Over the next three years, Marvel will make a sizable contribution to their ever-expanding shared universe by adding eight more films into the MCU. Three of those will be coming this year, in the form of Captain Marvel in a state of uncertainty, as not much is known about the cosmic adventure film.

Though it does have release date in March of 2019, along with a pair of writers and a star in Brie Larson (Kong: Skull Island), Marvel have said begin filming in the spring of next year. Now, we've got an even more concrete answer.

Thanks to My Entertainment World, it looks like January 8, 2018 will be the official start of production for the Captain Marvel film. While this hasn't been confirmed by Marvel, it falls in line with the necessary time table for the movie.

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The report also confirms Captain Marvel will  Infinity War and a number of other Marvel projects in Atlanta, GA for filming. Given the studio's relationship with the state and facility in the city, this is hardly surprising. A word of caution, however, about the story synopsis. While this reveal would normally be breaking news, the blurb is obviously taken from the comic book bio of Carol Danvers, rather than the movie. While it's unknown whether the film will introduce the previous Captain Marvel and Carol's first superhero name, the synopsis mentions she's spent years with the Avengers. In the comics, this is of course true, but it's not the case in the MCU.

There are still a number of questions regarding how close the film will be to the source material. Even something as seemingly trivial as confirmation of Samuel L. Jackson's involvement.

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Source: My Entertainment World

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