Last month, MMA fighter and Furious 7 star Ronda Rousey put her name out there for the role of Captain Marvel, even reposting fan artwork of her in the suit as a way to get the Marvel Studios executives to take note. This is something that clearly tickled Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige.
“I love it,” he told IGN of Rousey’s enthusiasm for the role. “That happens occasionally, and I think that’s a testament more to the strength of the characters. Going back to my early days at Marvel, there were always various people campaigning to be Wolverine. I guess that was pre-Twitter and pre-Internet days, but still for some reason would pop up in Wizard Magazine. Wizard Magazine would always have ‘this person wants to play this role!’ It’s a testament to how great the characters are that it appeals to such a wide range of talented, talented people.”
But while there are plenty of rumours around of who is up for the role – including Rebecca Ferguson – Feige has said that no casting discussions have taken place just yet. “I think right now we’re scripting the film, figuring out who we want Carol Danvers to be, and really what the structure of the movie will be and what her part will be in some of our other Phase 3 films. It would be next year that we start to really think about casting.”
So, another bogus rumour from Heroic Hollywood eh? Shocker.
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Originally published October 2, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
