Captain Marvel 2 has reportedly found its director. Nia DaCosta — whose credits include her 2018 directorial debut Little Woods, a crime thriller film with Tessa Thompson and Lily James, and two episodes of Netflix's Top Boy, executive produced by Drake — has landed the directing gig for the sequel to the Brie Larson-led Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie. DaCosta's next film is the soft reboot sequel Candyman, co-written by Jordan Peele, that would have released in June were it not for the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Candyman is currently set for an October release. DaCosta takes over from Captain Marvel directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
Deadlinefirst brought word of DaCosta's hiring asCaptain Marvel 2director, withVarietyclaiming that there were at least two other directors in the running: Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) and Jamie Babbit (But I'm a Cheerleader). DaCosta is the fourth woman — after Anna Boden onCaptain Marvel, Cate Shortland on the upcomingBlack Widow, andChloé Zhaoon the upcomingEternals— and the first black woman to helm anMCUentry. If Captain Marvel 2 is anywhere close to the scale of the original, DaCosta will also end up overtaking Ava DuVernay (A Wrinkle in Time, about $115 million) for the largest budget handed to a woman of colour.
After making little strides for the first 23 films, Marvel Studios has been more vocal about representation in future “Phases” of the MCU. Captain Marvel herself — Larson — has also been driving that push, having expressed her desire to see Kamala Khan /Ms. Marvelin Captain Marvel 2 either before or after she getsher own eponymous Disney+ series. The script for Captain Marvel 2 has already been written, byMegan McDonnell, who worked as a story editor onWandaVision, the MCU limited series that might be the first onDisney+in December. It's unclear if Captain Marvel 2 involves Khan or even when it will be set; will it pick uppost-Avengers: Endgameor detail the years in-between?
ThoughCaptain Marvelwas met withmixed critical reactionsupon its release in March last year, it was a juggernaut at the box office, grossing over $1.1 billion (about Rs. 8,240 crores) worldwide. In doing so,Captain Marvelbecame the first — and only as yet — female-led superhero film topass the coveted billion-dollar mark, the fifth biggest movie of 2019, and the 23rd biggest of all-time.
Captain Marvel 2 is currently slated to open July 8, 2022 in cinemas globally. It will be preceded byBlack Widowin November, The Eternals in February 2021,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsin May 2021, aSpider-Man: Far From Homesequel inDecember 2021,Thor: Love and ThunderinFebruary 2022,Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessinMarch 2022, andBlack Panther IIinMay 2022.
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