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When will Captain Marvel make her first appearance
in the Marvel cinematic universe?
I'm Amy Vorpahl and I'm convinced that
Jessica Chobot is a silly figment of my imagination.
Oh my gosh, Jessica, what's wrong with you?
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- Nothing's wrong with me, Amy.
What's wrong with you?
- Uh huh, I asked first.
Classic Jessica.
Alright, let's get into it.
Marvel fans put on their detective hats
and pulled out their magnifying glasses last week
when reports came out that this summer's
Ant-Man and The Wasp is currently going through
re shoots in Los Angeles and with Captain Marvel
also shooting in LA at the same time,
rumors began swirling that we might see a Captain Marvel
cameo in the Ant-Man sequel.
Though we aren't so sure about these cameo rumors,
it does raise the question, when will the long awaited
first appearance of Carol Danvers be in the MCU?
Since Captain Marvel and Ant-Man are shooting
in close proximity, and they're the next MCU films
that come out after Infinity War, it might make
logistical sense for her to pop up in Scott Lang's
next little adventure.
The Ant-Man follow up is set to have similar heist elements
and as many shrink goofs as the first one.
However, Danvers is one of the most powerful
heroes on earth, so tonally, we don't see her
and Ant-Man having a ton of reasons to interact.
It is worth mentioning that while we did see
an appearance from the Winter Soldier in an Ant-Man
post credit scene to set up the events of
Captain America: Civil War, Captain Marvel
is such a big deal for the future of the MCU that we're
sure they want her first appearance to have
a little more oomph.
We're giving this a long shot ten to one.
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So what about Captain Marvel's stand alone film?
It's set for release a few months before Avengers 4
in 2019, she's going to have a major role
in round two of the battle with Thanos,
and debuting her in her stand along film
would give her first appearance more weight
than being a hilarious Ant-Man throwaway gag.
On the other hand, there were leaked on set photos
of Carol Danvers actor Brie Larson wearing
a kree colored version of her Captain Marvel suit
on set a few weeks ago.
If Captain Marvel just started shooting last week,
and those kree armor shoot days weren't for Captain Marvel,
then what the heck were they for?
They could've been pickup shoots for Avengers 4,
but she'll reportedly be wearing her trademark
red, blue and gold armor in that film.
So these kree armor shoots could be for something
else entirely.
Now, Marvel loves to throw in Easter eggs
and reference to set up future characters in films,
and with a character set to be as big a deal to the MCU
as Captain Marvel, it's likely we'll be seeing her
at some point before her stand alone film.
We give these odds a respectable five to one.
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So that leaves Infinity War.
The film is set for release in a little less than a month,
and directors the Russo brothers have flat out
said multiple times that Captain Marvel
won't be in the film.
But if that's the case, why did they change their
Twitter profile picture to a picture of
Captain Marvel last week?
Ah ha, Russo brothers!
We caught you red, blue, and gold handed.
- You're hosting Nerdist News, but you're also hosting me!
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- Jessica, come on.
I've gotta keep giving the people the news.
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Alright, we're back to normal.
Thank goshness.
It's fair to say that Marvel pulls a liar liar
pants on fire all the time to avoid spoilers
being leaked about their MCU properties.
See, Marvel Studio's head Kevin Feige denying
that we'll ever see Spiderman in the MCU pretty much
until the moment he swings onscreen
in Captain America: Civil War.
But, what if Captain Marvel is in Infinity War
without being in the actual movie?
If you wanna split hairs, you could say
that a post-credit scene in the MCU films
aren't technically a part of the actual film,
they're teasers for the next movie.
So if we see a Captain Marvel cameo in theaters
after the credits roll on Infinity War,
the Russo brothers wouldn't technically be lying
when they say she isn't in the film.
Because if there's one thing more confusing than
Dr. Strange's pocket dimensions, it's Hollywood logic.
So if Captain Marvel appeared in an Infinity War
post-credits scene, what would that look like?
We could see the surviving Avengers licking their
wounds after a Thanos sized beat down,
when former S.H.I.E.L.D. head Nick Fury
steps out of the shadows and says,
it's tome to activate the S.W.O.R.D. protocol.
This would of course be followed by a shot of
Captain Marvel walking into frame ready to kick some
Thanos butt, followed by the text,
Captain Marvel will return, appearing onscreen
as we all scream until our heads explode.
S.W.O.R.D., of course, is the cosmic defense counterpart
to S.H.I.E.L.D, that first appeared in Joss Whedon's
comic run of Astonishing X-Men, and what better reason
to pull a cosmic defense force out of the mothballs
than a mad titan with an infinity gauntlet?
We give the final odds of an Avengers: Infinity War
post-credits cameo at a giant man sized two to one.
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But what do you folks think?
Will we see Captain Marvel in Infinity War?
Are you excited to see Carol Danvers as part of the MCU?
And do you think with Captain Marvel entering the fight
in Avengers 4 that Thanos is finished?
Let's discuss.
- Sounds like you're finished.
Creepy images!
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- Oh, no, Jessica!
That is pecking gross.
You get those images out of here or I'll make sure
you never get candy again.
Hmm.
It worked.
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