Following the film making over $1 billion, a sequel to Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” was inevitable even as the critics reviews were a little soft and the darker parts of fandom came out against the female-led superhero film and its star Brie Larson.
Between the misogyny on social media and the review bombing on critic aggregate sites, those involved in the upcoming follow-up “The Marvels” are prepared for the worst.
In an interesting new Vanity Fair profile piece on filmmaker Nia DaCosta, the filmmaker discussed how she is preparing for the guaranteed backlash the film is expected to receive: “I’m just girding myself for it. I am a sensitive soul, and I think maybe more of us are than we want to admit.”
It has also been confirmed that “The Marvels” is the highest-budgeted film ever helmed by a Black woman, beating Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time” at $100 million. There was reportedly an initial production budget figure of $130 million listed, but it no longer appears to be in the article.
Post-production proved to be the film’s most challenging phase as DaCosta was aware she’s working within an overarching narrative – one that shares space with not just the first “Captain Marvel” but also “Ms. Marvel,” “WandaVision” and future films:
“It is a Kevin Feige production, it’s his movie. So I think you live in that reality, but I tried to go in with the knowledge that some of you is going to take a back seat.”
The full piece is over at Vanity Fair. “The Marvels” is set to open in cinemas everywhere in November.
