Marvel’s “Captain Marvel” made $1.13 billion back in 2019 before the pandemic. That’s a figure that Marvel is unlikely going to replicate these days, but they took a unique and interesting tact for the sequel. Instead of a straight-up “Captain Marvel 2” film, the comic book studio pivoted to an all-girls team-up film, teaming up Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) with Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) from her own “Ms. Marvel” Disney+ series and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), who audiences were first introduced to in “WandaVision.” It felt like an inspired mood, given that many solo Marvel films, ‘Winter Soldier,’ “Ragnarok,” were kind of like smaller Marvel team-up movies anyhow.
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They also found an inspired director in Nia DaCosta, who directed the “Candyman” remake. While “The Marvels” release date has been pushed several times, the film is finally coming to theaters this fall. Here’s the official synopsis:
In Marvel Studios’ “The Marvels,” Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as “The Marvels.”
The film stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson, Zawe Ashton, and Park Seo-joon. Nia DaCosta directs, and Kevin Feige is the producer. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Mary Livanos, and Matthew Jenkins serve as executive producers. The screenplay is by Megan McDonnell, Nia DaCosta, Elissa Karasik, and Zeb Wells.
Marvel Studios’ “The Marvels” hits U.S. theaters on November 10. Watch the new trailer below.
