Supposedly Captain Marvel directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck had Mendelsohn in mind for this role when they started plotting the story, and once the actor was able to meet with them, he moved forward with trying to snag the role.
According to Variety, Ben Mendelsohn is currently in negotiations to play the lead baddie in Captain Marvel.
Exactly who he would play wasn’t revealed, although it’s likely this character will be the leader of the Skrulls, the shapeshifting aliens who have plagued the Marvel Comics universe for over five decades.