Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly the pop-culture mag landed the premiere look at Brie Larson as Marvel Studios newest shooting star CAPTAIN MARVEL!
At the conclusion of Marvel Studios Avengers: Infinity War the mad Titan Thanos had succeeded with eradicating half of the population of the known universe. In the final moments, embedded in one of the film’s in-credit stingers, is perhaps the promise of the ultimate salvation for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) using an old style pager sends out a distress call and we can only hope that the recipient of that message is listening, because we could use a miracle — we could use Captain Marvel!
Fans have known for months now that the Marvel Comics leading lady was making the big leap to the big screen, saddling up to the likes of Iron Man, Captain American and Thor. Academy Award-Winning actress Brie Larson won the coveted role of Air Force pilot turned interplanetary superhero Carol Danvers; not exactly the most popularly known name in common circles, but Carol has been an long-standing member of the Avengers in the comics, evolving into the Marvel Comics imprint’s version of the competitor’s Wonder Woman.
With the blockbuster success of that big screen adaptation and Wonder Woman’s (as portrayed by Gal Gadot) subsequent appearance in Justice League theater goers have proven that the world is ready for headlining super heroines to star in their own features. Marvel Studios is banking that Captain Marvel which will also feature Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou and Lee Page, will rightfully take its place even as Avengers 4 prepares to create a vacuum as key players in the MCU make their exit to let a new generation take over.
Don’t Call Her Ms. Marvel
The story in Captain Marvel will introduce audiences to Carol Danvers (Larson) the Air Force pilot and is set in the mid-90s. Danvers will find herself in the middle of an extraterrestrial invasion when the shape-shifting Skrulls (first introduced in pages of Marvel Comics Fantastic Four) bring their battle with the Kree (established within the MCU courtesy of Guardians of the Galaxy) to Earth and nab the attention of Nick Fury (Jackson) who will recruit Danvers to help repel this new threat. How it all unravels that Carol ends up with superpowers will soon be revealed.
Audiences are more excited about the potential introduction of Carol Danvers alter-ego Captain Marvel returning to Avengers 4 — especially with the World’s Mightiest Heroes numbers all-but decimated by the terrorist Thanos, they’ll need all the help they can get, and with Larson flexing further her muscles to assume the role of Marvel Comics super namesake, this will undoubtedly spark an entirely new dimension in the growing narrative establishing Marvel Studios’ domination of the genre.
Entertainment Weekly featured these thrilling “first looks” from the upcoming motion picture which will inaugurate the 2019 Summer Blockbuster Season when it is released on March 8.
The Skrulls make their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the next summer’s “Captain Marvel”.