The publication The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe reveals many stories about the making of the different productions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and sometimes it surprises with what it has. That is the case of the filming of Captain Marvel, a film that achieved significant commercial success with the introduction of Carol Danvers to the MCU, played by the Oscar winner, Brie Larson.
The truth is that the film constantly changed throughout the production and the co-directors and co-writers of the project, Anna Boden y Ryan Fleck, they worked around the clock to bring this adventure to life, which, according to them, had a life of its own. Captain Marvel represented a real challenge for these professionals who had to manage a millionaire budget to tell the origin of heroin.
The curious filming of Captain Marvel
“The script was constantly changing as the film grew throughout its development, even going so far as to do it in post-production. There is a real desire to respond to what the film is becoming at that moment. “Boden said about the particular creative process that the duo responsible for this MCU entry went through, which was so successful. They even went so far as to rewrite scenes the day before they were shot!
The chaotic development of Captain Marvel it can only be understood thanks to the different approach of its filmmakers. Fleck explains: “That is why Anna and I are a good team. She plans everything while I am a little more flexible and adapt. In this way we navigate the Marvel process. I think we were able to do it “he remarked confidently.
Boden is sure that the new scenes made the film a better product that, in fact, won audiences with a box office that rose to 1.1 billion dollars and gave the chance to Brie Larson to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as one of the most powerful characters in that world and, at the same time, representative of the independent and empowered woman.
Captain Marvel returned to the MCU in Avengers: Endgame, where he helped face the threat of Thanos. Now it is the turn of the sequel to its original film, entitled The Marvels. In this case, it will share the poster with Monica Rambeau and Ms. Marvel in the film that will be directed by Nia DaCosta and where Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani will participate as the heroines named above.
