If Captain Marvel is going to be set in the 1990s, Nick Fury is going to have to look 20 years younger than he does in the most recent Marvel movies.
And while Sam Jackson looks FANTASTIC for his age, he’s currently pushing 70, and actually will be 70 the year that Captain Marvel reaches theaters.
And if it works, it creates a precedent for other Marvel movies set in earlier time periods that could let them continue major storylines without having to worry about current actors (like Chris Evans or Mark Ruffalo) aging out of their roles.