Date 24/07/2016 - News People
Brie Larson walk on stage following the Marvel Studios panels on day 3 of Comic-Con International in San Diego. (Chris Pizzello, AP) San Diego - Oscar winner Brie Larson has a new title to add to her resume: Superhero. Disney and Marvel announced on Saturday at Comic-Con that Larson will star in Captain Marvel as the butt-kicking air force pilot Carol Danvers who gets special powers after an alien encounter. Captain Marvel will be the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to centre on a female character. She was on stage earlier in the day promoting the upcoming King Kong film Kong: Skull Island.