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Superhero veteran Carl Lumbly returns for a crucial role in ‘ and the Winter Soldier’

Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) and his grandson Eli (Elyah Richardson) examine their connection to the legacy of in 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.'—Marvel Studios/Disney Plus photo veteran Carl Lumbly returns for a crucial role in 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier'

WHEN Marvel Studios reached out Jonzz, the , to Carl Lumbly to ask if he would alongside some of superhero be interested in joining the Captain animation's greatest vocal talents, America mythos with a key role in including Kevin Conroy (), Disney Plus's "The Falcon and the Tim Daly (), Susan Winter Soldier," the veteran actor Eisenberg (Wonder Woman) and couldn't help but think about how Phil LaMarr (Green Lantern). often roles of a super nature have Now he was being asked to be come his way over his career. Marvel Studios's first Black super­ "I frankly have been delighted, soldier, Isaiah Bradley, with an if not a little surprised, by the origin story that would serve as a number of times that I've gotten an prelude to Sam Wilson (Anthony opportunity to play superheroes," Mackie) becoming Captain Lumbly said to The Washington America in the series' sixth Post. and final episode, which began Lumbly, 69, is one of the rare streaming Friday. Bradley debuted actors who has performed in 2003 in the mini through many eras of superheroes series "Truth: Red, White and on-screen. Well before the genre Black" which told the story of became mainstream - and almost a secret government experiments quarter century before Chadwick with super-soldier serum that led Boseman graced the screen as to him becoming the first Black the ultimate Black superhero, Captain America. the Black Panther - Lumbly was Lumbly, despite his success with putting on a mask and fighting super heroics on-screen, has never crime in front of the camera. He been into comic books, even while has recognized how the Black growing up in after superhero has evolved - and why his parents immigrated there "Falcon" is an important milestone. from Jamaica in the 1950s. His In 1994, he starred in son Brandon, however, was very "MAN.T.I.S.” as a scientist who familiar with Isaiah Bradley, and was paralyzed by police gunfire told his father of the significance and builds a high-tech suit to fight the role carried within the Marvel crime, corruption and racism. Universe. Debuting just two years after It was Lumbly who had the Rodney King verdict in Los perhaps the most impactful Angeles, the show was produced moment in "The Falcon and the by Sam Raimi - who would go on Winter Soldier," looking Mackies to direct the original "Spider-Man" Sam Wilson in the eye before trilogy and help give birth to the Sam's ascension to the role of modern superhero era of cinema Captain America and telling him -and developed by Sam Hamm, he wanted no part of it. Bradley who had a hand in writing Tim felt what the had Burton's "Batman" and "Batman done to him in making him a Returns." "M.A.N.T.LS.," would not super-soldier and then locking create a television superhero boom him away for decades to hide however - it was canceled after one the secret of his superpowered season. existence was an unforgivable "Unfortunately, what took place act. subsequently was unable to rise to "You think things are different? the same creative level of potential You think times are different?" he that had been laid out by the pilot," asked Sam. "They will never let a Lumbly said. Black man be Captain America. The came calling And even if they did, no self­ in 2001 with what would go on respecting Black man would ever to be a cult hit animated series. wanna be." — The Washington Lumbly was the voice of J'onn Post