Marvel’s takeover of Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con has begun and they’ve just announced that Nick Fury will officially be inCaptain Marveland that the villains will be theSkrulls. It had long been rumored that Samuel L. Jackson would be joining Brie Larson inCaptain Marvel, but it has now been officially confirmed by none other than Marvel themselves. The news comes after the rumors suggesting that Larson will make her first appearance inAvengers: Infinity War.
ComingSoon.netwas covering the panel live when Marvel started showing concept art off forCaptain Marvel. The movie will be set in the early 1990s and Nick Fury will regain full sight with two functioning eyeballs this time around. Also unveiled in the concept art were the villains who will be the Skrulls, anextraterrestrial shape shiftinggroup that have been featured numerous times over the years in Marvel Comics.
The Skrulls first appeared in theFantastic Four#2 and they were created byJack Kirbyfor Marvel Comics. The Skrulls are separated into three branches: the Prime, the Deviants, and the Eternals. Eventually all three branches warred against each other, and the Deviant branch won, due their ability to shape shift. The Deviants wiped out all of the other races until only two were left, Skrull Eternal and Prime Skrull. According to the concept art, the Skrulls look pretty close to their comic book counterparts, so it will be interesting to see how everything comes out when the movie is out in theaters. Marvel fans have been waiting a long time to see the Skrulls come into paly on the big screen, especially since the Skrulls have had a large presence in Marvel video games over the last 20 years.
Last week Marvel sent out a casting call looking for clean cut service members to be in Atlanta, which has lead many to speculate that Carol Danvers will be introduced intoAvengers: Infinity War. Adding fire to that rumor was director Ryan Fleck who took to Instagram to post a picture from a United States Air Force base that featured service members standing next to an F-16 fighter jet. All signs are pointing towardsCaptain Marvelappearing inInfinity Warsince shooting isn’t supposed to begin for the standaloneCaptain Marvelproject until February of 2018.
Captain Marvelwill be an origin story that is expected to highlightCarol Davenport’s time in the United Force Air Force, which is expected to start production in February of 2018 with a release date set for March 8th, 2019. Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve are writing the movie and the pairAnna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who directed the acclaimedSugarin 2008, are set to direct the movie. Until then, we’ll have to wait and see Samuel L. Jackson and possibly Brie Larson inAvengers: Infinity War. At least we finally have some official information from Marvel pertaining to Nick Fury’s involvement and the villainous Skrulls.
