Captain Marvel (film)

Captain Marvel is a Marvel Studios film based on the Marvel character Carol Danvers. It was released on March 8, 2019. This coincided with International Woman's Day.

Synopsis
Set in 1995, Captain Marvel follows Carol Danvers, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, as she turns into one of the galaxy's mightiest heroes and joins Starforce, an elite Kree military team, before returning home with new questions about her past and identity when the Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict between two alien worlds.

Cast

 * Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
 * McKenna Grace as Young Carol Danvers
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
 * Ben Mendelsohn as Talos
 * Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
 * Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer
 * Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau
 * Gemma Chan as Dr. Minn-Erva
 * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
 * Jude Law as Yon-Rogg
 * Algenis Perez Soto as Att-Lass
 * Rune Temte as Bron-Char
 * Annette Bening as Supreme Intelligence and Mar-Vell
 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
 * Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner
 * Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine

Development
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.

It was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 18, 2016 that Brie Larson would play the lead of the film.

On July 6, 2017, rumors were confirmed that Samuel L. Jackson would reprise his role as the character Nick Fury and co-star alongside Brie Larson.

At the San Diego Comic-Con on July 22, 2017, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said that 'Captain Marvel' will be set in the 1990s. The panel also revealed concept art for the production.

The movie started production in Atlanta on January 8, 2018, and will use Pinewood Atlanta Studios as its home base.

On September 5, 2018, Entertainment Weekly released an exclusive first look on Larson's Captain Marvel, and confirmed Ben Mendelsohn's casting as the Skrull's leader, Talos.