Brie Larson confirmed for 'Captain Marvel' - onstage at Comic-Con
SAN DIEGO -- Brie Larson, suit up. The Oscar winner is, officially, one of the most powerful superheroes in the comicbook movie universe.
Larson was reportedly in talks for the role earlier this year, and Disney/Marvel was able to close her deal in time for a Comic-Con appearance. Larson, who won Best Actress for her role in Room, will be the first person to portray Carol Danvers onscreen.
As Captain Marvel, Danvers is one of the most powerful individuals in Marvel Comics -- the closest thing they have to Superman.
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The ace Air Force pilot has her DNA infused with a powerful Kree alien's in an incident that gives her enormous strength, speed and agility, the ability to fly and survive in outer space, and the power to shoot powerful proton blasts from her fists. She starts her superhero career as Ms. Marvel, but is encouraged by Captain America to take on the mantle of Captain Marvel, which once belonged to one of Marvel Comics' oldest characters.
To call Captain marvel an Alpha hero is putting it mildly. And though her standalone movie doesn't come until 2019, she's almost guaranteed to show up in a Marvel movie before that, such as 2018's Infinity War: Part 1 or earlier.
And there is a very good chance that the future of Marvel movies will revolve around her.
It looked like Larson -- who had appeared in Hall H hour before for the Kong: Skull Island panel -- was not going to be made official on Saturday night as many had expected. The entire Marvel panel's stars were assembling for a big group photo to end the affair when moderator Chris Hardwicke noted that there was one person missing.
"We might as well complete the Marvel family for this photo," he said.
That's when Larson walked out to join them -- knowing that in character, she could probably kick all their asses.
It's good to be the Captain.
Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
