I am a HUGE Marvel girl, and I especially love all the badass ladies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It’s about time we get a female-driven Marvel superhero movie.
Entertainment Weekly’s new cover finally gives us a sneak peek at Brie Larson as Captain Marvel in her new solo movie, set for release on March 8, 2019. Check her out:
Remember at the end of Avengers: Infinity War when Nick Fury sent a message and that symbol showed up on his device? He was paging Captain Marvel, aka air force pilot Carol Danvers. She’s half human, half Kree alien, all badass. “She can’t help but be herself,” Brie Larson tells Entertainment Weekly of her super alter ego. “She can be aggressive, and she can have a temper, and she can be a little invasive and in your face.”
The new Captain Marvel movie takes place in the '90s (hello just-barely-retro fashion!) and follows Danvers as she joins a Kree military team called Starforce. The commander? Jude Law. That’s gonna be some interesting tension.
As if being the first female superhero in the MCU with her own movie wasn’t enough, Captain Marvel’s authentic personality makes her a great role model for young, female Marvel fans. “This is not a superhero who’s perfect or otherworldly or has some godlike connection,” says the film’s director, Anna Boden (the first female director to take on a Marvel movie!). “But what makes her special is just how human she is.”
I’m looking forward to a future where heroes of all genders can save the world without it being groundbreaking and earth shattering (other than the action sequences, of course). Captain Marvel is a great step in the right direction!