Captain Marvel 2 already has a villain: actress Zawe Ashton

Reports indicate that Brie Larson would already have an enemy to face in the second installment of the Marvel film. Here the details. 

“Captain Marvel 2 ” has generated as many expectations as that first film that became the first film of a Marvel heroine. It was none other than Brie Larson who was chosen to play the heroine who changed the fate of the entire superhero world in the presence of Thanos. Now everything indicates that “Captain Marvel 2” will continue to put the spotlight on the women of the comics, since the actress Zawe Ashton would have already been chosen as the villain of the film. 

The report has emerged now that the second installment of the film starring Larson has entered pre-production. The name Ashton has been released by Deadline, which has ensured the choice of actress to play the role of the second antagonistic tape Captain Marvel. It is not known who will be the villain that the actress will play and the medium itself indicates that there could even be more than one criminal in the sequel. Surely it will be some being as powerful as putting Carol Danvers in trouble, the identity that Captain Marvel maintains on Earth to hide one of the most powerful Marvel heroines. 

So far neither Zawe Ashton nor Disney have positioned themselves before the news. 

The actress gained popularity after several projects that put her in the spotlight, including the series “Fresh Meat” as well as the revival of the play Betrayal, in which she shared the Broadway stage with “Tom Hiddleston” who, curiously, also embodies to a Marvel villain His credits also include “Greta” and “Velvet Buzzsaw” which starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. 

The participation of Zawe Ashton as a villain in the second part of “Captain Marvel” would be added to the list of actresses who have played similar characters in that film universe, such as Cate Blanchet, who played Hela in “Thor Ragnarok”; Karen Gillian, who played Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Avengers” and Hannah John-Kamen, who played “Ghost” in “Ant-Man and the Wasp.”

“Captain Marvel 2” has a release date scheduled for November 2022. The story will continue the successor film, where the origins of the heroine to Earth were related and her link with the rest of the Marvel universe was also outlined. The film grossed just over a billion dollars. The sequel will be directed by Nia DaCosta and the film will be part of the new phase of the MCU with a script developed by Megan MacDonnell, who also works at WandaVision. 

In addition to Brie Larson and Zawe Ashton, the new Marvel film includes Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani in its cast, who will also star in the“Ms. Marvel ”for Disney +.