According to Deadline, English actress Zawe Ashton (Velvet Buzzsaw) has been cast to join Oscar winner Brie Larson in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Captain Marvel sequel.
Captain Marvel 2 will see Nia DaCosta (Candyman) taking over the directing duties from the first film’s the writing/directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
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Set more than a decade prior to the events in 2008’s Iron Man, Captain Marvel was an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.