Nia DaCosta to Direct ‘Captain Marvel 2,’ Becoming First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Movie
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

October 28, 2020

Nia DaCosta to Direct ‘Captain Marvel 2,’ Becoming First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Movie

The sequel to Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel is being directed by filmmaker Nia DaCosta, thereby making her the first Black woman to direct a Marvel Studios movie, according to Deadline.

The original Captain Marvel film, which was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, was released in March 2019 and grossed $1.13 billion worldwide. Fleck sent well wishes to DaCosta via Twitter.

In the first Captain Marvel, Larson’s character, Carol Danvers was involved in the war between two alien races, the Kree and shape-shifting Skrulls. She turned into Captain Marvel when she survived an explosion tied to an alien engine that instilled incredible power within her thus making her one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

DaCosta made her directorial debut with her 2018 feature Little Woods which starred Tessa Thompson, and she also directed the ‘sequel’, which is being billed as a retelling of the 1992 Black supernatural slasher film, Candyman. This film was scheduled for a summer release this year but due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been scheduled for release in 2021.

Social media is getting antsy for the release of Candyman, which is debuting on Aug. 27, 2021.


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