Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is the first MCU film since 2011's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., the MCU films tend to ignore their small-screen counterparts.

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Talking to PeopleTV, Clark Gregg says that he's having "a blast" filming Captain Marvel before talking about how proud he is to work on the first MCU movie with a female superhero in the title role. When asked about working with Larson, Gregg said "She's killing this role." He also pointed out that it's not first time he's worked with Larson. The two had previously starred together in 2006's Hoot when Larson was only 15 years old. "I'm so proud of her. She's become, I think, one of our best actresses," Gregg said of his co-star.

Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige has promised that Captain Marvel will give viewers potentially game-changing MCU character has been absent until now.

Additionally, with the appearance of Kree leader Ronan the Acc, along with a the Kree-Skrull war, as was previously confirmed. In doing so, Marvel could use Captain Marvel to set up for more cosmic-oriented storylines for the MCU. After all, as more and more heroes are introduced to the MCU, Earth will start to seem a little crowded after a while.

Until then, there has been some speculation about how the MCU films will address the fact that Thanos has wiped out half the sentient beings in the universe. This year's third Marvel movie, Ant-Man And The Wasp, will take place just prior to the events of Infinity War. However, it's anyone's guess how the MCU's numerous TV properties will deal with the fallout from Thanos' actions. If they choose to do so at all.

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Source: PeopleTV