The cast and creative team behind WANDAVISION gathered for a virtual press conference: Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, director Kari Skogland, writer Malcolm Spellman, and stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan.

Read some highlights below!

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER premieres this Friday, exclusively on Disney+.

Anthony Mackie on diving into Sam’s life outside of the Avengers

“It’s always a surprise when the minds get together and the information trickles down to you. When I first read the script, I was really happy and acknowledged the fact from Louisiana, specifically, because that’s the best state in the union and New Orleans is the best city in the world. I had one request that if he was from Louisiana that I had to eat crawfish on camera. I don’t know who said no but somebody said no!…The idea of Sam Wilson, he’s always evolved in the world of the Marvel comic books and now he’s evolved in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you remember when Sam first started out, he was a hustler, and as African American culture evolved, Stan Lee evolved him into different iterations of himself. I’m excited for the world to see the new and improved version of Sam Wilson.”

Sebastian Stan on exploring Bucky’s mental health.

“I’ve spent 12 years with the character,” Stan says. “You grow and evolve with the character…I felt like we had established the character a certain way…then we had to go into this and go, ‘Alright, well, what is he like now?’ Part of that was us honing in on his sense of humor so to speak…that came into the tone of the series and his dynamic with Sam Wilson and my own dynamic with Anthony and then marrying the two…We’re really finally kind of zooming in on his quest for identity and in terms of just really accepting his past and re-educating himself about the world that he’s currently in.”

Mackie on getting to explore known characters and introduce new ones.

“The idea of Sam Wilson and the character and the evolution of what’s now known as the Falcon, to be able to go back and dive into his backstory and his family and his surroundings only betters the character for the audience. We’re in a place now where we want the audience to know and learn these new characters especially since Kevin Feige killed Iron Man, we have to put ourselves in a position where we have to introduce these new characters to the audience and give them that relationship, that history they’ve built over 10 years, we now have 6 years to play catch up, post-Blip.”

Kevin Feige on the possibility of having more seasons.

“Who’s gonna answer that one? It’s a funny question and it’s one that we obviously get asked much more in television because people expect it to be like what people know before. We really did approach it like we do the movies…if we were able to do another one, there’s certainly ideas. The slight difference of course…like with WandaVision, they really will go back and forth between the Disney+ series and the movies…sometimes will be a Season 2, sometimes will be a feature…”

Mackie on Sam’s reluctance to take on the Captain America mantle.

“Sam’s whole thing is he went on this journey, this Avenger journey, over 6 movies with Steve because of his respect and admiration for Steve. He says when Captain America shows up at your door, you answer. That being said, it’s the pain, the idea of not being able to go on these missions, not being able to help his friend. There’s still people out there that still appreciate camaraderie and friendship…just like everybody else, you don’t want to see Steve Rogers go away…just like he was your Cap, Steve Rogers was Sam Wilson’s Cap…that’s why he says at the end of Endgame, ‘It feels like it’s someone else’s’…He’s a fan just like everyone else…Sam is just a regular guy who won the lottery when Black Widow knocked on his door and he fell in love and was hoping to have a spinoff with Black Widow.”

Kari Skogland on what a show can do that a film can’t.

“I’ve been calling the movies, they’re like snacks and this is like a meal. You really can get involved with the characters in 6 hours in a way that you can’t in the film. The films are high octane already and they’re immersed in some world saving event…on a series you’re able to meander a little bit. We’re able to get inside the lives of our characters. We’re able to do a little more twists and turns that aren’t as much straight-line to the end…and also worldbuilding.”

Malcolm Spellman on mixing real world issues with superheroes and action.

“I think a huge part of that was process,” Spellman says. “We didn’t just tackle one episode at a time…Vertical story telling is features…a series allows horizontal storytelling and the rhythm of the storytelling is completely different…by focusing on that horizontal story…before we even know what the individual episodes do, it created that feeling that you’re talking about where there’s almost this fabric that’s draped over the entire series and that was born from the process.”

Sebastian Stan on how Sam and Bucky’s relationship has changed.

“I don’t think it has changed. It’s only gone further divide. They’re actually in similar places at the start of the show because of Steve’s missing and the consequences of that. It’s sort of thrown them both into opposite corners in terms of facing their lives, their demons, the questions… They’ve got different things they’re facing but they’re in a similar place in terms of questions they’re asking, I believe.”

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER premieres this Friday, exclusively on Disney+.

Following the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities — and their patience.