One sec you’re curious to see a pic of Wyatt Russell from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with his parents,the next you’re screenshotting all his oldest Getty pics.
Actor Wyatt Russell receiving death threats due to his portrayal of John Walker Captain America.
This is disgusting. Sending death threats to any actor in any circumstance is a horrific, pathetic, ridiculous way to express hatred.Wyatt’scharacter is meant to cause apprehension and distain - everyone is aware that Steve Rogers will have no worthy replacement - that’s the point.
If you hate the character, then good, Wyatt is doing his job! He would have no doubt gone into the role knowing that he would be playing a hated character - what he would not have expected however, are the swarms of absolute crybabies claiming their lives are ruined by a fictional story not conforming to their every whim.
With characters that are deliberately designed to be hated, there is often an awareness between the content creators, the actors, and their audience - often the actor of such a reviled character will relish in the hatred, and be adored by fans for not only managing to successfully strike a nerve (which again, is the point), but also because they enjoy the deliberate conflict caused.
This is a human being with human feelings. You can hate the character for all the right reasons (and for all the wrong reasons if needs be too), but that shouldn’t transfer across to the actor. If the actor is doing a bad job of something, you can express your disapproval, but when the actor is meant to be playing someone you want to punch in the face, then newsflash, he isn’t doing a bad job is he?
Captain America is my favourite hero in the MCU. I was sad to see him go, but I recognise it was a needed exit. It was perfect and cathartic and I’m happy with his ending. In Falcon and the Winter Soldier, John Walker is designed be a mockery of the original Cap - someone that will no doubt succumb to evil because *repeat after me* he is not meant to fill Steve’s shoes (from a storytelling perspective).
I’m aware of the size of my following on this platform, and I can’t let something like this go by without mentioning it. If you send death threats to anyone, please unfollow me and don’t come back. Go to anger management therapy. Learn to detach real life from fiction. Apply common sense prior to taking irrational action. And most importantly, enjoy the show!
If you’re sending death threats, you don’t deserve to watch. Stop acting like an emperor at a colosseum with your thumb down and get a grip. I’m also aware that he isn’t the first victim of such abhorrent behaviour, and sadly this will no doubt be the last instance too.
