‘Captain Marvel 2’ Goes Higher, Further, Faster With New Writer, Eyeing New Female Director And 2022 Release Date
Captain Marvel 2is going higher, further, faster, baby — but with a brand new writer and director. TheCaptain Marvelwriting-directing duoAnna Boden&Ryan Fleckare not returning to helm the sequel, which has officially received the green light from Marvel. Instead, the studio has tappedWandaVisionseries scribeMegan McDonnellas the newCaptain Marvel 2writer, and is currently on the hunt for a female director as the sequel flies closer to its prospective2022release date.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news thatCaptain Marvel 2is officially in the works with a new writer and a new release window. Marvel Studios has tapped rising writer Megan McDonnell, a staff writer on the upcoming Disney+ seriesWandaVision, to pen the script for the sequel to the Brie Larson-starring superhero film. McDonnell is in final negotiations to land the job, according to THR.
But this means that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who co-wrote and co-directed the 2019 hit, won’t be returning to helm the sequel. However, they are reportedly in talks to possibly direct a Disney+ series. THR reports that Marvel is currently on the hunt for a female filmmaker forCaptain Marvel 2, which will move forward from the 1990s setting to the present day.
WandaVisionis the first major credit for McDonnell, who began the series as a staff writer and was promoted to story editor. But perhaps the show’s content may indicate why Marvel wants her on board forCaptain Marvel 2: The series, which brings back Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as Wanda Maximoff and Vision, respectively, also features the return ofCaptain Marvelcharacter Monica Rambeau, but now fully grown up.
In the comics, Rambeau became the second Captain Marvel (actually taking on the mantle before Carol Danvers), before moving on to other superhero aliases like Photon, Pulsar, and Spectrum. Could McDonnell taking the lead on theCaptain Marvel 2script mean that the film will be more Monica Rambeau-focused? That could be the case, though it would be a bold choice for Marvel, considering the popularity of Larson’s Carol Danvers as Marvel’s first solo female superhero.Captain Marvelraked in over $1.1 billion worldwide and kicked off word-of-mouth buzz that prompted a highly publicized (andslightly disappointing) extended appearance for Larson inAvengers: Endgame.
