FIRST GUEST FROM SUCH FILMS AS
"THE HURT LOCKER," "DETROIT," AND AS FALCON IN "THE AVENGERS." HIS NEW FILM IS "THE BANKER." PLOOZ PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO
"THE LATE SHOW," ANTHONY MACKIE. ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> OH, BOY! >> Stephen: NOW, I GOT A
QUESTION-- >> I LOVE YOU, BUT I DON'T TRUST
YOU. >> Stephen: DITTO, MY FRIEND. >> I DON'T WANT THE SARS-- I
DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED. I DON'T EVEN DRINK BUDWEISER NO
MORE. WHATEVER IT IS, I DON'T WANT IT. >> Stephen: I WANT TO POINT
SOMETHING OUT: YOU AND JON ARE WEARING THE SAME SUIT TONIGHT. >> HEY, HEY! I AIN'T TRYING TO SAY NOTHING. WE BOTH FROM THE SAME CITY. WE GOT THAT SWAG. I AIN'T TRYING TO SAY NOTHING. WE SHOWED UP IN DIFFERENT CARS. HE DIDN'T EVEN CALL ME. IT'S CRAZY. WE JUST KNEW WHAT TIME IT WAS. >> Stephen: LAST NIGHT WAS THE
PREMIERE OF THE NEW FILM "THE BANKER", WHICH I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE ALSO A PRODUCER OF. >> YEAH, YEAH YEAH, I PRODUCED
IT WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET A GREAT CAST
INVOLVED. >> Stephen: THE PREMIERE WAS
HELD AT THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM IN MEMPHIS? >> YES. >> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT THAT
NIGHT. >> IT WAS REVOLUTIONARY, MAN. IT WAS MIND BLOWING. I HAD NEVER HAD THE EXPERIENCE
OF GOTH LORRAINE HOTEL WHERE DR. KING WAS ASSASSINATED. AND WE HAD THE PREMIERE THERE. AND THEY BROUGHT US THROUGH
THIS-- IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE BN, THEY BROUGHT US THROUGH THIS
AMAZING MUSEUM, JUST GOING THROUGH CIVIL RIGHTS THROUGH
AMERICAN HISTORY. AND THEN AT THE END WE GOT TO GO
TO THE ROOM WHERE DR. KING WAS, WHERE HE STEPPED OUT ON TO THE
BALCONY AND WAS ASSASSINATED. I WAS JUST MOVED TO TEARS. I LITERALLY WAS-- I WASN'T ABLE
TO FATHOM THE IDEA OF STANDING ON THE STEPS WHERE THIS MAN WAS
KILLED. >> Stephen: THAT MUST HAVE
BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY FEELING. >> IT WAS, IT WAS. AND THIS MOVIE KIND OF-- IT
PLAYS ALONG THE SAME TIMES THAT THAT HAPPENED. I MEAN, THE 60s-- I FEEL LIKE
THE 60s WAS THE DECADE WHERE AMERICA WENT FROM BEING A
TEENAGER TO AN ADULT. YOU KNOW,, WE LOST SOME
MONUMENTAL FIGURES IN THE 60s, DR. KING BEING ONE OF THEM. AND TO BE AT THAT HOTEL WAS
AMAZING. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT ON
EARTH. >> Stephen: YOU WERE WITH YOUR
COSTAR LAST NIGHT RIGHT HERE. SAMUEL JACKSON RIGHT THERE. >> I LOOK FLOSSIE THERE, TOO. SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? >> Stephen: YEAH, YOU'RE
LOOKING GOOD. >> HEY, YOU SEE THAT? THAT'S CALLED WORK, BABY. THAT'S CALLED WORK RIGHT THERE. THAT'S CALLED WORK. >> Stephen: BUT I WANT TO
POINT OUT IN EVERY PHOTO TAKEN OF HIM, SAMUEL JACKSON LOOKS
LIKE HE'S HAVING A BETTER TIME THAN ANYBODY ELSE. PEOPLE KNOW YOU OF COURSE FROM
"THE AVENGERS" TOGETHER. BUT GUWAY BACK. TELL ME WHO IS GOING ON-- WHAT
IS THIS RIGHT HERE? >> THAT WAS A MOVIE DIWITH SAM
BACK IN THE DAY CALLED "THE MAN." THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME WORKING
WITH HIM. >> Stephen: THIS IS 15 YEARS
AGO. >> 15. MY ROLE WAS SO SMALL. MY CHARACTER'S NAME WAS BOOTY. AND THE DIRECTOR WAS LIKE-- MY
CHARACTER DIDN'T HAVE A NAME. HE WAS LIKE, WHAT, DO YOU WANT
TO CALL HIM?" I WAS LIKE, BOOTY." THAT'S ME AS BOOTY AS A LOCAL
LITTLE STREET HUSTLER, AND SAM PICKED ME UP TO GET SOME
INFORMATION. >> Stephen: AND GETTING
FREAKED OUT. >> YES, I WAS A SNITCH. YES. I WAS A STREET SNITCH. >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP
HERE FROM THE MOVIE. YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE? >> WELL, THIS IS THE CLIP WHERE
THE GUY I PLAY, BERNARD GATOR, IS A YOUNG MAN TRYING TO MAKE
HIS WAY IN L.A. AND WANTS TO BECOME A REAL ESTATE TITOON. SO HE BUYS THIS BUILDING AND
HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING IT UP, AND THE POLICE COME AND THEY
DON'T BELIEVE A BLACK MAN IN LOS ANGELES COULD BUY AND OWN
PROPERTY SO THEY GIVE HIM THE HUFT BELL WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY. >> Stephen: JIM. >> YES, OFFICERS, IS THERE A
PROBLEM. >>> WE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT
ABOUT YOU. MR. COOPER IN PART 2ADOESN'T
LIKE YOU WORKING IN A BUILDING? >> WHY NOT. >> SHE SAID YOU'RE IMPERSONATING
THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING. >> NO, HE OWNS THE BUILDING. >> I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU. >> I DO OWN THE BUILDING,
OFFICER. ALL THE PAPERWORK IS FILED
DOWNTOWN, BUT I KEEP A COPY WITH ME JUST TO BE SAFE. >> THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS REAL. >> YEAH, I GUESS SO. TRY TO BE MORE RESPECTFUL TO
YOUR TENANTS. >> YES, SIR, OFFICER. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. >> Stephen: NOW, THIS IS
BASED-- <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THIS IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY. >> IT IS. BERNARD GARRETT, HE AND JOE AT
ONE POINT OWNED THE LARGEST COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE CITY
OF LOS ANGELES. IT WAS THE BANK BUILDING, THE
BANKER BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN L.A. THEY BOUGHT IT. AND THERE'S PICTURES WITH THEM
WITH LYNDON B. JOHNSON, WITH EVERYONE, BECAUSE THEY AT ONE
TIME WERE SOME OF THE WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN L.A. IN THE 60s. >> Stephen: NOW, AT THE END OF
LAST YEAR'S "AVENGERS: END GAME," CAPTAIN AMERICA-- SPOILER
ALERT-- CAPTAIN AMERICA HANDED HIS SHIELD OVER TO YOUR
CHARACTER. >> UH-HUH. >> Stephen: YOU KNOW, FALCON,
SAM WILSON. >> YES. >> Stephen: AND YOU'RE
CURRENTLY-- AND THIS IS VERY EXCITING TO PEOPLE OUT THERE--
YOU'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON "FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER." WHAT YOU CAN TELL BUS THIS
PHOTOGRAPH RIGHT HERE? WHAT'S GOING ON? >> WE STARTED SHOOTING A FEW
MONTHS AGO. WE'RE ALMOST DONE. AND THE SHIELD IS IN GOOD HANDS. >> Stephen: OKAY. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I HOPE SO. BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT UP THERE. JIM, CAN WE HAVE A SHOT OF THAT? IT'S RIGHT UP THERE. THE SHIELD IS RIGHT UP UP THERE. YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT? >> Stephen: ON DECK. >> Stephen: "QT AND SO IT
