Captain Marvel Won’t Appear In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Looks like fans of Carol Danvers will have to wait a few more years before they get to seeBrie Larsondon the red, blue, and gold suit.
Captain Marvel won’t appear inAvengers: Infinity Warin 2018, co-directorJoe Russoconfirmed. So it likely won’t be until March 2019 when we see Captain Marvel in all her glory in her anticipated solo debut. And maybe inAvengers 4a few months later.
There was chatter thatAvengers: Infinity Warcould see the onscreen debut of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first female solo superhero, and even a slip of the tongue from the Russo brothers whoseemingly confirmed last yearthat Captain Marvel would appear in the team-up film. However Russo, who is directingAvengers:Infinity Warand the untitledAvengers 4with his brotherAnthony Russo,put a stop to that buzz.
“She’s not inAvengers 3,” Russo toldComicbook.comfollowing theflurry of Marvel announcementsat Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con Saturday.
But Russo did not deny her involvement inAvengers 4, which will be releasedMay 3, 2019, a few months afterCaptain Marvel’s March 2019 release. With the news thatCaptain Marvelwillbe set in the ’90s and introduce the Skrullsinto the MCU, this gives us some hints about whatAvengers 4will entail.
The Skrull-Kree wars are a huge part of Marvel Comics mythology, and have taken place over multiple series and several decades. While we’ve been introduced to the Kree inGuardians of the Galaxyand the ABC TV seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,we have not yet seen the onscreen version of their counterparts, the Skrulls. The Skrulls are shapeshifters who have been known to impersonate several Avengers in the comics, to the ignorance of their teammates. It’s even possible that we’ll see this happen inAvengers 4— either as a third-act reveal or a retcon of a death.
WithAvengers: Infinity Wardedicated to the meeting of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the fight against Thanos, there will likely be no room for the Skrulls and Captain Marvel to appear. And it seems as if Marvel PresidentKevin Feigeis insistent on intrinsically tying these two together — despite Captain Marvel’s powers roots with the Kree.
Comicbook.com also theorizes that Captain Marvel won’t appear inAvengers: Infinity Warbecause she may be stuck in the Quantum Zone, which is an area thatAnt-Man and the Waspwould explore a few months afterInfinity War. It would explain her absence for two decades, and possibly lead into a deeper dive of the Quantum Zone inCaptain Marvel.
