Starring Brie Larson as the titular hero,Captain Marvelis the MCU’s first female-led solo superhero film.
Fans really began asking for a female superhero movie back in 2012, in the aftermath ofThe Avengers.
Kevin Feige favored doing an origin story, and so attention shifted on to Carol Danvers.
In October 2014, Marvel finally confirmed thatCaptain Marvelwould be part of the Phase 3 slate.
“[Captain Marvel] was in a draft.
Its just not the way weve done it before…
The way we reveal Scarlet Witch [in costume] at the end of the movie?
Those were Captain Marvel plate shots.
Joss said, ‘Well cast her later!’
And I said, ‘Yeah Joss, well cast her later.’
[Whispers to an invisible associate who isn’t Joss] ‘Were not putting her in there!’
So the FX plates were ultimately used to introduce Scarlet Witch instead.
Curiously, though, one aspect of Whedon’s idea has remained.
It’s fascinating to imagine how differently the MCU would have played out had Whedon gotten his way.
Perhaps she’d have chosen Team Cap, with her phenomenal power-levels matched against Vision’s.
