A sequel, The Marvels, is scheduled for release on November 10, 2023. The film received generally positive reviews from critics with praise for the performances of the cast, particularly that of Larson. It became the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 and was the 23rd-highest-grossing film of all time during its theatrical run. The film grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the first female-led superhero film to pass the billion-dollar mark.

Several actors reprise their roles from previous MCU films in Captain Marvel, including Jackson and Gregg who were digitally de-aged in post-production to reflect the film's 1990s setting.Ĭaptain Marvel premiered in London on February 27, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 8, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. Location shooting began in January 2018, with principal photography starting that March in California and concluding in Louisiana in July 2018. Robertson-Dworet was soon hired to re-write the script, with the rest of the cast added by the start of filming. Larson was announced as Danvers at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, with Boden and Fleck hired to direct in April 2017. Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve were hired to write the film the following April after submitting separate takes on the character, and borrowed elements from Roy Thomas' 1971 ' Kree–Skrull War' comic book storyline. It was officially announced in October 2014 as Marvel Studios' first female-led superhero film. Set in 1995, the story follows Danvers as she becomes Captain Marvel after Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict between two alien civilizations.ĭevelopment of the film began by May 2013. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law. It stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, alongside Samuel L. The film was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck from a screenplay they co-wrote with Geneva Robertson-Dworet. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Captain Marvel is a 2019 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel.

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