‘Captain Marvel’ Director Search: Niki Caro, Lesli Linka Glatter and Lorene Scafaria in the Mix
Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”), Lesli Linka Glatter (“Mad Men,” “Homeland”) and Lorene Scafaria (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”) are on the shortlist of candidates to direct Marvel’s first-ever female-led superhero movie “Captain Marvel,” TheWrap has learned.
[...] insiders caution there are still more names sure to surface before a final decision has been made.
Larson is set to headline the superhero movie as ace Air Force pilot Carol Danvers, who gains her superpowers after her DNA becomes fused with a kree alien after an incident.
Recently, a report surfaced in which the “Captain Marvel” comic origin might be changed in the film to avoid similarities to “Green Lantern.”
In an interview with Any Time With Vin Forte podcast, co-writer Nicole Perlman talked about some of the challenges of cracking the “Captain Marvel” story for the big screen.
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