The MCU has been churning out an abundance of superhero movies over the last decade,
and the latest to hit the big screen is Captain Marvel.
The first MCU female-led superhero, who is massively important in the Avengers upcoming
fight against Thanos.
As you would expect, the film was littered with easter eggs and references to other MCU
films, so today on Beyond the Screen we’re going to be counting down the Top 10 Captain
Marvel Easter Eggs You Totally Missed.
Let’s jump in!
10 Stan Lee Captain Marvel opened with a heartfelt tribute
to the late Stan Lee who passed away last year.
Instead of the usual Marvel logo, the comic panels were replaced with all of Lee’s MCU
movie appearances, as a lovely send off to the Marvel Creator.
As we know, Lee is infamous for making cameos in all of the MCU films, with Captain Marvel
being one of the last he appeared in.
However, producer Kevin Feige (fy-gee) said on the red carpet that Lee has one more cameo
coming up, which we assume will be in Avengers: Endgame, set to be released in April.
So, what exactly was Lee’s cameo in Captain Marvel?
Well, he appeared as one of the passengers on the train Carol is on while hunting down
hidden Skrulls.
He can be seen reading the screenplay to the 90’s cult hit, Mallrats, which was released
in October 1995.
9 Kelly Sue DeConnick Continuing on the subway, another Marvel veteran
makes an appearance, this time on the platform of the station.
As Carol exits the train, she walked past a woman with bright red hair and cool glasses.
This is Kelly Sue DeConnick, the writer of Captain Marvel from 2012 to 2015, and is largely
responsible for the character’s growing popularity.
8 Smile More During the scene where Carol is hunting for
inconspicuous clothing, outside of a vintage store a biker tells Carol to smile, which
is likely a reference to not just the reality of street harassment towards women, but not
only that, is a reference to the weird complaints Brie Larson received during the promotional
tour of the movie, in which people stated that she didn’t smile in any promotional
material.
I mean, chill, guys.
She can be happy on the inside.
7 90’s References With Captain Marvel being set in the 90’s,
you can bet there were bucket loads of classic 90’s references scattered about the film.
During one scene Fury makes a laser tag reference when referring to Captain Marvel’s Kree
getup.
Instead of it directly referring to the game Laser Tag, is could actually be referring
to the brand Lazer Tag, a brand that peaked in the later 80’s.
Although, this could be an out of touch reference, considering the film takes place around 1995,
if the Smashing Pumpkins posters are anything to go by, but still, it’s a cool little
nod to a slick brand.
6 The Kree No, The Kree themselves are not the easter
egg, you can breathe a sigh of relief, however, some characters from previous MCU films do
pop up, many that fans had forgotten even existed.
As we know, The Kree are the alien civilization from the planet Hala, the planet Carol has
been residing on for the past 6 years.
The race are ruled by an artificial life form known as the Supreme Intelligence, an AI that
takes on the form of the person you admire the most.
Now, The Kree first appear in the MCU in Guardians of the Galaxy, and two fan favourites from
that film make an appearance in Captain Marvel.
Ronan The Accuser, and Korath The Pursuer.
The latter being a member of Yon-Rogg’s elite Starforce team, and eventually becoming
a member of Ronan’s gang by the time Guardian’s takes place.
5 Goose We finally got to find out the story of Goose,
the adorable cat who appeared in the trailer, AND makes an appearance in the comics, but
under a different name, Chewie.
Now, Goose isn’t actually a cat, but a Flerken, an alien kitty that expels tentacles from
it’s mout.
Now, in the film, Goose seemingly hates everyone who isn’t Carol, however, he does take quite
the liking to Fury, which leads us into our next number.
4 Fury’s Eye Finally, we got to see how the Shield Captain
lost his precious eye, and honestly it was not what we were expecting.
Fury had previously stated that the last time he trusted someone, he lost an eye.
And we have Goose to thank for that.
Fury forms a bond with Goose, but when Goose lashes out, he scratches Fury’s eye, resulting
in the eye patch we see in the rest of the MCU films.
3 Monica Rambeau So, Captain Marvel introduce MCU fans to a
new cast of characters that only comic fans know, one of them being Monica Rambeau.
The 11 year old daughter of Carol’s best friend Maria Rambeau, a fellow US Air Force
Pilot.
Now, Monica is a hugely important character in Captain Marvel’s history, however, she
is just as important in her own right, carrying the Captain Marvel mantel before Carol Danvers
did in the 1982 comic Amazing Spider-Man annual Vol 1 issue 16.
2 Avengers At the end of Captain Marvel we finally get
the reveal of how the Avengers Initiative came to be.
We get to see Nick Fury put together a new initiative for SHIELD dubbed “The Protector
Initiative”.
However, after he takes a look at an old picture of Carol Danvers next to her Air Force jet,
with her call sign: Carol “Avengers” Danvers, he becomes inspired to change the name.
1 Yon Rog and Mar-Vell Our biggest question was finally answered,
will Yon Rogg and Mar-Vell both appear in the film, and more importantly, who will play
them?
Well, we got our answer, with Jude Law taking on the role of Yon Rog, and in a shocking
turn of events, Annette Bening taking on the role of Mar-Vell.
Bening plays Dr. Wendy Lawson, an undercover agent sent by the Kree to study the Tesseract
on earth, with her Kree name being Mar-Vell.
As we know, Mar-Vell is the reason Carol gets her powers, and that doesn’t change in the
film, only this time they come to her through an engine core, that Mar-Vell designed, is
shot, and blasts Carol, giving her her powers.
Well, there we have it!
Have you seen Captain Marvel yet?
Did you catch any of these easter eggs?
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