00:00Marvel's billion-dollar grossing Captain Marvel officially has a sequel in the works.
00:06The company has tapped staff writer on the Marvel-based series WandaVision, Meghan McDonnell,
00:11to pen a script for the follow-up to the 2019 pick that starred Brie Larson and Samuel L.
00:16Jackson.
00:17Sources say that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who co-wrote and directed the initial film
00:20hit, will not return, but are in talks to remain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and
00:25direct a possible Disney Plus series.
00:28Marvel is hoping to find a female filmmaker for Captain Marvel 2 and is eyeing a potential
00:332022 release.
00:35Not many details have been revealed yet, but the new story will move the setting from the
00:391990s of the original movie to the present day.
00:42In the first Captain Marvel, Larson plays Carol Danvers, a human who becomes involved in the
00:48war between two alien races, the Kree and the shape-shifting Skrulls, and goes on to become
00:54one of the most powerful heroes in the MCU, something she proved during her appearance
00:59in 2019's Avengers Endgame.
01:01Captain Marvel was Marvel's first female-centric movie and proved to be an over-performer at
01:06the box office, generating over $1.1 billion worldwide.
01:12McDonnell is a relatively new writer, with WandaVision her first major credit.
01:16The upcoming show is a spin-off that will air on Disney Plus and brings back Elizabeth Olsen
01:21and Paul Bettany as Avengers heroes Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, and The Vision, respectively.
01:28To keep up with this story and more, head to THR.com.
01:31For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Paul Gustavole.
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