CAPTAIN MARVEL: Kevin Feige Reveals Why Carol Danvers Doesn't Have A Love Interest In The Movie

In a new interview, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has revealed why exactly Brie Larson's Carol Danvers didn't have a love interest in the movie, which has skyrocketed to over $900 million worldwide.

By JoshWilding - Mar 25, 2019 04:03 AM EST

Filed Under: Captain Marvel

The early Marvel Studios movies featured a lot of love interests (Pepper Potts, Jane Foster, Peggy Carter, etc.) but Captain Marvel bucked that trend and took things down a different route.

Brie Larson's Carol Danvers wasn't romantically involved with anyone, as Yon-Rogg was simply her mentor and Nick Fury was obviously just an ally. Now, Kevin Feige has shed some light on why the decision was made to prioritise the HERo's friendship with Maria Rambeau, a character many moviegoers have since shipped into a romantic relationship with Captain Marvel!

"Well that was something as we were developing the script and queuing off of the comics as always, it never even occurred to have a love interest," Feige said. "That's not what the movie was about. It was about Carol finding herself and growing and making mistakes and being bolstered up by her female mentors and female friends. And that relationship with Maria was very important."

"It was something that was, and frankly I give all credit to Lashana who was amazing and who, and I don't know if it's a spoiler or not, but the unique structure of the origin story that this movie has," he continued. "Initially we were like, is that bond going to be strong enough? Are we having not experienced it in real time upfront when they get to Louisiana? Is it going to land?"

"And we saw the audition and then the dailies. Oh it's landing there. They're amazing."

For the time being, it obviously remains to be seen how Marvel will handle Captain Marvel's future love interests; there are those who would like to see her end up with Thor after that Avengers: Endgame trailer, and others who think the character should be taken down a different route by coming out as gay.

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts on that in the comments section below.

For a spoiler-filled Captain Marvel breakdown from Kevin Feige, hit the "View List" button!

The Big Reveal That Annette Bening Is Mar-Vell

"It was late in the development of the movie," Feige says when asked where the idea to include Mar-Vell in such an unorthodox manner came from. "[As] we were approaching shooting, we were casting male -- We were looking for a male Mar-Vell and developing the script at the same time. We spoke to a few people, but as you've now seen in the movie, it's a limited role."

"It was, I believe, Anna [Boden] who came up with the suggestion in a script meeting that, "Why don't make the S.I., the vision that she sees, Mar-Vell?" It's interesting learning how things came together and it sounds like it was then that they decided Annette Benning was the best choice to play both Mar-Vell and the Supreme Intelligence.

"The idea was just before we brought Annette on. So, it was relatively late in the development process and one of a handful of things that happened as the script was taking on its final form, that was an epiphany that Anna had, and it was like, "Oh, of course! That's perfect!" And we stopped looking for another actor."

Is Secret Invasion Coming To The MCU?

Captain Marvel portrays the Skrulls in a sympathetic light and by the time the credits roll, the stage has not been set for a Secret Invasion adaptation of any sort. However, there's nothing to say that can't become a reality down the line if Feige is to be believed.

"I think like the Kree and like humanity, there are good Skrulls and there are bad Skrulls," he says. "But one of the things we wanted to do in this movie is, you know, don't judge a book by its cover and tap into people's preconceived notions of the pointy-eared green aliens being evil and subverting that."

"But I do think to continue fleshing them out and making them these three-dimensional actual beings, the Skrulls, you would encounter good ones and bad ones."

What The Captain Marvel Sequel Could Explore

The movie only briefly touches on the Kree/Skrull War, but ends with the stage being set for the conflict to continue. Will a sequel show Carol Danvers squaring off with Ronan and the Supreme Intelligence? Feige chose his words carefully, but it definitely sounds like the next instalment will also take place in the past.

"Well, we don't know what she did, right?" he asks. "She said she was going to and she went flying off at the end, and then we jump many years into the future. What happened in that intervening time, I think, is something that would be a lot of fun to explore at some point."

There Are Multiple Options On The Table

"We have ideas for both," Feige says when asked if the next movie will actually remain in the past or jump ahead to a post-Avengers: Endgame MCU. "We'll see. We always think and dream about potential additional adventures, but really focus on the one we literally finished a week and a half ago. [Laughs]"

As for whether or not there's a timeline mapped out for Carol Danvers, he adds: "In a general fashion. The blanks are filled in as we make the movies, and until it solidifies into an actual film, there are multiple branching timelines."

Are We Getting A Phase 4 Slate Announcement?

