A much-anticipated announcement from Deadline has revealed that director Nia DaCosta has been brought on to direct the upcoming sequel toCaptain Marvel. DaCosta recently directedCandyman, a sequel/reboot of the original 1992 film of the same name set to release later this year.
According toDeadline, Marvel had been meeting with several candidates for the job, but ultimately decided on DaCosta, who had apparently already been a top contender during these meetings. Her hotly anticipated filmCandymanhas been thrown around in many a discussion throughout Hollywood and beyond, particularly helped by the fact that Jordan Peele is attached as producer.
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Little is still known aboutCaptain Marvel’s sequel aside from the return ofBrie Larsonas Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel herself. Writer Megan McDonnell, who is also working on Marvel’s still largely mysterious Disney+ seriesWandaVision, whipped up the film’s script as well. Given how the character’s abilities are already well established after her appearance in her own film andAvengers: Endgame, it will be interesting to see where the sequel’s story takes things.
This news continues Marvel’s trend of changing up directors between films to give fresh takes on established characters. Hits like Taika Waititi’sThor: Ragnarokand the Russo Brothers’Captain America: The Winter Soldierlikely helped show that mixing things around a bit could lead to some surprising new ideas (and the extra money they brought in surely didn’t hurt). While they still occasionally have repeats, like theRusso Brotherstackling most of the ensemble films and Jon Favreau sticking with the first twoIron Manmovies, there’s largely a lot of fresh blood involved with each new entry.
Jordan Peele wanted DaCosta personally as the director ofCandymanafter seeing her work on 2018’sLittle Woods, which served as both her debut as a director and her springboard into the public eye. Moving from your own indie film to a major Marvel production in just two years is one heck of a career boost, and it’s fantastic to see newer directors getting their time to shine like this.
While it’s unsure what kind of time frame can be expected for the film’s shooting (much less its release) thanks to the current state of things, this announcement at least shows that production on theCaptain Marvelsequel is still moving along to a degree.
