UPDATE: The release date for The Marvels has been pushed back from February 17, 2023 to July 28th, 2023.
SOURCE: Marvel
UPDATE: South Korean star Park Seo Joon (The Divine Fury) has reportedly joined the cast of The Marvels. According to StarNews Korea Park Seo Joon just completed an internal discussion after receiving an offer to join the cast of The Marvels. The actor would leave for the United States in the second half of 2021 when the filming of his movie Concrete Utopia concludes to begin production on The Marvels.
When asked about the report, Park Seo Joon’s agency Awesome ENT simply stated “No comment“.
UPDATE: The official title for Captain Marvel 2 has been revealed to be The Marvels. The film is set to hit theaters on February 17, 2023.
UPDATE: Actress Zawe Ashton (Velvet Buzzsaw) is officially joining the cast of Captain Marvel 2 as the film’s main villain.
No words yet on exactly who the main villain will be, so stay tuned.
SOURCE: Variety
UPDATE: In addition to Brie Larson returning as Carol Danvers in Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel 2, Iman Vellani is set to join her as Ms. Marvel with Teyonah Parris (WandaVision) as Monica Rambeau. The film will be directed by Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) with a release date targeted for November 11, 2022.
SOURCE: Disney
Last year, Marvel Studios’ first female-centric film Captain Marvel blasted to $1.13 billion at the worldwide box office. It is no surprise that they are now moving forward with a sequel to once again star Oscar winner Brie Larson (Avengers: Endgame).
Marvel Studios is currently in negotiation with Megan McDonnell (Disney+’s WandaVision) to come on board to write the script for Captain Marvel 2. The project is obviously in very early stages, so not much details is currently available.
SOURCE: Variety
