CAPTAIN MARVEL Trailer
Move aside, boys. The twenty-first film in the MCU is putting a female superhero center stage, a first for the most dominant franchise of our time.
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Captain Marvel and its predecessor Black Panther in changing the image of a superhero for mass audiences. Sure, there’s been diversity within the genre before, but the scale to which the MCU permeates modern life both inside and outside of movies is hard to match. To have them focus on characters who aren’t white men is perhaps less groundbreaking than a sign of normalcy, a promise that previously underrepresented groups will be integral parts of archetypal fantasies for years to come.
All of which is great, but Captain Marvel still has to introduce a new character into its expansive world. Luckily, the MCU is nothing if not consistent, so in all likelihood this will be another steady, satisfying entry.
Early signs were that they were taking this film quite seriously, casting Brie Larson in the title role just months after her Oscar win for Room. That puts her among their most prestigious stars, but anyone who’s seen Trainwreck or Kong: Skull Island knows that she’s just as good in blockbuster fare.
Directing the film is longtime duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, whose previous credits include Mississippi Grind and It’s Kind of A Funny Story. It’s another case of Marvel picking up talented, low-budget filmmakers for the big time, and their only tasks were to retrofit a mid-90s alien battle into the lore of the MCU and meet the hopes and dreams of people waiting for a female-led movie. I’m sure it was an easy job.
Captain Marvel is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and stars Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ben Mendelsohn. It will be released in the US and the UK on March 8th, 2019. For international release dates, click here.
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