Captain Marvel (2019) on Netflix
PG-1320192h 3mActionAdventureSci-Fi
Vers is a Starforce warrior on Hala who has recurring nightmares and is trained by her commander Yon-Rogg. When the shapeshifting Skrulls capture her, she escapes and crash-lands on Earth.
- Netflix3.8/5
- IMDb6.7/10673,075 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes79%
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Plot summary
Vers serves in Starforce on Hala. She has amnesia and nightmares of an older woman. Her commander Yon-Rogg trains her to control her powers, while the Supreme Intelligence, Kree ruler, urges her to hold back her emotions. The Kree are at war with the shapeshifting Skrulls. On a mission, Skrull commander Talos captures her; the Skrulls probe her memories. She escapes and crash-lands in Los Angeles, where S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury and Phil Coulson take notice. A Skrull attack interrupts them; in the chase she recovers a crystal with her extracted memories. Fury agrees to help her.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Captain Marvel (2019)
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- Pinar Toprak became the first woman to score a Marvel Cinematic Universe film with Captain Marvel, and she designed the title character's theme to be recognizable from its first two notes.
- Mar-Vell was originally written as a male love interest for Carol Danvers, but after struggling to cast the character, co-director Anna Boden suggested casting a woman instead and tying her to the Supreme Intelligence storyline, which led to Annette Bening playing both roles.
- Keanu Reeves was approached for the role of Walter Lawson / Mar-Vell but declined, and Jude Law was later cast as Yon-Rogg instead.
- Ahead of release, the film's Rotten Tomatoes "Want to See" score fell to 28% in what reports described as a review-bombing effort attacking the film and Brie Larson for perceived feminism, prompting Rotten Tomatoes to change the feature.
- Captain Marvel became the first female-led superhero film to gross over $1 billion worldwide, crossing the mark on April 2, 2019, and was the seventh Marvel title and 19th Disney film to do so.
- Captain Marvel was the first film distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures that did not stream on Netflix after Disney let its licensing deal with Netflix expire. It was also the first theatrical Disney release to stream only on Disney+.
