Watch: “elevation,” An Anthony Mackie Movie Filmed In Boulder, Gets First Trailer

The first trailer for Anthony Mackie’s Boulder-filmed movie, “Elevation,” dropped Thursday, and it’s a doozy. Mackie, best known as winged Avenger Falcon and the new Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plays a single father in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains — a trope that’s getting another flogging here, following a decades-long string of movies, TVs and video games that depict Colorado as ground zero for nuclear holocausts, zombies and hostile aliens. Related Articles Entertainment | Savannah Bananas coming to Coors Field as baseball phenomenon makes Denver debut Entertainment | Two compelling plays — perfect for election season — to see this month in Denver and Boulder Entertainment | Denver festival named the best event in the world Entertainment | Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist Entertainment | A guide to haunted houses and the spookiest experiences in Colorado in 2024 In the “Elevation” trailer, Mackie and a pair of women “venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy,” according to a studio synopsis. The trailer opens with a scene-setting elevation number against a black screen (10,458, which is about twice Boulder’s elevation of 5,430).