The San Diego Comic-Con 2016 started with a lot of pomp on July 21 to 24. The fans were waiting for Marvel Cinematic universe to finally announce the name of the actress to play the role of Carol Danvers in the female superhero movie ''Captain Marvel'' and their wishes came true when Brie Larson's name was announced for the same.
According to Vox, this is a big win for Larson as she has surpassed many big names in the industry like Emily Blunt, Katee Sackhoff, Natalie Dormer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rebecca Ferguson, Sienna Miller, Charlize Theron, Katheryn Winnick, Maika Monroe, Olivia Wilde, Ronda Rousey and Jessica Chastain to name a few.
Larson came to limelight with her role in the sitcom ''Raising Dad'' which was aired in 2001 and she was a young artist then. She won the Academy award for Best Actress for her role as Joy "Ma" Newsome in the movie ''Room'' which was released on Oct. 16, 2015 in the US. She played the role of Kim Townsend in the American comedy film ''Trainwreck'' which was released on July 17, 2015 in the US.
Her role as Max in the 2015's American comedy-drama film ''Digging for Fire'' was appreciated by the critics and fans alike. She played the role of Amy Phillips in 2014's American crime drama film ''The Gambler.'' So after working in almost all genres of movies, finally Larson has got a role as a superhero too.
The role of Captain Marvel a.k.a. Carol Danvers represents the woman power of Marvel Comics and Marvel Cinematic universe. That's why they have chosen the date of Women's day to release the movie on Mar. 8, 2019. Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios announced this great news in the San Diego Comic-Con 2016 on July 23.
A few months back there were news in media about the possibility of Larson signing on the dotted line; however, no one anticipated that it will come out so soon. According to Variety, Larson was the front runner to play the role of Carol Danvers which they announced in June this year.
Watch this video from the event which announced the name of Larson as ''Captain Marvel.''