While there are some stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that have been mainstays for a long time, there are instances where it takes much, much longer for big-name talent to enter into the fray. Even for some current MCU stars like
Chris Pratt, Emily Van Camp, and the late Chadwick Boseman
, the first audition process isn’t always the winner from the get-go.
The same is true for one of the pillars of the MCU’s future, who recently revealed other movies in the saga for which she threw her name into the casting hat.
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NEWS
In a
new video on her personal YouTube page
,
Captain Marvel
star Brie Larson revealed that before she was cast as Carol Danvers, she had auditioned for roles in 2010’s
Iron Man 2
and 2011’s
Thor
. She also went into details on her conversations with Marvel before she was officially introduced as Captain Marvel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2016:
“I remember getting a call and they said ‘Marvel is interested in you playing Captain Marvel’, and I was like ‘Oh, I can’t do that, I have too much anxiety, that’s too much for me, I don’t think I can handle that, so tell them no.’ And my team was like ‘OK, for sure.’ I think a couple months later, they called and were like ‘They called again, are you sure?’ And I was like ‘Yeah, I’m too much of an introvert, that’s way too big of a thing for me.’ It was beyond my comprehension. And then they called a third time and were like ‘Are you sure?’ So, the point is, every time I was like ‘Tell them no’ and thought my team was telling them no, they were not. Cause I think they were like, ‘She would be great at this…”
Larson went on to discuss the early talks for her potential role in
Captain Marvel
after they initially called her for the role during shooting for
Kong: Skull Island
:
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“I’m back from filming [Kong: Skull Island], I had a meeting with them, they had a pitch, and they had a mock-up of the costume, and I was very moved by what they were trying to achieve, what they were talking about, and it felt very progressive, I was very surprised by the way that they were talking about feminism, they were like ‘All female writers, female director, we’re gonna have as many female voices in this as possible.”
The full Marvel portion can be seen at the 8:30 mark below:
WHAT THIS MEANS
Even with the anxiety Brie Larsen said she felt taking on such a big role, Marvel Studios’ persistence in calling her three different times showed the confidence they had in both her and the vision for the character, and Larson has shined brilliantly since then. After starring in
Captain Marvel
and
playing a pivotal role in
Avengers: Endgame
,
Larson is already in line to be one of the leading faces of the Avengers as the MCU moves into Phase 4 and beyond.
Larson didn’t reveal exactly which roles she auditioned for in
Iron Man 2
or
Thor
when she was still in her late teens or early 20s, but the wait turned out to be worth it considering her importance in the MCU going forward. It’s clear that she has been a fan of these movies for a long time, and it will be exciting to see
where this journey takes her
over the next few years.
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Brie Larson’s next confirmed MCU appearance is in
Captain Marvel 2
, directed by Nia DeCosta
and set to release theatrically on July 8, 2022.
While there are some stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that have been mainstays for a long time, there are instances where it takes much, much longer for big-name talent to enter into the fray. Even for some current MCU stars like
Chris Pratt, Emily Van Camp, and the late Chadwick Boseman
, the first audition process isn’t always the winner from the get-go.
The same is true for one of the pillars of the MCU’s future, who recently revealed other movies in the saga for which she threw her name into the casting hat.
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
In a
new video on her personal YouTube page
,
Captain Marvel
star Brie Larson revealed that before she was cast as Carol Danvers, she had auditioned for roles in 2010’s
Iron Man 2
and 2011’s
Thor
. She also went into details on her conversations with Marvel before she was officially introduced as Captain Marvel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2016:
Larson went on to discuss the early talks for her potential role in
Captain Marvel
after they initially called her for the role during shooting for
Kong: Skull Island
:
“I remember getting a call and they said ‘Marvel is interested in you playing Captain Marvel’, and I was like ‘Oh, I can’t do that, I have too much anxiety, that’s too much for me, I don’t think I can handle that, so tell them no.’ And my team was like ‘OK, for sure.’ I think a couple months later, they called and were like ‘They called again, are you sure?’ And I was like ‘Yeah, I’m too much of an introvert, that’s way too big of a thing for me.’ It was beyond my comprehension. And then they called a third time and were like ‘Are you sure?’ So, the point is, every time I was like ‘Tell them no’ and thought my team was telling them no, they were not. Cause I think they were like, ‘She would be great at this…”
The full Marvel portion can be seen at the 8:30 mark below:
“I’m back from filming [Kong: Skull Island], I had a meeting with them, they had a pitch, and they had a mock-up of the costume, and I was very moved by what they were trying to achieve, what they were talking about, and it felt very progressive, I was very surprised by the way that they were talking about feminism, they were like ‘All female writers, female director, we’re gonna have as many female voices in this as possible.”
WHAT THIS MEANS
Even with the anxiety Brie Larsen said she felt taking on such a big role, Marvel Studios’ persistence in calling her three different times showed the confidence they had in both her and the vision for the character, and Larson has shined brilliantly since then. After starring in
Captain Marvel
and
playing a pivotal role in
Avengers: Endgame
,
Larson is already in line to be one of the leading faces of the Avengers as the MCU moves into Phase 4 and beyond.
Larson didn’t reveal exactly which roles she auditioned for in
Iron Man 2
or
Thor
when she was still in her late teens or early 20s, but the wait turned out to be worth it considering her importance in the MCU going forward. It’s clear that she has been a fan of these movies for a long time, and it will be exciting to see
where this journey takes her
over the next few years.
Brie Larson’s next confirmed MCU appearance is in
Captain Marvel 2
, directed by Nia DeCosta
and set to release theatrically on July 8, 2022.
