It’s true that DC Comics will be beating Marvel Studios to the box office with their first female-led superhero blockbuster in the form of 2017’s Wonder Woman, but the folks at the House of Ideas truthfully aren’t trailing too far behind. As was officially announced in October 2014, the comic book studio is officially moving forward with a Captain Marvel movie, set to hit theaters on November 2nd, 2018.
But while that release date is surely a long way away, it’s easily one of our most anticipated projects of the next few years, and we’ll be keeping a very close eye on it. It’s for this reason that we’ve organized this guide, used to keep track of all the latest developments of the Captain Marvel movie. So where do things currently stand? Read on and find out!
Who Is Captain Marvel?
Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Ms. Marvel (the original name of Captain Marvel) first debuted in Marvel Comics in 1977, but it was nine years before that when readers were introduced to her alter ago, Carol Danvers. While serving as a member of the United States Air Force, she wound up being present during the explosion of a device created by the Kree (an alien race you may remember from Guardians of the Galaxy). As a result of this accident, Danvers' human genes are fused with those of a Kree, and the result is that she gains super powers.
Captain Marvel is super strong, can fly, both absorbs and projects energy, and even has limited precognitive abilities. In addition to her own run of comics, she's also been a part of many different teams and organizations over the years in the Marvel world, including The Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Guardians of the Galaxy.
It’s worth noting that the moniker Ms. Marvel has been used by multiple women in Marvel comics – including Sharon Ventura, Karla Sofen, and, most recently, Kamala Khan, but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has confirmed that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Ms. Marvel will definitely be Carol Danvers.
What Will It Be About?
As mentioned earlier, it has been officially confirmed that Carol Danvers will be the first ever live-action Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but what exactly we can expect from her adventure-wise is currently a mystery. It’s worth noting that the studio has been developing a Captain Marvel movie for a number of years now, though obviously that story would have to grow and change in order to stay in line with the constantly growing continuity of the MCU.
The big question about the movie’s plot has been in regard to whether or not we can expect the film to deliver us a straight-forward origin story – though some sourceshave said that Marvel Studios is done with that route. If that’s the case, we’re left wondering if we might see the heroine’s origins either play out in a different movie, or if the background of her superpowers will be revealed simply through exposition/flashbacks in the solo film.
How Will It Fit Into The Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Captain Marvel actually sits in an interesting position in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not just because she will be the first female superhero in the canon to get her own movie. The character is also one of few introduced so far who have ties to both the Earthbound world and the universe beyond the stars. To put it bluntly, she has fought with both The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy, and we could wind up seeing her working with both groups on the big screen.
Exactly when and where her first team-up will come is still a mystery, however. Writer/director James Gunn has confirmed that she definitely won’t be appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which will be hitting theaters a full year and a half before the Captain Marvel solo movie does. At the very latest we will surely see her team up with all kinds of other superheroes in The Avengers: Infinity War Part 2, due out six months after Captain Marvel.
But while that release date is surely a long way away, it’s easily one of our most anticipated projects of the next few years, and we’ll be keeping a very close eye on it. It’s for this reason that we’ve organized this guide, used to keep track of all the latest developments of the Captain Marvel movie. So where do things currently stand? Read on and find out!
Who Is Captain Marvel?
Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Ms. Marvel (the original name of Captain Marvel) first debuted in Marvel Comics in 1977, but it was nine years before that when readers were introduced to her alter ago, Carol Danvers. While serving as a member of the United States Air Force, she wound up being present during the explosion of a device created by the Kree (an alien race you may remember from Guardians of the Galaxy). As a result of this accident, Danvers' human genes are fused with those of a Kree, and the result is that she gains super powers.
Captain Marvel is super strong, can fly, both absorbs and projects energy, and even has limited precognitive abilities. In addition to her own run of comics, she's also been a part of many different teams and organizations over the years in the Marvel world, including The Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Guardians of the Galaxy.
It’s worth noting that the moniker Ms. Marvel has been used by multiple women in Marvel comics – including Sharon Ventura, Karla Sofen, and, most recently, Kamala Khan, but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has confirmed that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Ms. Marvel will definitely be Carol Danvers.
What Will It Be About?
As mentioned earlier, it has been officially confirmed that Carol Danvers will be the first ever live-action Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but what exactly we can expect from her adventure-wise is currently a mystery. It’s worth noting that the studio has been developing a Captain Marvel movie for a number of years now, though obviously that story would have to grow and change in order to stay in line with the constantly growing continuity of the MCU.
The big question about the movie’s plot has been in regard to whether or not we can expect the film to deliver us a straight-forward origin story – though some sourceshave said that Marvel Studios is done with that route. If that’s the case, we’re left wondering if we might see the heroine’s origins either play out in a different movie, or if the background of her superpowers will be revealed simply through exposition/flashbacks in the solo film.
How Will It Fit Into The Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Captain Marvel actually sits in an interesting position in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not just because she will be the first female superhero in the canon to get her own movie. The character is also one of few introduced so far who have ties to both the Earthbound world and the universe beyond the stars. To put it bluntly, she has fought with both The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy, and we could wind up seeing her working with both groups on the big screen.
Exactly when and where her first team-up will come is still a mystery, however. Writer/director James Gunn has confirmed that she definitely won’t be appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which will be hitting theaters a full year and a half before the Captain Marvel solo movie does. At the very latest we will surely see her team up with all kinds of other superheroes in The Avengers: Infinity War Part 2, due out six months after Captain Marvel.