Let me get this out of the way...
We’ve been hearing a lot about Disney’s upcoming “Captain Marvel” movie (set to be released March 8, 2019).
But...
As is the case with the superhero realm, I don’t know much about the “comic book lore” of these characters.
The comics I grew up collecting were Marvel’s long-running “Star Wars” series, Marvel’s “The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones,” Marvel’s “G.I.Joe,” and DC’s “Star Trek” series.
Like many of you, I absolutely love the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The first trailer for “Captain Marvel” dropped yesterday.
I had heard a week or two ago that “Captain Marvel” wasn’t going to be an origin story. The news left some fans scratching their heads about the direction this new MCU entry would take.
The new trailer seems to answer that question.
Captain Marvel is the alter-ego of Carol Danvers (Brie Larson). According to a cursory web search, the Carol Danvers backstory is that of a capable Air Force fighter pilot who ends up working at NASA.
At NASA, Danvers works with Walter Lawson (Jude Law). Lawson is apparently a Kree super agent known as Mar-Vell (the alien race is featured prominently in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies).
I don’t want to delve into Danvers’s entire backstory, but she eventually transforms from her human form and develops powers similar to Mar-Vell, becoming the superhero Captain Marvel.
Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get back to the trailer...
“Captain Marvel” takes place in the 1990s. The trailer establishes this fact by showing Danvers crashing into a Blockbuster Video store — a great bit of nostalgia in my opinion.
As the trailer progresses, we get the distinct impression that Danvers has a vague recollection of her past. She is recruited in the trailer by a young Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
I don’t know what all the intricacies of the story will be, but the first trailer looks cool. Looking forward to seeing more in the coming months.
There is a bit in the trailer where Captain Marvel slugs an old lady in the face. I would imagine it isn’t some innocent AARP member she decks...
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