Update: October 24, 2017
ROGUE ONE's Ben Mendelsohn in Talks for the Villain in CAPTAIN MARVEL
Captain Marvel directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are in talks with their Mississippi Grind star Ben Mendelsohn for the superhero film’s villain.
Mendelsohn would play the film’s main antagonist, which would likely be the leader of the Skrulls. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige teased earlier this year that the aliens would be featured in the film. Brie Larson is set to star in title role with Kevin Feige producing.
Geneva Robertson-Dworet wrote the most recent script with Inside Out scribe Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman penning previous drafts, which follows Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot whose DNA is fused with that of an alien during an accident. The resulting alteration imbues her with the superpowers of strength, energy projection, and flight.
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Feige announced that the superhero film will be set in the ’90s, before the Avengers ever thought of assembling, and Samuel L. Jackson is expected to reprise his role as Nick Fury. The pic is expected to bow on March 8, 2019.
Fleck and Boden had Mendelsohn in mind when they first started plotting the story and once the two sides were able to meet, Mendelsohn quickly agreed to pursue the role.
Mendelsohn has been slowly becoming a go-to villain in Hollywood following his role in Star Wars standalone film Rogue One and the upcoming Robin Hood: Origins, where he portrays the Sheriff of Nottingham. Mendelsohn has also shined on TV, winning an Emmy for playing the black sheep of the family on Netflix’s Bloodline. Mendelsohn can be seen next in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One.
'Rogue One' Star Ben Mendelsohn Eyed for Villain Role in ‘Captain Marvel’ (Exclusive)
I think your biggest issue would be that once you have put it out there in the public domain like that any right of propriety becomes very difficult to defend unless its a fully completed work.
Probably not. Or not yet for the foreseeable future.
Missed Opportunity
Update: November 22, 2017
Jude Law, Reportedly to Play Mar-Vell, Joins Brie Lawson in CAPTAIN MARVEL
Jude Law is in negotiations to play the male lead opposite Brie Larson in Marvel’s Captain Marvel, sources tell Variety.
Ben Mendelsohn is on board to play the villain with Half Nelson helmers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck directing. Kevin Feige is producing.
Geneva Robertson-Dworet wrote the most recent script with Inside Out scribe Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman penning previous drafts, which follows Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot whose DNA is fused with that of an alien during an accident. The resulting alteration imbues her with the superpowers of strength, energy projection, and flight.
Law will be playing Doctor Walter Lawson, a.k.a. Mar-Vell, who becomes a mentor of sorts to Danvers as she tries to figure out her new powers.
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Feige announced that the superhero film will be set in the ’90s, before the Avengers ever thought of assembling, and Samuel L. Jackson is expected to reprise his role as Nick Fury.
Law is set to star as Albus Dumbledore in Warner Bros.' Fantastic Beasts sequel and will join Blake Lively in Paramount's spy thriller The Rhythm Section.
‘Captain Marvel’: Jude Law Lands Male Lead Opposite Brie Larson, Will Play Dr. Walter Lawton (Exclusive)
Not if they give him Cancer.
I agree with you it's a terrible casting if Jude Law is playing Mar-Vell the superhero.
Rick Jones has been the lackey for Hulk, Captain Marvel, Captain America, ...ROM...
With the original Captain Marvel (the male version), Rick Jones was a crucial part in his story. But Rick Jones doesn't have anything to do with Carol Danvers in the comics, he is just there in my script. I'm just closely monitoring the casting to give me clues if they really read my script which I forwarded to them in 2016.
