Higher, further, faster — and now richer, too. The weekend box office results are in, and everything's coming up Captain Marvel. Starring Brie Larson as the titular hero, Captain Marvel opened to the tune of $153 million across theaters in North America, and to $455 million worldwide.
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Despite appearing to all the world to sport the innocent look of a cute little kitty, this merciless creature is one of the most powerful entities in the movie, and potentially the entire MCU. Don't believe us? Ask Nick Fury. Here's everything you need to know about the "cat" in Captain Marvel.
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Captain Marvel is like the Kim Possible of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: call her, beep her if you want to reach her. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) did just that at the end of Avengers: Infinity War — but why didn't he reach out sooner? Here's the real reason why.
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With a whole roster of new faces and names, Captain Marvel has plenty to pick apart.
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When Avengers: Endgame hits theaters, everyone is going to be gunning for Thanos, and it's hard to think of a character who has a bigger score to settle with the Mad Titan than Thor. There are plenty of ways that Thor could get his revenge and take down Thanos once and for all.
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A movie packed with this much awesome stuff is tough to follow. We visit three planets, several spaceships, meet various alien species, and unpack a ton of technobabble trying to figure out who the heck this Carol Danvers lady really is. But never fear! Here's Captain Marvel's ending explained.
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If only someone had given Nick Fury the same kind of warning Santa Claus gave Ralphie Parker. Ever since Samuel L. Jackson revealed that Captain Marvel would feature Fury without his eyepatch, fans wondered if the film would reveal how he lost his eye — and solve a mystery set up in Iron Man.
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Brie Larson is truly a marvel, but that doesn't mean her Marvel debut is flawless. In an effort to help you examine what works and what doesn't about the latest MCU release, here are our picks for the five best and five worst things about Captain Marvel.
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In the months leading up to the March 8 launch of Captain Marvel, Nick Fury actor Samuel L. Jackson constantly hyped up the titular superhero's incredible abilities. He praised her left and right — but one remark Jackson gave about Brie Larson's Captain Marvel was a total lie.
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First reactions to director David F. Sandberg's Shazam! are here — and they're overwhelmingly positive. Those who attended pre-release screenings of the superhero flick, starring Asher Angel and Zachary Levi, have praised it as vibrant, fun, near-perfect, and "unlike anything DC has done before."
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Turns out there are more than a few ways the man with the shield could take down the Mad Titan, especially if the comics are taken as precedent. Here are ten ways Captain America might be able to defeat Thanos and repair the universe for good.
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Captain Marvel delivers a star-studded cast, a look at some unexplored Marvel history, and a surprising twist or two. All of this combines for a satisfyingly complex web of storytelling. Like most MCU releases, that means there are a lot of big implications left largely unexplored.
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As Avengers: Endgame careens towards theaterss, the question every fan is asking is who is going to put an end to the Mad Titan, Thanos. Of all the possibilities, the one that makes the most sense is that the one destined to avenge half the Earth's population is none other than the MCU's first hero.
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Captain Marvel is set to take the Marvel Cinematic Universe higher, further, and faster when she makes her official debut on March 8. But long before she soars into cinemas this Friday, the half-human, half-alien superhero took the life of actress Brie Larson in a completely new direction.
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Fire up the rumor mill. Anonymous sources are reporting that Marvel Studios may be seeking to cast an openly gay male lead for its forthcoming cosmic saga The Eternals, one of the as-yet unvisited properties that will be getting the spotlight after the conclusion of Phase Three.
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Higher, further, faster. Advance reviews are pouring in for Captain Marvel, the first female-led solo effort for mighty Marvel Studios, and it appears that the pop culture juggernaut has yet another winner on its hands. As of this morning, the flick stands at a sterling 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
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Simply say the name "Stan Lee," and thousands of Marvel fans around the world will start to get emotional. Show him on screen, and those teary-eyed thousands will turn to sobbing millions. Lee will make a cameo appearance in Captain Marvel — one that will leave fans crying in their seats.
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And now for something completely awesome. Graphic artist Daniel Savage thinks that the ultra-talented Michael B. Jordan would make a fine Man of Steel for Warner Brothers and DC, and to illustrate his point, he recently posted a fantastic workup of the star as Big Blue to his Instagram account.
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Superhero comics were once a mainstay in the funny papers, but over time they've become far less of a fixture. What happened to trigger this change, and why? Here's a look at how superheroes moved from one major medium to several others.
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The Doom Patrol has arrived, and they've brought along a new iteration of one of DC Comics' most iconic heroes. Joivan Wade, who portrays Vic Stone/Cyborg on the DC Universe series, recently sat down with Collider for a chat about what sets the show apart from most televised superhero fare.
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According to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, the upcoming Marvel Disney+ series will be incredibly important only to Disney and Marvel Studios as companies and to the success of the new streamer but also to the whole of the MCU after the events of Avengers: Endgame, due out this April.
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The Titans are getting a Super new addition. As teased in the season one finale, Connor Kent — AKA Kon-El, AKA Superboy — will be making an appearance in season two of the DC Universe series. Relative newcomer Joshua Orpin has been cast in the role, according to Collider.
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While he might seem like he's out of his league when it comes to cosmic conflagrations like the one we're about to see in Endgame, Spidey has a knack for pulling off the impossible, and might just be the one who takes out Thanos.
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If you're going to star in a superhero movie, you need to have a superhero attitude and willingness to go above and beyond expectations. Peter Parker's Uncle Ben always said that with great power comes great responsibility; likewise, the MCU proves that with great roles come great sacrifices.
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Once relegated strictly to black molded rubber, movie superheroes have started to proudly wear costumes more closely fashioned after their source material. Captain Marvel is the latest stunning example, taking influences from some of the stranger, more cosmic sides of the Marvel Universe.
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The Eternals may be playing the long game. Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige gave a few details about the forthcoming flick in a recent interview, including the fact that — in keeping with the comic source material — it may span "tens of thousands of years."
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Alongside Tim Burton's stylistic and directorial vision, many incredible actors helped to reestablish the Caped Crusader's influence in popular culture. It's been thirty years since they populated Gotham, so what have all these talented folks been up to more recently?
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