. @brielarson tells @MorganHoffman what she finds most exciting so far about being #CaptainMarvel! #TIFF16 pic.twitter.com/XHqdOPKUhv
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Captain Marvel won’t be hitting theaters anytime soon, but its star, Brie Larson, is already excited for fans to see it.
The Academy Award winning actress is currently at the Toronto Film Festival promoting her latest flick, Free Fire, but when you’re set to play the lead in Marvel’s first stand alone female superhero movie, you’re going to get asked about it. Space Channel’s Morgan Hoffman sat down with Larson and asked what we all want to know: what is it like stepping into the shoes of Carol Danvers?
Her answer is pretty perfect:
On social media, I get sent a lot of pictures of young girls wearing the Captain Marvel costume, and I’m excited to see more of that. She’s such a great symbol for young girls, and I’m realizing what a deficit we have, that we don’t have more of those. I think it’s really cool to see a girl in a Batman costume or Spider-Man costume, but I’m really excited that there’s a symbol for women. I think that that’s really important.
It’s obvious Larson is a talented actress, so no matter what she’ll probably do justice to the role, but it’s nice to see the actress giving a nod to how important this movie and her character is, especially for a younger audience. In a time when big budget comic book blockbusters are now the norm, it’s sad that it’s taken Marvel — arguably the best when comes to bringing their superhero franchise to the big screen — this long to commit to a female-driven film.
As Larson explains, it’s great to see little girls sporting Batman and Spider-Man costumes that used to just be for the boys, but kids need to see role models they can identify with on the big screen. Marvel’s slowly taking the hint with both a Black Panther film and Captain Marvel in the works and DC already has its Wonder Woman flick scheduled for next year, so maybe this means we’ll see more diversity from the world of comic book movies going forward.
(Via Comics Alliance / Space Channel)
