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[Skinny Pete]

Great actress. She will be a great addition to the Avengers lineup.

 

[cws]

So how strong is Captain Marvel compared to the other Avengers ?

He's too urban to play Captain Marvel.

I think his age is the only issue...otherwise he would have been perfect for the role.

 

[BlueTsunami]

https://twitter.com/brielarson/status/757042695537774592

"Call me Captain Marvel."

Maximum Swoon

 

[hodayathink]

Hopefully she's a better superhero than the last Oscar winning actress who played one.

You mean Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux?

 

[Mengy]

Here is a better quality vid of the announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-hpTdwcmSk

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Over/under Auntie Monica is in this?

And if so who should be cast?

Are they particular close? Always thought it would Jessica if they needed a friend character.

 

[dabig2]

So how strong is Captain Marvel compared to the other Avengers ?
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Depends. On average, she's probably just a little above Iron-Man levels of strength and utility. If she's dosed up on a lot of energy, she goes into Thor/Hulk incalculable strength territory, but that's usually a temporary boost and requires access to external power sources. I'd expect her to be shown around Vision levels tbh. So she'll be the 3rd most powerful or at least tied for 3rd with Vision. Regardless, she's definitely a top tier heavy hitter and Gen. Ross would be comparing her to a nuke like he did to Thor and Hulk.

 

[Litan]

Here is a better quality vid of the announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-hpTdwcmSk

What is going on with Boseman? Does he have some personal shit going on?
Dude doesnt really seem to be into it at all.

 

[cws]

Depends. On average, she's probably just a little above Iron-Man levels of strength and utility. If she's dosed up on a lot of energy, she goes into Thor/Hulk incalculable strength territory, but that's usually a temporary boost and requires access to external power sources. I'd expect her to be shown around Vision levels tbh. So she'll be the 3rd most powerful or at least tied for 3rd with Vision. Regardless, she's definitely a top tier heavy hitter and Gen. Ross would be comparing her to a nuke like he did to Thor and Hulk.

Thanks - thats sounds great, we need more OP MCU women.

btw. What are her power sources ? Cant wait to see her interact with the Avengers.

 

[atr0cious]

Here is a better quality vid of the announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-hpTdwcmSk

I keep forgetting Tilda Swinton is blessing the mcu with her presence, man we're so lucky this generation as comic book fans.

 

[jmood88]

What is going on with Boseman? Does he have some personal shit going on?
Dude doesnt really seem to be into it at all.

Some people have bad days.

 

[the_firewithin]

What is going on with Boseman? Does he have some personal shit going on?
Dude doesnt really seem to be into it at all.

dude doesnt have time for a picture. He has a kingdom to run

 

[Satch]

Thanks - thats sounds great, we need more OP MCU women.

btw. What are her power sources ? Cant wait to see her interact with the Avengers.

her power sources are energy. she just absorbs energy and it increases her power. like if she got hit by goku's kamehameha blast it would hurt her but it would power her up

she oftentimes just asks her teammates to use their powers on her and she turns into this op super saiyan form called Binary


im curious to see if/how they'll address Binary since she first got that transformation from stuff that happened with the Brood and theyre an x-men enemy

 

[dabig2]

Thanks - thats sounds great, we need more OP MCU women.

btw. What are her power sources ? Cant wait to see her interact with the Avengers.

Yeah, Marvel hasn't hidden their feelings about making her a top tier fighter ala Wonder Woman. I'd expect the MCU to really play her up since she's their first woman superhero that's operating at that level of power. As for energy sources, I'm not sure. Some other nerds here might be more helpful (love you all), but we're probably talking generic "energy" type of stuff now. She used to be able to tap into a white hole, but I don't think that has been a thing for awhile now and there's likely no chance the MCU will ever get into that. Maybe she performs a combo with Vision who powers her up with some infinity gem power? Or Scarlet Witch hits her with her red lightshow? I guess they can go either way.

 

[Sesha]

Alright, now the real speculation can begin: who will play the Kamala cameo?!

Some random little girl, so they can cast whoever they want, whenever down the line.

 

[RS4-]

Here is a better quality vid of the announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-hpTdwcmSk

Who's the blonde between Batista and Jacobs? Not Debicki

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Who's the blonde between Batista and Jacobs? Not Debicki

I can't watch the video right now, but polka dot dress? That's Pom Klementieff. She's playing Mantis.

 

[CzarTim]

Great choice. Love Captain Marvel.

 

[Mariolee]

Here is a better quality vid of the announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-hpTdwcmSk

Lol cannot believe no one is mentioning Tom Holland tripping and almost eating it when he comes out. Dude is truly Peter Parker.

 

[RS4-]

I can't watch the video right now, but polka dot dress? That's Pom Klementieff. She's playing Mantis.

Lol figured it was her, just wasn't sure. Thanks

 

[Bold One]

hopefully shippers drop the Carol x Peter thing now because he's 15 in this universe

 

[BlackNMild2k1]

I haven't seen Room but I've seen Short Term 12 and she's pretty fucking good.

I just looked it up and found out that Short Term 12 is streaming on Netflix for anyone that wishes to check it out.

her power sources are energy. she just absorbs energy and it increases her power. like if she got hit by goku's kamehameha blast it would hurt her but it would power her up

she oftentimes just asks her teammates to use their powers on her and she turns into this op super saiyan form called Binary


im curious to see if/how they'll address Binary since she first got that transformation from stuff that happened with the Brood and theyre an x-men enemy

So she will ask IronMan to chest blast her in a time of need and then amplify that power back at the enemy? Maybe a combo from IronMan, Vision and Thor for that final form super saiyan upgrade.

as far as her Binary upgrade....(not that I know how she originally got it....) maybe it's triggered by some fishoil? #itsallconnected

 

[mreddie]

What is going on with Boseman? Does he have some personal shit going on?
Dude doesnt really seem to be into it at all.

