In what is sure to be a very welcome addition to the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe, director Nia DaCosta, who directed the highly anticipated Candyman reboot, has now signed on to direct the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel.
Nia DaCosta takes over the story of Captain Marvel from the first movie’s directing pair Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, who introduced audiences to the character last year.
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Based on the first Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel 2 is sure to be one of the biggest budgeted blockbuster movies to be helmed by a black female director, and demonstrates that Marvel are following up on diversity aims that they have set themselves recently.