With Avengers: Endgame coming to a satisfying conclusion, the future of Marvel is in an interesting place regarding their future. They will be creating several projects for characters who haven’t had a chance to shine on the silver screen, including The Eternals, Shang-Chi, and Blade all coming in the next few years. Marvel also has several sequels on the way, including Black Panther 2 and Spider-Man 3, leaving many to wonder when Marvel would announce a Captain Marvel 2 officially.
Well according to Thomas Polito’s discovery of a new Marvel LLC for “Warbirds Production II”, Captain Marvel 2 has been officially greenlit. It was previously announced that WandaVision writer Megan McDonell will craft the screenplay, and while a director has yet to be found, Marvel is apparently seeking a female director to helm the project.
It should come as no surprise, but Marvel filed the LLC “Warbird Productions II” on February 13th, which means Captain Marvel 2 is officially greenlit. pic.twitter.com/PDwczFfFi5
— Thomas Polito (@PolitoThomas) February 20, 2020
Original directors Anna Bolden and Ryan Fleck won’t be returning for the sequel, which means a new face will be brought in. While I am a fan of Fleck and Bolden’s work on the indie scene (Mississippi Grind and Half Nelson are underrated gems), it never felt like their voice was present in Captain Marvel’s final product, with the film blandly hitting Marvel movie beats while not delving deep enough in its promising feminist message.
With no director attached, the rumor mill is set to circle around who the replacement should be. My pick would be Lorene Scafaria, the writer/director behind last year’s breakout hit, Hustlers. Not only did she present a strong understanding of character dynamics, but the film had a fresh visual identity to set it apart from other true-crime related stories. If Marvel is willing to let her work in her element, she could make for a massive improvement over her predecessors.
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