Nia DaCosta to Direct 'Captain Marvel' Sequel

Yara Sameh

Filmmaker Nia DaCosta will direct the sequel to Marvel Studios' 90s-set movie "Captain Marvel,", which will be scripted by Megan McDonnell, a writer on the upcoming Disney+ Marvel series WandaVision.

The sequel sees star Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, a fighter pilot turned superhero. The first Captain Marvel film was released in 2019 and earned $1.1 billion globally.

The cast also included Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Annette Bening, Gemma Chan, and Lashana Lynch, whose onscreen daughter Monica Rambeau will appear in WandaVision (this time as an adult and played by Candyman actor Teyonah Parris). The film was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

The film featured Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson), in his early days, teaming up with the great Captain Marvel to battle this new threat.

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Black Widow to kick off Marvel’s Phase Four

Black Widow is set to kick Marvel’s Phase Four off strongly with a prequel all about the spy.

Marvel’s Phase Four list also includes, “The Eternals”, “Thor: Love and Thunder”, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” is set to be released on February 18, 2022. It’s the fourth in the series, starring Chris Hemsworth, with Taika Waititi on for writing and directing.

Thor’s former on-screen love interest Natalie Portman will play Lady Thor, the female version of the Norse God of Thunder.

Marvel also confirmed that “Falcon and Winter Soldier” original TV series will be broadcast on Disney Plus in fall 2020, while “WandaVision”, a Marvel original TV series starring Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch will be released in spring 2021.

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The highly-anticipated movie was pushed from May 1st to November 6, causing the delayment of “The Eternals,” “Shang-Chi,” “Doctor Strange 2” and “Thor: Love and Thunder”, “Black Panther 2”, and “Captain Marvel 2”.

The new release dates are as follows: