She was the second individual to take on the Captain Marvel identity in the Marvel universe, and she later went by the monikers Photon, Pulsar and Spectrum.
It’s a shame that DeWanda Wise wasn’t able to stay on Captain Marvel, but at least her reasoning for departing boiled down to bad timing rather than something like creative differences.
It remains to be seen whether or not this is an accurate guess, but because Captain Marvel is rolling cameras soon, no doubt it won’t be long until we learn who the actress is playing the mystery character.
Getting to appear in a Marvel movie is a big opportunity for any actor, but when you’re also the star of a critically well-received Netflix series, that understandably takes priority.