Comic-Con: Marvel Announces Brie Larson As Captain Marvel

Matt McGloin / Sunday, July 24, 2016 - 6:18AM

Today at Comic-Con saw Marvel announce that Brie Larson is playing Captain Marvel.

Larson will first appear as Captain Marvel in the Avengers: Infinity War prior to her solo movie.

The Captain Marvel movie has a March 8, 2019 release written by Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Meg LeFauve (Inside Out).

Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 hits May 4, 2018.

Brie Larson is also starring in Kong: Skull Island with Tom Hiddleston.

Call me Captain Marvel. pic.twitter.com/IgqRIb9ijM

— Brie Larson (@brielarson) July 24, 2016

Thanks for the love! I’m so excited to be part of the team. https://t.co/9h55DgGFMr

— Brie Larson (@brielarson) July 24, 2016

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Matt McGloin created, designed and launched Cosmic Book News in 2008, an independent website that covers entertainment news including movies, comics, tv, video games and more. Matt helped Marvel Comics promote 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Nova' and has expanded into movies, TV and more. Matt's scoops include the biggest of them all when he released the 'Avengers: Endgame' title before 'Infinity War.' Recently saw Matt first say Marvel is retooling 'Daredevil: Born Again,' which was confirmed exactly as he said months later by the trades.