Anthony Mackie

Michael Bay’s ‘Pain & Gain’ is based on the unbelievable true story of three personal trainers in 1990s Miami who, in pursuit of the American Dream, get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a regular bodybuilder who works at the Sun Gym along with his friend Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie). Sick of living the poor life, Lugo concocts a plan to kidnap Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), a regular at the gym and a rich, spoiled businessman, and...Read Full Story

Tweet Last night’s episode of "WWHL" was full of chocolate as host Andy Cohen partied with Fantasia, Anthony Mackie and "All My Children" star Darnell Williams.  See clips inside…. During a round of promos for Side Effects Of You, singer Fantasia stopped by Bravo’s hit late-night chat fest "WWHL" with host Andy Cohen last night.  And the drinks were flowing. Fantasia was joined by "Pain & Gain" star Anthony Mackie and "All My Children" star Darnell Williams (the guy who won two-Daytime...Read Full Story

Not known for his physique, Mackie had to eat a lot of food to match the hulking Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson. “I was very regular,” he says. From left to right: Anthony Mackie in Jan. 2012; Mackie on the set of Pain & Gain in April 2012; and Mackie in Sept. 2012 Image by Jemal Countess / Getty Images; BRJ / FameFlynet Pictures; Neilson Barnard / Getty Images When he was cast in Pain & Gain, which opens this weekend, Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker, Gangster Squad) had just five weeks to...Read Full Story

*Anthony Mackie’s body may be on swole in the new movie “Pain & Gain,” but his character has one tiny little problem.Make that two tiny little problems.The actor, 34, plays Adrian Doorbal, a bodybuilder who works out at Miami’s Sun Gym with his friend Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg). Tired of being broke, Lugo comes up with a plan to kidnap and extort money from Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), a rich businessman who also works out at the gym. The plan is to torture Victor until he gives up the...Read Full Story

With Captain America: The Winter Soldier starting production, we’ve been hearing a few intriguing tidbits about the sequel here and there. For example, Black Widow will be a main character. And now, thanks to actor Anthony Mackie and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, we know a bit more. Mackie was cast as The Falcon what seems like ages ago, but in a recent interview with BlackFilm he gave a bit more insight into his character’s place in the Winter Soldier universe: “I’m...Read Full Story