So it looks like after many months of
inactivity, the rumors of Captain Marvel in the movies have been
revived! But which Captain Marvel? Let's take a look at a roundup of
the rumor mill on the InterWebs!
As we all recall, Thanos was revealed
in the “Easter egg” in the middle of the end credits of Marvel's
“Avengers” movie. Thanos was created by Jim Starlin for Marvel
Comics back in the early 1970's and was instrumental in the most
significant storyline of Captain Mar-Vell, Marvel Comics' first
Captain Marvel,
On May 14, 2014, Comicbook.com
(http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/05/14/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-who-are-skyes-parents/)
repeated a speculation that a blue alien on the TV show “Agent's
of S.H.I.E.L.D” wa a Kree, a member of the race from which Mar-Vell
came. It was a Kree device that gave Carol Danvers the powers that
turned her into Ms. Marvel, and ultimately, Marvel Comics' latest
Captain Marvel. So with Thanos and the Kree in town, can one or
another Captain Marvel be far behind?
On May 19, the same website
(http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/05/14/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-what-was-coulson-writing-on-the-wall/)
brought forth more speculations about potential Kree-signs, thating
with mysterious geometric symbols being written on a wall by Agent
Coulson. It also pointed out that Ronan the Accuser, a Kree and a
major character in Captain Mar-Vell's adventures, will be in the
upcoming move “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Incidentally, Drax the
Destroyer is a lead character in that movie as well, and Drax, a
human who had been attacked by Thanos and resurrected as a vengeful,
indestructible warrior, has been present in Captain Mar-Vell's
adventures n almost as many stories as Thanos.
Also on May 19, MoviePilot.com
(http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/05/18/10-marvel-characters-who-need-their-own-phase-3-movie-1432607?lt_source=external,manual#!38wGG)
posted a list by Joe Stinson of “10 Marvel Characters Who Need
Their Own Phase 3 Movie.” #2 was Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) and #1
was Ms. Marvel. Hmmm...it looks like someone hasn't caught up with
some recent happenings in the Marvel Universe...
In non-movie news, on May 29, Rich
Johnson posted on BleedingCool.com
(http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/05/29/what-if-you-bought-a-captain-marvel-comic-in-which-she-didnt-appear/)
“What If You Bought A Captain Marvel Comic In Which She Didn’t
Appear?” It seems that Carl Danvers appeared at the very end of one
issue of Guardians of the Galaxy,and then on the cover of the very
next issue of that same comic book, but was nowhere inside.
Responding ot inquiries regarding this, Brian Bendis wrote:
“I wholeheartedly apologize to those
that find this completely annoying…
what happened was was that I had a pretty fantastic entrance for Capt. Marvel but took it out because I kind of like the hopelessness of the issue. I like that many of you have no idea how the guardians are going to get out of all of this.
“I promise you she is in next issue and many issues to come and narrates the Guardian’s annual.
“there is a fine century long tradition of things being on the cover that aren’t in the book and I gladly hold that tradition :-)
On June 2, International Business times
posted an article by Eric Brown that “It's Time For Marvel To
Squash Ant-Man: Without Edgar Wright, It Won't Work”
(http://www.ibtimes.com/its-time-marvel-squash-ant-man-without-edgar-wright-it-wont-work-1593473).
In the article, the writer suggests several characters that might be
better for a big screen treatment these days than Marvel Comics'
shrinking scientist. He suggests that it's time for a female superhero
to have her own movie, and if not Black Widow, who has played
significant roles, in three Marvel movies already, then Carol
Danvers' Captain Marvel would be the perfect choice.
That article also links to an article
from March 15 on ComingSoon.net
(http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=116057)
in which Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is quoted as saying
"We’ve talked a lot about [Captain Marvel]. I think
that would be very cool." The
comments section of that article then proceeds with a lengthy
argument with many participants about whether they should use the
name “Ms. Marvel” or “Captain Marvel" for the movie about Carol
Danvers and her superhero alter-ego.
On
June 5, Comicbook.com
(http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/06/05/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-clark-gregg-wants-to-be-captain-marvel-hin/)
reports that Clark Gregg, the actor who plays Agent Phil Coulson on
“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and in the various Marvel movies, would
have liked to be to be Captain Marvel, if he weren't already playing
Agent Phil Coulson. This revelation came in a chat on Reddit.com
(http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/27eaek/i_am_clark_gregg_you_probably_know_me_as_agent_of/).
Thefans totally geeked out at this, taking the chat on it's own
adventure, and drawing conspiracy theory conclusions. Could it be
that Phil Caulson = Phillip Lawson, the Terran secret identity of
Captain Mahr Vehl in Marvel's “Ultimates” universe? Then the
discussion degraded into the subject of the “other” Captain
Marvel and the lawsuit and Marvel's stranglehold on the trademark...
Who
knows what could happen? But what about that “other” Captain
Marvel (wose name is now the same as the magic word...)?
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