BEGINS, WELCOME BACK, GUYS. HOOIVE THE FALCON OF WINTER
SOLDIER. LEG DAY SAVES LIVES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO THE GYM
AND DON'T WORK LEGS. YOU SEE DUDES JACKED UP HERE AND
THEY WEAR SWEAT SWEATPANTS. THIS SUMMER WE'RE GOING TO DO
"HOT BOYS SUMMER" HOT SHORTS SUMMER BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYBODY
TO SEE THE LEGS AND LET THEM KNOW WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT. IF YOU GO BACK, DUDES USED TO
WEAR LITTLE SHORTS BECAUSE THEY WANT YOU TO SEE THE LEGS. TO ALL MY GUYS OUT THERE, LET'S
BRING THE SHORT-SHORTS BACK. LET THE LADIES SEE THE LEGS. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
YOU GOT SOME HOT SHORTS? >>
>> Stephen: I'M WEARING THEM RIGHT NOW. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU-- I'M A
FAN OF CAPTAIN AMERICA, THE PREVIOUS DEPICTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO HAVE
THE SHIELD? >> IT'S MONUMENTAL, MAN, WITH
THIS MOVIE WITH "THE BANKER" AND THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY,
WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS TO HAVE-- FOR MARVEL TO SELECT A YOUNG
BLACK MAN INY AMERICA TO REPRESENT THE MONIKER OF CAPTAIN
AMERICA IS-- IS UNPRECEDENTED. THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN COMPARE
TO THAT. IT-- IT MOVES ME NOT ONLY THAT
MY KIDS GET TO SEE A BLACK MAN AS CAPTAIN AMERICA, BUT ALL OF
THEIR FRIENDS-- WHITE, BLACK, LATINO, AND ASIAN-- GET TO SEE A
BLACK MAN AS CAPTAIN AMERICA. <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: ALL OF THIS-- THIS MOMENT, THIS MOMENT OF COURSE
WAS PREDATED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BEING MADE IN THE
COMIC BOOKS THEMSELVES. >> UH-HUH. >> Stephen: IS THAT SAM WILSON
BECAME CAPTAIN AMERICA IN THE COMIC BOOKS. >> RIGHT. >> Stephen: AND THEN DO YOU
KNOW WHO THEY ORIGINALLY MADE NEWT FALCON? <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
BECAUSE WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED THE FALCON'S GOING TO BECOME CAPTAIN
AMERICA, JOE CASADA, THE EDITOR OF MARVEL COMICS, CAME ON TO
ANNOUNCE THAT I, STEPHEN COLBERT, WOULD BE THE NEW
FALCON. <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
RIGHT THERE. >> NOTHING MAKES ME HAPPY GLER
YES. AND IT JUST MEANS A LOT TO ME
TON THERE ARE WHITE KIDS OUT THERE WHO WILL SEE FINALLY A
WHITE MAN ALLOWED TO BE A SUPER HERO. IT'S MOMENTOUS. >> ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF THIS
HAPPENS! >> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW HOW
MUCH I HAD TO WORK OUT JUST TO GET READY FOR THIS DRAWING? >> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, HOW MUCH
DID YOU SHAVE TO PUT THOSE WINGS ON? >> Stephen: OH, I WAX FROM THE
NEX DOWN, BABY. >> THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. NEVER KNOW. >> Stephen: PEOPLE LOVE THESE
CHARACTERS. WERE YOU OBSESSED WITH THIS AS A
KID? WHAT DID YOU NERD OUT ON AS A
KID? >> NO, I NEVER-- MY BROTHER, MY
OLDEST BROTHER WAS A BIG COMIC BOOK GEEK AND HE WOULD ALWAYS
BEAT THE ME UP BECAUSE I WOULD STEAL HIS COMIC BOOKS FOR PAPER
FIGHTS. I WAS A WEIRD KID. I USED TO HANG OUT OUTSIDE. I NEW UP IN NEW ORLEANS. FOR CHRISTMAS WHEN EVERYBODY
