Casting Captain Marvel

Introducing a brand new superhero to the big screen meant finding an actor who could fit seamlessly into the MCU and portray its most powerful force, and that was Academy Award-winning actress, Brie Larson.

“When we found out that Brie Larson might be interested in joining the MCU, we pitched her the idea for the film,” recalls Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. “She was a huge fan of the character in the comic, and one of the highlights of my career at Marvel was introducing her at Comic-Con.”

“These films are part of what’s shaping our culture, who we are, what morals we value. It’s incredible,” explains Larson. “I don’t think that I fully understood the scope of what it meant in the cultural zeitgeist until the announcement came out that I was going to be playing Captain Marvel. I’ve slowly started to grasp the vastness and levity of it all.”

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