Captain Marvel (film)

"I know a renegade soldier when I see one. Never occured to me one might come from above."

- Nick Fury

Captain Marvel is a 2019 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superheroine of the same name. It is the twenty-first installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as the ninth installment of Phase Three. The movie is set to be released on March 8, 2019.

Synopsis
Based on the Marvel comic character first appearing in 1968, the story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Cast

 * Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
 * Mckenna Grace as Young Carol Danvers
 * London Fuller as Young Carol Danvers
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
 * Ben Mendelsohn as Talos
 * Jude Law as Mar-Vell/Walter Lawson
 * Gemma Chan as Minn-Erva
 * Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau
 * Colin Ford as Steve Danvers
 * Kenneth Mitchell as Joseph Danvers
 * Annette Bening as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
 * Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
 * Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer
 * Algenis Perez Soto as Att-Lass
 * Rune Temte as Bron-Char
 * Robert Kazinsky as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Ana Ayora as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Chuku Modu as a to-be-confirmed character

Locations

 * Earth
 * New Orleans, Louisiana
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Fresno, California
 * Oakland, California
 * Torfa
 * Hala
 * Skrullos
 * Quantum Realm
 * Quantum Realm

Events

 * Kree-Skrull War

Items

 * Cosmi-Rod
 * Kree Armor
 * Transmitter Pager

Vehicles

 * F-22 Raptor
 * F-22 Raptor

Sentient Species

 * Humans
 * Kree
 * Skrulls

Creatures

 * Flerken

Organizations

 * United States Air Force
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Los Angeles Police Department
 * Kree Empire
 * Starforce
 * Skrull Empire

Mentioned
To be added

Production
In May 2012, there were conflicting reports about a Ms. Marvel script in development at Marvel Studios.

In March 2014, Kevin Feige confirmed "[they had] talked a lot" about the character headlining their first film with a female protagonist, while acknowledging she had taken on the mantle of Captain Marvel in the comics. Later he mentioned Captain Marvel as one of the films he is asked the most about from fans.

On September 10, 2015, rumors began that would be slated for the title role.

On June 1, 2016, Brie Larson was confirmed to be in talks for the main role in the movie, with and  as contenders to direct.

On July 23, 2016, at San Diego Comic-Con, Larson was confirmed as having the role of Captain Marvel.

The movie started production in Atlanta on January 8, 2018, and used as it's home base.

On April 19, 2017, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were confirmed to be the directors of the film.

On July 22, 2017, at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, the first details of Captain Marvel were unveiled. The film will be set in the 1990s featuring Nick Fury in a co-starring role and the Skrulls will be the main antagonists. Concept art of Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in costume and battling Skrulls was also unveiled.

On August 2, 2017, new details of the script for Captain Marvel were reported by various media outlets which included the appearance of Mar-Vell, a version of the Psychic-Magnitron accident that changes DNA and genetic makeup of Carol Danvers to half-human, half-Kree that made her immortal by stopping the aging process, as well as Carol's former identity of Ms. Marvel and costume appearing.

On August 15, 2017, it was announced that Geneva Robertson-Dworet would take over and write the script that was originally set to be written by Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve.

On October 23, 2017, Kevin Feige stated in an interview with Heroic Hollywood that Captain Marvel will tie-in into Avengers 4 stating "We're really focusing on Captain Marvel and the work that Anna and Ryan are doing. It's going to be a big part of heading toward this epic conclusion and epic finale of 22 movies over the course of 10 years. He also said, "Really, the focus is on delivering Captain Marvel and then bringing Captain Marvel's story into the final of everything we've started thus far".

On October 25, 2017, Variety reported that was in talks with directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to portray a major antagonist in the movie.

On November 22, 2017, Variety had also reported that Jude Law joined the film as Mar-Vell/Walter Lawson. The role was previously offered to but he refused it.

On January 4, 2018, Deadline reported that joined the film as a co-star in an unspecified role.

On January 19, 2018, it was reported that principal photography started at.

On March 13, 2018, it was reported that DeWanda Wise was no longer attached to the movie due to scheduling conflicts with her Netflix series .

On March 26, 2018, the full cast and synopsis of the movie was revealed, with Clark Gregg, Lee Pace and Djimon Hounsou reprising their roles respectively as Phil Coulson, Ronan the Accuser and Korath the Pursuer. Algenis Perez Soto, Rune Temte and Mckenna Grace also joined the cast.

Maj. Stephen Del Bagno of the served as a consultant on the film. He was tragically killed when his jet crashed at  in Nevada on April 5, 2018, with Marvel Studios and Brie Larson both paying tribute to him on Twitter.

On July 6, 2018, principal photography of the movie concluded.