Brie Larson teased that the script for Brie Larson's Carol Danvers to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the film took the MCU back to the 1990s, giving Danvers the chance to crash through a Blockbuster and team up with a younger version of Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury. In the film, Danvers finds herself in the middle of an intergalactic conflict between the Kree and the Skrulls, eventually discovering that the truth about the war and her past is more complicated than it seems. The film was a box office success, earning over $1 billion worldwide. However, the reviews on the film were mixed, with several critics essentially parroting that the movie felt a bit too familiar or formulaic.
Captain Marvel 2/The Marvels will bring WandaVision, it seems the pair have a lot to work out. The new film, which will release in 2023, is helmed by director Nia DaCosta, and filming has seemingly already wrapped.
Though Brie Larson isn't giving up many details about Captain Marvel 2, she gave one important tidbit that bodes well for the film. In a recent interview (via Brie Larson also talked about her reaction to The Marvels script. The actor said, "I couldn’t believe what I was reading. I was like, this is bonkers." Larson added that she loved that Marvel continues to "reinvent" and do things people wouldn't expect. With Captain Marvel's major criticism being that it was too familiar, the quote is a cause for excitement among MCU fans.
Captain Marvel 2 will prove Carol Danvers is anything but predictable. Though Captain Marvel was a wild success at the box office, reviewers were never calling the film "bonkers." Larson's quote indicates that the Captain Marvel sequel will push the boundaries of the MCU, perhaps bringing in new characters and testing the limits of the Multiverse. Danvers is one of Avengers: Endgame. A film that's "bonkers" will likely have Captain Marvel's full powers constantly on display.
Timing also worked against Carol Danvers' first film. The MCU's first female-led superhero film could've been groundbreaking, but it didn't create a cultural impact like 2018's The Marvels/Captain Marvel 2 will seemingly get its own space to shine. Reviewers mostly found Captain Marvel to be "fine," but The Marvels has the chance to be memorable.
