Brie Larson Opens Up About Why She Almost Turned Down CAPTAIN MARVEL

At SpaceCon San Antonio, Brie Larson shared a surprisingly personal story about the uncertainty she felt before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain Marvel.

While her portrayal of Carol Danvers has become one of the most powerful and inspiring characters in the MCU, the actress revealed that saying “yes” to the role didn’t come easily.

Larson told fans: “I was offered the role of Captain Marvel, and I was really nervous about saying yes to it, and I literally sat down with a piece of paper and wrote down why it made me so scared to say yes.”

Her hesitation, she explained, came from a deeply personal place. “I was really an introvert, and I was very worried about all the things that would come after. I was worried about lack of privacy.

“I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to have a voice or be…I’d have stage fright doing something like this.” The pressure of carrying such a massive franchise also weighed heavily on her.

Instead of letting fear dictate her decision, Larson found a way to prepare herself mentally and emotionally for the journey ahead.

“And I was able to say, ‘Okay, well, I know when this movie is coming out. I got a couple of years. So that gives me three years of a runway to figure out what matters to me in my life, what I’m going to protect, what’s going to be private for me.”

By the time Captain Marvel hit theaters in 2019, Larson had not only embraced the challenge but redefined what strength and vulnerability could look like on screen.