EXCLUSIVE: As pre-production progresses Captain Marvel 2, Brie Larson appears to have found her next co-star she will be up against, as sources tell Deadline, Velvet BuzzsawZawe Ashton is set as the villain in the next installment in the Marvel franchise. Nia DaCosta, which is the expected reboot of Candyman, has been tapped as the film’s director.
Disney and Marvel Studios did not comment.
Megan McDonnell, a story editor for the Marvel-based series WandaVision, wrote the script for the Captain Marvel continued, with Mrs. Marvel star Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris also on board to shine. While the exact character is unknown, sources say Ashton will be the main villain, but as we know with all Marvel movies, there’s always a chance the other antagonist will remain hidden until the end of the movie.
In the first film, Larson’s Carol Danvers was a human who becomes involved in the war between two alien races, the Kree and the shape-shifting Skrulls. Surviving an explosion linked to an alien engine imbued her with incredible power, making her Captain Marvel and making her one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The film was released in March 2019 and grossed $ 1.13 billion worldwide. Captain Marvel 2 will bow on November 11, 2022.
Ashton first broke through with her role in the TV series Fresh meat. She was recently seen on Broadway in the revival of Betrayal opposite Tom Hiddleston.
On the movie side, she was last seen opposite Jake Gyllenhaal on Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw. Other credits include Nocturnal animals and Greta. She is represented by CAA and Untitled Entertainment.