Exclusive: Adepero Oduye On Bringing Realness To Sam Wilson’s World In ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

Now playing on Disney+ is Marvel Studios’ “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier,” featuring fan-favorites Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan as Falcon and Winter Soldier, whose oil-and-water dynamic has entertained audiences since 2016’s “Avengers: Civil War.”

All eyes are on the shield, as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier decide to team up—or rather, work together—when a new global threat launches them into an unexpected mission that may hit too close to home.

Directed by Kari Skogland with Malcolm Spellman serving as head writer, the six-episode series also stars Wyatt Russell as John Walker, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, Adepero Oduye as Sarah Wilson and Daniel Brühl as Zemo.

For Oduye, who’s best known for her starring role in Dee Ree’s critically acclaimed drama ‘Pariah,’ playing Sam’s sister Sarah Wilson gives the Cornell grad the opportunity to not only dive deep into Sam’s personal background through his sister but give root to a struggling Black family post-blip, despite Sam’s alter ego as The Falcon. Oduye’s other credits include roles in Oscar nominated films ‘12 Years a Slave’ and ‘The Big Short’ as well as Ava DuVerynay’s Emmy-nominated mini-series ‘When They See Us.’ She recently appeared in ‘Tazmanian Devil.’

In speaking with BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales, Oduye talks about the reality that her character brings to Sam’s world and that being Black and an Avengers doesn’t offer the same benefits as his colleagues.