Chris Evans Wants Brie Larson to Play CAPTAIN MARVEL
A few days ago, word came out that recent Oscar winner Brie Larson is in talks to star in Marvel Studios' first female-led film, Captain Marvel. I get the general sense that the fan community at large is cool with this choice, and I think she'd be terrific as Carol Danvers. Marvel's Captain America himself, Chris Evans, shares that opinion. Here's what he said at Wizard World Philadelphia:
“I just heard about that! I really hope that happens. I love Brie Larson. We did a movie together back in '09, we did Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I cannot say enough about Brie Larson. I think she is phenomenal, and I really hope that happens.”
As for Larson herself, someone dug up a video from 2015 in which MTV told Larson she's the fans' choice to play Captain Marvel:
It seems like in the first part of this interview, Larson was under the impression fans wanted her to play Captain America instead of Captain Marvel, but her line about how she needs to start reading the comics was either confirmation that Larson didn't know who Captain Marvel was, or, if she'd already spoken to Marvel Studios at that point about possibly taking on the role, some A+ acting on her part to deflect any sort of speculation.
Fans always warm to stories about actors who were familiar with superhero characters since childhood, but there are plenty of times actors perfectly embody a character without having prior knowledge of the source material. Even if you take her Oscar win out of the equation, Larson is talented enough to be able to knock this role out of the park. Let's hope Marvel Studios makes the casting official soon.
Via: Uproxx, Header Art by Boss Logic