Captain Marvel (2019) Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, Jude Law. Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Screenplay by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet. Based on Captain Marvel (comic book) by Stan Lee and Gene Colan; and Carol Danvers (character created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan). Produced by Kevin Feige Run time: 124 minutes. USA Color Superhero, Action
At the end of Infinity War, the Avengers, and the rest of the world for that matter, found themselves in dire straits. Thanos (Josh Brolin) had, with a snap of his finger and because he was in the possession of the infinity stones, wiped out half of the population of the universe, including some of the well-known heroes of the last twenty films from Marvel Studios. In his last actions before he vanishes, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) sends out a signal to Captain Marvel, someone who had not yet been introduced to the series.
This film, which opened this past Friday, introduces us to Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and gives us not only her backstory, but Fury’s and, to some extent, Agent Phil Coulson's (Clark Gregg) and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s as well. The title character, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, is played by Brie Larson, perhaps best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Room (2016). However, from now on, she’ll also have the role as Captain Marvel added to her name whenever her career is mentioned.
