New Photos Released For Marvel Studios' THE MARVELS and New Details Shared
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we have a collection of new photos to share with you for Marvel’s upcoming film The Marvels. I’m not expecting this to be the greatest Marvel movie, but it looks like it will offer some amusing entertainment.
The movie stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, and they embark on a wild intergalactic adventure as they somehow have become linked, causing them to physically swap places every time they use their powers. So, they have to team up to figure out why.
Parris said in an interview: "I'm excited that the MCU has three lead women, all from very diverse backgrounds, and they're all baddies in their own way," explains Parris. "It's going to be really exciting just to see these smart, fun, intelligent, and troubled women find their way."
Larson goes on to talk about how the characters have to learn how to be a team: "I understand that feeling of being afraid to let go of control, of being afraid of passing on responsibility to others. You almost want to take on all of the burden yourself. So, I think this is an incredible metaphor for learning how to be in a team. It's a very clear example that no one person can do it all. You need all kinds of skill sets, all kinds of people with different viewpoints and different backgrounds in order to save the world."
She went on to say that her character Carol became a workaholic after the events of Endgame: "The way I was able to tap into it and understand it is the concept that Carol kind of became a workaholic, and she lost touch with her heart and with family and friends. That's certainly something I can relate to."
Executive producer Mary Livanos goes on to talk about the story concept, explaining “that location swapping harkens back to early Captain Marvel comics from the 1960s, where Mar-Vell (the first Captain Marvel) and human Rick Jones would swap places using magical Kree bracelets called Nega-Bands.”
Livanos then teases how Carol, Monica, and Kamala's powers get tangled together, and it’s explained that “all three have light-based abilities: Carol can absorb energy and shoot powerful photon blasts; Monica can manipulate all wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum; and Kamala can harden light, which she uses to make giant fists or stepping stones in mid-air.”
Larson goes on to explain that she hopes the silliness of the story shines through, and says: “It doesn't have to be intense and heavy. There's a lot of humor. I think this movie's very funny, and we laughed a lot while making it."
Vellani said: "We're really lucky because we have such a plethora of female characters with real flaws and real arcs. Time and time again, it's proven that not only do these stories have such a robust fan base, but they sell. Marvel has always championed that idea of finding this idealized version of yourself through their characters — a version of yourself that can fly in space or stop a train with one hand. I think that aspiration to be greater than who you are is such a universal feeling, regardless of gender identity. I hope people recognize that and find ways to identify with all of our characters."
The film also sees the franchise returns of Samuel L. Jackson, Saagar Shaikh, Zenobia Shroff, and Mohan Kapur. New cast members include Zawe Ashton and Park Seo-joon.
The Marvels is set to hit theaters on November 10th.
