Brie Larson.Photo: The Walt Disney Company via Getty
Brie Larsondoesn’t know how long she’ll be a superhero.
On Saturday, Larson chatted withVarietyat D23 Expo about exactly how long she expects to continue playing Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films in an answer that appeared to hint at long-running backlash against her character.
“I don’t know, I don’t know — does anyone want me to do it again?” theOscarwinner, 32, toldVarietywith several shrugs. “I don’t know, I really don’t know. I don’t have the answer to that.”
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Larson’s starring role inCaptain Marvelmarked the MCU’s first woman-led film. She reprised the role in 2019’sAvengers: Endgameand made uncredited cameo appearances in 2021’sShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsand theMs. MarvelDisney+ series.
In an October 2019 interview withVariety, Larson suggested she had tuned out any distinct backlash againstCaptain Marvel, saying at the time she never reads about herself on the internet.
“I don’t have time for it, you know?” the actress said at the time. “The things that I have extra time to really look at are, like: Am I eating healthy food? Am I drinking water? Am I meditating? Have I called my mom today?”
“I have genuinely never needed to look at the internet to explain to me who I am,” Larson added toVarietyin 2019. “I’m extremely committed to that in my day-to-day life!”
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Fans can expect to see Larson as Captain Marvel again in the upcoming sequelThe Marvels, and despite her unclear answer at D23, she is currently listed among the expected cast for 2025’sAvengers: Secret Wars, according toIMDb.
Larson attended D23 to present a preview ofThe Marvels, which teams Captain Marvel up withMs. Marvel’s young starIman VellaniandTeyonah Parrisas Monica Rambeau. The movie expects to pick up where theMs. Marvelseries post-credits scene ended, with Kamala Khan (Vellani, 20) and Captain Marvel unexpectedly switching places and Larson’s character transported to Jersey City, New Jersey, according toVariety.
“It was really nice to have a team,” Larson told the D23 audience, according toEntertainment Weekly. “I had a team!”
source: people.com
