He was eventually invited to a lunch with Joe Russo and Captain America: Winter Soldier producer Nate Moore, and it was from this meeting that he fully started on his path to being cast as Falcon in the 2014 Cap sequel.
Anthony Mackie told Men’s Health that the email first nabbed him an audition for the role of Mandarin in Iron Man 3.
Although he didn’t ultimately face off against Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark, since Ben Kingsley got the part instead, his screen test stuck in the minds of the folks at Marvel Studios.