CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER was one of the most highly anticipated action movies of 2011 and became the third highest grossing movie of all time that was set in the World War II era. So what happens when a movie is hugely successful? You make a sequel, of course! CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER will be released on April 4th 2014.
Joining the red-white-and-blue hero will be none other than Falcon, the superhero who first appeared in the Captain America comics back in 1969. Falcon has the power to fly and to telepathically communicate with birds of prey. What his role will be in the sequel remains a mystery, as Joe and Anthony Russo, the film’s directors, are keeping details a secret… at least for now.
One detail we do know is that Anthony Mackie will be cast as the Falcon and Chris Evans will be reprising his role as the Captain himself. On a parting note, here are some cool facts about falcons:
- There are 39 different species of falcon, five of which can be found in Canada.
- Peregrine falcons are the most well-known type of falcon. There are three sub-species of peregrines.
- A female peregrine is called a falcon while a male is called a tiercel.
- Since falcons are birds of prey and have no predators in the wild, they were often shot during the Second World War to stop them from eating messenger pigeons.
- It takes them only about two minutes to capture their meal.