One the hottest young faces in Hollywood right now (and one of the busiest) is Anthony Mackie. After impressing audiences and critics in THE HURT LOCKER, Mackie started turning up in a wide variety of films including NOTORIOUS (as Tupac Shakur), THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? and REAL STEEL. His newest movie is Summit Entertainment’s MAN ON A LEDGE, a film that defies the stigma of “a January release” by being highly entertaining and reminiscent of classic cinematic thrillers. Anthony shares the screen with Sam Worthington (AVATAR), Elizabeth Banks (OUR IDIOT BROTHER), Jamie Bell (THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN), Genesis Rodriguez (ENTOURAGE), Edward Burns (27 DRESSES) and Ed Harris. Directed by Asger Leth, MAN ON A LEDGE finds Worthington high above the streets of New York City threatening to jump from the edge of a hotel… his best friend Mike (Mackie) and a beaten down police mediator (Banks) do their best to talk him down, but it’s soon revealed there’s more to this shocking act than meets the eye. Anthony gets to play a rather ambiguous character with his own hidden agenda, and rounds out an impressive cast in a solid thriller. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mackie during his recent Dallas press tour, and we talked about making MAN ON A LEDGE, and even covered some of his other exciting projects on the horizon. I’m particularly fascinated with his passion project, a Jesse Owens biopic – if you don’t know the name, you should. I also love the way Anthony embraced the Bigfanboy.com name, which you’ll see right at the start. Check out the video below, and go see MAN ON A LEDGE this weekend… and have popcorn, it’s that kind of movie.
MAN ON A LEDGE is now playing everywhere.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