"Fuck, I gotta go to the restroom."

Pratt throwing the chair on the ground is amazing.

 

[jon bones]

Depends. On average, she's probably just a little above Iron-Man levels of strength and utility. If she's dosed up on a lot of energy, she goes into Thor/Hulk incalculable strength territory, but that's usually a temporary boost and requires access to external power sources. I'd expect her to be shown around Vision levels tbh. So she'll be the 3rd most powerful or at least tied for 3rd with Vision. Regardless, she's definitely a top tier heavy hitter and Gen. Ross would be comparing her to a nuke like he did to Thor and Hulk.

they're going to power her up for the MCU

she'll be Hulk/Thor level at baseline

 

[FStop7]

Three separate times I misread the name in thread title as "Ben Carson."

Simultaneously happy and disappointed.

 

[Metalmarc]

Ashley Eckstein just now on the Marvel.com livestream in her Danvers top, looking good, says shes a big fan and excited for Brie.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Here's the mockup that was floating around:

I can dig it.

https://twitter.com/brielarson/status/757042695537774592

"Call me Captain Marvel."

Oh my

 

[zeemumu]

What will Brie do after that? Cure cancer? Make BRonsonlee interesting?

Not really though.

 

[More_Badass]

So how strong is Captain Marvel compared to the other Avengers ?

According to Kevin Feige in his Phase Three announcement, Carol Danvers is "one of the most, if not the most, powerful heroes in the MCU."

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[Shpeshal Nick]

Respectable choice. Way better than Katie Sackhoff

I just Googled her.

Why in fuck's name would anyone want her for anything Marvel? I never knew her name but recognised her face.

 

[MHWilliams]

So how strong is Captain Marvel compared to the other Avengers ?

Probably Thor levels, but honestly, they can make up whatever they want for this film.

 

[Volimar]

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Awesome. Sounds like they'll be skipping over Binary and Warbird and just incorporating those powers into her from the start. Inb4 power comparisons between Kara Danvers and Carol Danvers.

I just Googled her.

Why in fuck's name would anyone want her for anything Marvel? I never knew her name but recognised her face.

Rowdy alcoholic Starbuck would actually be a good fit for Carol, plus she looks a bit like her. Not my first, second, or third choice though.

 

[TheBlueBomber]

Lol cannot believe no one is mentioning Tom Holland tripping and almost eating it when he comes out. Dude is truly Peter Parker.

Tom is more and more like Peter every time we see press stuff with him, it's hilarious

 

[Platy]

She had something "Sigourney Weaver"y in her when she was at the Comic Con panel.

Fitting for a space heroine

 

[broncobuster]

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[Deleted member 10571]

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Ahahaha is this what happens if "Journalism" equals "google search"?

 

[TheFlow]

Great actress bad casting but at the same time I can't get mad because captain marvel is a meh character

 

[Staccat0]

I think she is kinda slumming it to be honest. She is an amazing actress. I am excited to see her do her thing though. I'm not sure why people just want someone whose face is closest to the drawing a guy did, but this is probably a best case scenario. She has a solid history of both comedy and drama. She just needs to get ripped Chris Pratt style and it's gold.

Ahahaha is this what happens if "Journalism" equals "google search"?

Reporting on children's movie announcements at comic con hopefully isn't journalism either way haha

 

[watership]

Great actress bad casting but at the same time I can't get mad because captain marvel is a meh character

I've seen gaffers say this a lot. Confuses the hell out of me because she's been an awesome written character. Especially since she took the name in 2012. In the comic the character has had such a crazy life and lost her way only to fight back after several rebirths to where she is now.

 

[Choppasmith]

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Lol, but to be fair the whole Captain Marvel situation between the two companies is a mess and understandably confusing.

 

[TheFlow]

I've seen gaffers say this a lot. Confuses the hell out of me because she's been an awesome written character. Especially since she took the name in 2012. In the comic the character has had such a crazy life and lost her way only to fight back after several rebirths to where she is now.

You just described like every written comic character. She is just boring and doesn't add anything exciting to teams

 

[obin_gam]

gloves are off

 

[LiK]

gloves are off

that's hilarious. can't wait for them to meet.

 

[KevinCow]

gloves are off

Lol, this is great.

 

[Bishop89]

gloves are off

winning the internet over with a meme, captain marvel indeed

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

You just described like every written comic character. She is just boring and doesn't add anything exciting to teams

In what situation has the MCU incarnation reflected the comic book character 100%?

With limited knowledge pretty sure Star Lord wasn't anything like the Chris Pratt portrayal, for instance.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

Lol cannot believe no one is mentioning Tom Holland tripping and almost eating it when he comes out. Dude is truly Peter Parker.

Lmao, is there footage of this?

Edit: I think I saw it haha

 

[Pachimari]

Lol cannot believe no one is mentioning Tom Holland tripping and almost eating it when he comes out. Dude is truly Peter Parker.

This made me laugh too. Poor guy haha.

 

[Shaanyboi]

I think this pose is pretty bleh, but as far as fan designs go, I really like it. Fits perfectly in-line with the Guardians of the Galaxy aesthetic, so if they want to have a distinctly cosmic Marvel feel, this may be a way to go.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

gloves are off

So I got to know.. do they bang in the comics?