A new rumor alleges that Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel will be “one of the main characters” in Avengers: Doomsday.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 10: Brie Larson attends THE MARVELS Movie Theater Pop-In on November 10, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Disney)
Alex Perez at The Cosmic Circus conducted a Q&A with his followers and was asked by one about when Captain Marvel will show up next in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Perez responded that he “wouldn’t be surprised if she showed up in Spider-Man 4 tbh, however, your best bet for the next appearance will be in Avengers: Doomsday, where she’ll be one of the main characters in that movie.
In response to another user who questioned if she would be leading the Avengers in Doomsday and Secret Wars, Perez replied, “She will be one of the leading Avengers in these movies, yes.”
Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers in Marvel Studios’ THE MARVELS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2023 MARVEL.
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Larson addressed her future with Captain Marvel and the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in February where she was asked by Extra TV, “Can you tell us a little bit about Marvel and what’s coming up for you in the next Marvel project?”
Larson replied, “I don’t have anything to say about that.”
This rumor comes in the wake of The Marvels bombing at the box office. The film did not even gross $200 million worldwide despite having a production budget upwards of $274.8 million.
The-Numbers reported the film only grossed $84.5 million domestically and another $115.2 million internationally for a global total of $199.7 million. Analysts believe the film lost The Walt Disney Company upwards of $200 million.
(L-R): Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers and Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in Marvel Studios’ THE MARVELS. Photo by Laura Radford. © 2023 MARVEL.
Furthermore, there were reports that Larson was no longer interested in the role. Back in October 2023 before The Marvels released to theaters it was claimed that Larson had “grew disillusioned” with the role and did not want to return to it moving forward.
Joanna Robinson, author of MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, wrote in her book, “The future of those Marvel icons was unclear. The departure of franchise anchors like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson had already taken its toll, as had the shocking loss of Chadwick Boseman, but other MCU stalwarts were heading for the exits. The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy‘ cast went on a farewell tour, Brie Larson grew disillusioned, and Marvel tussled with Sony in a custody battle over Tom Holland.”
Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau and Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel (2019), Marvel Studios
She also stated during an appearance on The Watch podcast, “I don’t know if Brie Larson was the wrong person for the role necessarily, but the toxic backlash means that Brie Larson doesn’t want to play Carol Danvers anymore.”
She added, “That’s sort [of] what she said. She was interviewed at D23 and they’re like, so you know we’re gonna see a bunch more from Carol Danvers. She’s like, ‘I don’t know. Does anyone want to see me play Carol Danvers? Doesn’t seem like it.’
(L-R): Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, and Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn in Marvel Studios’ THE MARVELS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2023 MARVEL.
At Disney’s D23 Expo in September 2022, Larson was asked how long she would play the character of Carol Danvers.
She responded, “I don’t know. Does anyone want me to do it again?”
When pressed for more, she said, “I don’t know. I really don’t know. I don’t have an answer to that.”
Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers in Marvel Studios’ THE MARVELS. Photo by Laura Radford. © 2023 MARVEL.
While promoting The Marvels she did indicate that there were more stories to be told. She was asked by Entertainment Tonight, “Is there anything you would still love to see her do that she hasn’t quite done yet?”
She replied, “Oh! Goodness gracious! I think there’s still so much inside of Carol. I feel like getting to be on this team cracked her open in a way that she hadn’t been, and I really loved that for her. Like, I just loved her just letting the shoulders drop a little bit and not need to feel all the responsibility was on her.”
“So I think that there’s just so much more to go,” Larson continued. “I mean she’s just a great character to continue to grow with. Like as I’m growing, she’s growing.”
“Well, yeah. I don’t want Marvel to come for me, but there’s just something, — there’s definitely something — to answer your question that I would want to say, but I’m not going to. So, I’ll just say it’s here (she taps herself on the head) and I hear what you’re saying,” she concluded.
(L-R): Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, and Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in Marvel Studios’ THE MARVELS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2023 MARVEL.
What do you make of this rumor that Larson’s Captain Marvel will return and she will be leading one of the Avengers teams in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars?
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