Captain Marvel officially begins production even though we saw some early set images back in January. Official synopsis as well as official cast has been released, and you’ll notice some familiar names. Welcome back to the movies, Coulson.
Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN MARVEL
Brie Larson (left) gets hands-on help from Brigadier General Jeannie Leavitt, 57th Wing Commander (right), on a recent trip to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to research her character, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, for Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel.”
Photo: Brad Baruh
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Academy Award-winner Brie Larson headlines as Carol Danvers with a supporting cast that features Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Avengers: Infinity War), Primetime Emmy-winner Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline), 2x Academy Award-nominee Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy), 2x Golden Globe-nominee Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy), Lashana Lynch (Brotherhood), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), Algenis Perez Soto (Sambá), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), McKenna Grace (Gifted), Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and 2x Academy Award-nominee Jude Law (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald).
Based on the Marvel comic character first appearing in 1968, the story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, “Captain Marvel” is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.