like 12 pounds. So you’re standing there with 12 pounds on your arm all day after a while your shoulder just gives. So, we have some pretty cool shield throwing sequences.”

 

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