Zawe Ashton Will Play The Main Antagonist in Marvel Studios ‘Captain Marvel 2’

News February 12, 2021 4:09 pm Caleb Williams

Today, Deadline announced that actress Zawe Ashton has joined the cast of Marvel Studios Captain Marvel 2. She will play the film’s main antagonist. Some suggest she could play the character Moonstone. Moonstone replaced Carol Danvers in the Dark Avengers lineup. She also received her powers from the Kree like Carol.

Brie Larson will return as the title hero with Iman Vellani retuning as Ms. Marvel after appearing in her own Disney+ show. Teyonah Parris will also appear in the film as Monica Rambeau after debuting in the WandaVision Disney+ show. Candyman 2 director Nia DaCosta is set to direct the film with Kevin Feige producing. WandaVision writer Megan McDonnell also penned the script.

Captain Marvel 2 hits theaters November 11, 2022

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media. Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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