Captain Marvel (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to navigationJump to search
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Produced by Kevin Feige
Screenplay by
Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Story by
Nicole Perlman
Meg LeFauve
Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Based on
Captain Marvel
by Stan Lee
Gene Colan
Carol Danvers
by Roy Thomas
Gene Colan
Starring
Brie Larson
Samuel L. Jackson
Ben Mendelsohn
Djimon Hounsou
Lee Pace
Lashana Lynch
Gemma Chan
Annette Bening
Clark Gregg
Jude Law
Music by Pinar Toprak
Cinematography Ben Davis
Edited by
Elliot Graham
Debbie Berman
Production
company
Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
February 27, 2019 (London)
March 8, 2019 (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $152�175 million[2][3]
Box office $559.5 million[4]
Captain Marvel is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics
character Carol Danvers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney
Studios Motion Pictures, it is the twenty-first film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film is written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, with
Geneva Robertson-Dworet also contributing to the screenplay. Brie Larson stars as
Danvers, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace,
Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law. Set in 1995,
the story follows Danvers as she becomes Captain Marvel after Earth is caught in
the center of a galactic conflict between two alien worlds.

Development of the film began as early as May 2013, and was officially announced in
October 2014, making it Marvel Studios' first female-led superhero film. Nicole
Perlman and Meg LeFauve were hired as a writing team the following April after
submitting separate takes on the character. The story borrows elements from Roy
Thomas's 1971 "Kree�Skrull War" comic book storyline. Larson was announced as
Danvers at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, with Boden and Fleck brought on board to
direct in April 2017. Robertson-Dworet soon took over scripting duties, with the
remainder of the cast added by the start of filming. Location shooting began in
January 2018, with principal photography beginning that March in California before
concluding in July 2018 in Louisiana. Jackson and Gregg�who, among others, reprise
their roles from previous MCU films�were digitally de-aged in post-production to
reflect the film's 1990s setting.

Captain Marvel had its world premiere in London on February 27, 2019, and was
theatrically released in the United States on March 8, 2019, in IMAX and 3D. The
film has grossed over $559 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing
film of 2019. Critics described it as "entertaining, enjoyable and savvy" and
praised the performances of Larson, Jackson and Mendelsohn.[5]

Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Pre-production
3.3 Filming
3.4 Post-production
4 Music
5 Marketing
6 Release
6.1 Theatrical
6.2 Home media
7 Reception
7.1 Box office
7.2 Critical response
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links