Fans are understandably anxious to know what comes next for the MCU and Feige had this to say when he was asked whether or not some sort of slate reveal is coming a little later this year:

"You know, we very specifically have been holding back on anything leading up to Endgame, and as connected to that, Far From Home. Because that was our focus, that's where we wanted the focus of the fan base to be on. Once those films are out, I think is when we'll announce what's coming next. How far we'll announce in the future? I'm not sure we'll announce five full years necessarily, although we know five full years. But we'll be making some sort of announcement, yes, and I'll pull back the curtain on what's been in the works."

You have to believe that some announcements will be made at Comic-Con - assuming that Marvel Studios doesn't skip the event. It's also feasible that we'll get another "Marvel Event" of some sort.

That Touching Stan Lee Tribute

Captain Marvel begins with a lovely tribute to "The Man" as the regular content in the Marvel Studios logo is replaced with his cameos before a message pops up thanking him. What led to that becoming a reality? Based on Feige's remarks, an awful lot of thought was put into that.

"It was soon after he passed, and we were thinking about what to do and how to do it and whether to release something or put something out online. And we figured, as we always have, the way to pay honor to him is the way we've been trying to do while he was alive, which is the movies. I had always thought in the back of my head, should that day ever come -- which as I've previously said, I wasn't sure it would.

"Like, I envisioned him at 127 -- that I would want something sort of touching and rousing up front, as opposed to sort of depressing at the end. I know that, not specifically but in general, a celebration is what Stan always wanted as opposed to any sort of mournful event. So, it happened very, very quickly soon after we got the unfortunate news.. We put that together and our visual development department, led by Ryan Meinerding, illustrated all those illustrations of him that you see, before we then go into the clips."

Will We See "The Man" In Spider-Man: Far From Home?

After confirming that Stan Lee will be seen in Avengers: Endgame, Feige pointed to a Spider-Man: Far From Home cameo being a possibility, as at least a couple more have been shot featuring the legendary comic book creator.

"We'll see," he teased. "We're heading-- We shot a couple of others, so we're coming up on the last of them, yes." Does that mean we'll see him in Black Widow?

Some Teases For The Future

When the interviewer told Feige that they want to see Kamala Khan, Nova, an LGBT superhero, and Taika Waititi's next project, he had this to say about the likelihood of them happening.

"I think all of those are percolating and-- Let's put it this way: They're all percolating. I do want to keep the focus on this one and on the immediate future, but everything you just named are percolating, some closer than others." That's an interesting tease, and we'll hopefully learn much more soon...

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Spidey91 - 3/25/2019, 5:04 AM

she's my love interest.
"Carol or Brie?"
.....yes.

OmegaDaGrodd - 3/25/2019, 5:06 AM

1. It cannot be said enough how much Lashana elevates the emotional core of this movie the second she appears on-screen. SO MUCH of this movie wouldn't work if she didn't sell the shit out of her performance and shift the tone into where it needed to be.

2. One of the best things about this movie is clearly woman-centered it clearly was behind the scenes and I hope we get time to talk about this more once the conversation shifts fully away from dunking on trolls. So many decisions speak to this, like the lack of an unnecessary romance, Carol getting her powers through a woman rather than a man, Carol's awakening coming from the emotions she was always told to repress, the way she handles You Rogg....it was all uniquely female. Very refreshing to see that in a CBM

Spidey91 - 3/25/2019, 5:14 AM

@OmegaDaGrodd - I was just thinking yesterday about the similarities between Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman (both the films and the characters), because hey, I don't think it's unfair to compare the two, and aesthetics and individual story elements aside, I came to see that both end their journeys when they realize their true potential, a potential that was held back from them for reasons external to them, reasons rooted in either lies or selfishness (or both).

and I don't think that's a coincidence. the fact that different writers arrived at similar points just speaks of an understanding of the female experience in our society and how they're always told to hold back a lot of things for the sake of everyone except theirs.

mastakilla39 - 3/25/2019, 5:07 AM

I guess Marvel just doesn't want to introduce the fact that in the comics her main inspiration for justice and crime fighting was Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell). Guess they didn't want there 1st female superhero to look up to a man for inspiration. Which is kinda stupid imo. It's like saying Supergirl never looked up to Superman for moral justice and inspiration.

bkmeijer2 - 3/25/2019, 5:10 AM

From how I saw it, Maria and Carol probably had more than just an only friends relationship

tvor03 - 3/25/2019, 8:30 AM

@MalseMarcel - because two women can't be close without them being lesbians?

gulducati - 3/25/2019, 8:40 AM

@tvor03 - Not when most men/boy's only exposure to female relationships is from PornHub. Sadly.

FearTheLiving - 3/25/2019, 10:01 AM

@MalseMarcel - Are you in the same camp that says the same thing about Bucky & Steve?

People can be just friends...

bkmeijer2 - 3/25/2019, 10:57 AM

@FearTheLiving - No I hate the Bucky and Steve thing, but I think there is room here for Captain Marvel

Ronan3Accuser - 3/25/2019, 5:10 AM

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