Sebastian Stan graces cover of GQ Hype in snaps taken by Daisy Edgar-Jones amid romance rumours

Sebastian Stan has graced the cover of GQ Hype in pictures taken by Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones, amid reports they’re ‘growing close’.

The actor, 38, discussed his new Disney+ show The Falcon and The Winter Soldier with the publication on Friday, saying it is Marvel’s ‘most relevant show yet’ for featuring Anthony Mackie as a black Captain America.

Earlier this month, Daisy and Sebastian were spotted enjoying a ‘very friendly’ weekend during a break from their shoot for film Fresh, with them going sightseeing before stopping for a glass of wine. 

While their characters enjoy a romance onscreen, The Sun reported that the screen stars have become good friends away from rolling cameras. 

A source told the publication: ‘Sebastian has told friends that he thinks Daisy’s a bright spark and set for a massive career in Hollywood. He can’t believe she’s so young as she’s so talented and mature. They get on really well.’

A source close to Daisy, who continues to fly high on the success of her BBC drama Normal People, also told The Sun: ‘They’re colleagues and mates.’ 

MailOnline contacted Daisy and Sebastian’s representatives at the time.  

In his interview, Sebastian reflected on trying to find a voice for his character Bucky Barnes, aka Winter Soldier, as he admitted he was concerned about having ‘longer scenes’ and ‘a lot more dialogue’ between him and Anthony’s Sam Wilson.

He explained: ‘Well, in a way it’s the bit that worried me the most. Not as an actor, per se, but as a fan of the character.

‘Winter Soldier and Falcon have worked together best when they’ve had little to say to one another. We’re good at quips. So, now, what are they going to say to one another?

‘For this show I had to find his voice, in all senses, and do it in a way that was timely to what is going on in 2021.’

He went on: ‘Look, you can’t do a show that explores the title of Captain America without touching on some of the stuff we have seen on the news. In fact, I would argue this is Marvel’s most relevant show yet. 

‘A black Captain America is an incredibly powerful symbol, for all those reasons we were discussing, but also he was the right man from a character standpoint [to] take the shield, regardless of race. 

‘Bucky wouldn’t be emotionally intelligent enough or mentally stable enough to be able to handle such huge shoes. His moral compass is somewhat questionable too.’

The show sees Sam, aka the Falcon, wrestle with the idea of taking over the legacy, and shield, left behind by Chris Evans’ Captain America.

It also focuses on Sam and Bucky, both of whom have a connected to the original Captain America (Evans) at different points in their lives. 

Sebastian first appeared as Bucky in Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011 as Steve Rogers’ best friend who he fought alongside in World War II, but appeared to die at the end of the film.

However, in Captain America: Winter Soldier it was revealed Bucky had survived and was now a brainwashed assassin working for ominous group Hydra. 

Of being one of the few original Marvel characters left in the franchise, he told the publication: ‘A friend of mine was saying, “It’s basically you and Thor left now.”

‘Look, I haven’t spent the time working it out, but if you think about it, between Robert [Downey Jr] as Iron Man [gone] and Chris [Evans], there aren’t many of the very first original characters left.

‘Me and [Chris] Hemsworth might be the oldest ones around – which, I mean, I couldn’t be more thankful for!’

Read the full feature online at GQ Hype now. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier airs every Friday on Disney+ from today.