‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Adds Carl Lumbly, Possibly as Another Black Captain America

Posted on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 by Ben Pearson

Black Captain America

In Marvel Studios’ first live-action Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, we expect to see Falcon, AKA Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), grapple with the responsibility of becoming the new Captain America after the events of Avengers: Endgame left Steve Rogers an old man in the current Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline. But it turns out Mackie may not be the only black Captain America in the upcoming show.

A new report says the series has just hired Alias and Doctor Sleep actor Carl Lumbly, who could potentially be playing a character from the comics named Isaiah Bradley, a contemporary of Cap’s who was experimented on and became a legend in his own right.
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‘Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’ Adds ‘Westworld’ Breakout Zahn McClarnon and More to Cast

Posted on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 by Chris Evangelista

Doctor Sleep, the official sequel to Stephen King‘s The Shining which is almost nothing like The Shining, continues to attract a great cast. Zahn McClarnon, who broke out in a big way on the most recent season of Westworld, has come aboard to play villainous character Crow Daddy. In addition to that, Carl Lumbly and Alex Essoe will play Shining characters Dick Halloran and Wendy Torrance.