A sequel to Marvel's billion-dollar-grossing Captain Marvel is officially in the works.
The company has tapped rising scribe Megan McDonnell, a staff writer on the Marvel-based series WandaVision, to pen a script for a follow-up to the 2019 pic that starred Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. McDonnell is in final negotiations to seal her deal.
Sources say that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who co-wrote and directed the initial film hit, will not return to helm the sequel but are in talks to remain in the Marvel Universe and direct a possible Disney+ series. Marvel is hoping to find a female filmmaker for Captain Marvel 2 and is eyeing a potential 2022 release.
Details of any high-flying take were not revealed, but the new story will move the setting from the 1990s of the original movie to the present day.
Please hire a director that can actually direct and extract a performance worthy of the Oscar-winning actress that they snagged, instead of the smirking wooden piece of a non-performance that we ended up getting.