Kevin Feige Says ‘Captain Marvel’ Will Place Character Over Spectacle

Kevin Feige has confirmed that Captain Marvel will focus on the character of Carol Danvers and who she is instead of her super powers.

Captain MarvelMarvel Studios President Kevin Feige has revealed that Captain Marvel, Marvel’s first female-led superhero film will focus on the character of Carol Danvers and who she is instead of her super powers.

In the comics, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel was a test pilot who gained super strength and the ability to fly after being caught in an explosion with a Kree device. While Academy-award winning actress Brie Larson will be introduced as the test pilot turned heroine next year Avengers: Infinity War, her solo feature has been confirmed to be an origin story. Recently announced Mississippi Grind directors, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are set to helm the project which will begin filming in February 0f 2018.

As for the plot, details are still under wraps and will be for a while, however, in a recent chat with Vulture Feige was asked how about the challenge of finding the right stakes to match with Carol’s extraordinary powers in order to make her journey a compelling narrative when he confirmed that the film will put forth character over spectacle as it focuses on the character of Carol and who she is rather than her ability to fly around and blast energy from her hands as she defends the earth from alien threats:

“That’s a big part of the storyline we’re putting together, and it’s certainly been a big part of the development conversation. It’s also where Boden and Fleck can really make their mark: Ultimately, the real stakes of the film have to do with who Captain Marvel is — a human pilot named Carol Danvers, granted superhuman abilities — rather than what she can do.”

Feige went on to assure that the film will include plenty of incredible action and effects but that it is more important for the audience to be able to connect with Carol:

“Particularly for Captain Marvel, which is going to have a lot of spectacle, it ultimately needs to be about the three-dimensional, multilayered Carol Danvers character. You have to be able to track her and follow her and relate to her at all points of the movie, regardless of how many visual effects and spaceships and bad guys are filling the frame. That’s what’s important.”

Captain Marvel is slated to hit theaters on March 8, 2019.

Source: Vulture

Michael Mistroff

Michael Mistroff

News Editor, Film/TV Reporter at Heroic Hollywood.