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Avengers star says Irish women stop you in your tracks

Anthony Mackie says Irish women 'stop you in your tracks'
Anthony Mackie says Irish women 'stop you in your tracks'

Captain America: Civil War star Anthony Mackie has spoken about his love of Irish women, saying they "stop you in your tracks!"

Mackie reprises his role as superhero Sam Wilson/Falcon in the latest addition to the Marvel franchise after making his debut in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and subsequently appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man.

Speaking to TEN in London, the New Orleans-born actor said that he holidayed in Dublin and had a brilliant time, and that he would love to come back to film in Ireland.

"I would love to shoot in Dublin", he said. "I had so much fun. I went to a crewing [rowing] race! It was a lot of fun, man. I went to a rugby game, I took the bus. I was a local."

The Avengers star also joked about how long it takes to pull a pint of Guinness, saying: "I went to the Guinness distillery... I had a Guinness, it takes you, like, 15 minutes to get a Guinness!"

"Guinness is like a meal!" his Captain America co-star, Sebastian Stan, interjected.

Mackie added: "They pour it, they let it settle - that's when they give you a cheaper beer, and you drink that until your Guinness is ready.

"And the women are beautiful, I mean, stop you in your tracks!"

Watch TEN's full interview with Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie by clicking the link.

Captain America: Civil War opens in cinemas on Friday April 29

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