ELSE GOT THIS STUFF, I GOT FISHING RODS. I USED TO BIG IN PEOPLE'S YARDS
AND GO FISHING. I STILL DO THAT. IF I'M IN YOUR YARD DIGGING
WORMS DON'T GET MAD. >> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE FISH? RED FISH? >> I LOVE A GOOD RED FISH FIGHT. BUT I'M A BASS MAN. MY GOAL IS TO RETIRE AT 50 AND
BECOME A FISHERMAN ON "BASS MASTERS." >> Stephen: I'D WATCH THAT. >> YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE ME
WITH MY UGLY STICK. I YANK HARD,UN WHAT I'M SAYING? IF I'M GOING FOR A 15-20-POUND
PITCH. >> USE FIVE-POUND TEST LINE. I SET MY DRAG LOOSE AND LET THEM
GO. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUMP IN
AND GET THEM AND BRING THEM IN THE BOAT. >> Stephen: DO YOU USE BRAIDED
LINE, A MONO? >> I DON'T LIKE BRAIDED. BRAIDED IS TOO STRONG. I LIKE REGULAR EASY LINE. YOU WANT THEM TO WEAR THEMSELVES
OFF. >> Stephen: YOUR FAVORITE
KNOT, A UNI? >> SLIPKNOT, ROUND AND ROUND
THROUGH THE HOLE. >> Stephen: HOW ABOUT THE
REAL? >> I'M A ZIP CODE DUDE. BOOM LIKE AN 808, BABY, YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? THAT 808 AIN'T GOING TO LET YOU
GO. THAT WAS FISHING TALK! THAT WAS FISHING TALK. >> Stephen: CIRCLE HOOK? >> ALWAYS. >> Stephen: OR "J." >> ALWAYS. AND I TAKE MY BAR OFF SO IF IT
COMES OUT, THEY GO. >> Stephen: I'M GLAD WE LOST A
LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THAT CONVERSATION. THAT'S MY RETIREMENT PLAN, TOO,
BY THE WAY. "THE BANKER" OPENS IN SELECT
THEATERS THIS FRIDAY AND IS AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV+ ON
MARCH 20. ANTHONY MACKIE, EVERYBODY!"
BASS MASTER. <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
The relevant part starts at around 05:28.
I don't really get why people are worried about his different abilities. They'll write him in such a way that he can use what he DOES have to his advantage. He can't enter into some combat situations in the same way Steve did, he can't jump into an area, take a dude out, then fight 7 guys at once hand to hand with superior strength and speed. But he can go about taking all of those guys out in totally different ways. He can scout from above, like really above, scope out situations on the fly (heh!) in ways Steve never could. He can utilise tactics in a similar way, plan how he'll handle them, and carry out his path. Maybe he surprises those enemies and flies in out of nowhere, taking out two guys straight away with blunt force. Then he lands somewhere out of sight, and waits for the concussive grenade he left in the middle of the group to go off, which neutralises all of them. And he just got past that group of enemies 5 times quicker than Steve ever could. And what was he doing with the shield? While he waited the 7 seconds for the grenade to blow, he had it out in front of him protecting himself in case where he landed had any more enemies. And there were, and two dudes cam came out due to the noise, but he was already gun at the ready and took them both out as soon as they exposed themselves.
He won't be able to fight every enemy in the same way Steve did, but that doesn't mean he can't combat them at all. He'll just need to use his abilities to do so.