Captain Marvel Eyeing Ben Mendelsohn For Villain Role

Ben Mendelsohn may be join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Big Bad inCaptain Marvel . Marvel Studios is finally gear up to start production on its first female person - head superhero motion picture . Oscar - achiever Brie Larson is set to headline the film , whichfinally found directors in the first place this year in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck , making Boden the first woman to get directing credit on a MCU film .

Details on Carol Danvers ' solo mission have been short for quite some time , but that all change at this year ’s San Diego Comic - Con . There Marvel revealedNick Fury ’s presencein the film , a 1990s setting , and that it wouldcenter on the Kree / Skrull war .

One of those war sides may have found its leader withVarietyreporting Ben Mendelsohn is being eyed by Disney and Marvel Studios to recreate the leader of the Skrulls . Mendelsohn is fresh off his villain function inRogue One : A Star Wars Story(also for Disney ) for which the Emmy - gain ground actor earned even more plaudits , making the studio apartment ’s interest in working with him again a welcome but unsurprising turn of events .

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Mendelsohn ’s deal has not yet been shut down , so it is still possible he wo n’t be in the role . At this point , though , with Mendelsohn ’s relationship with Disney as well as Boden and Fleck ( he starred in their 2015 gambling dramaMississippi Grind ) . That being said , casting Mendelsohn will be the modish exemplar of Marvel pulling in top talent for a villain theatrical role . Cate Blanchett will soon be seen inThor : Ragnarok , and Michael Keaton ’s Vulture inSpider - Man : Homecomingwas a standout .

The specific identity of Mendelsohn ’s potential alien role is the next enquiry to be answered , and Marvel could dive into obscureness to regain one that he can make his own . This shapeshifting alien race is co - own by Marvel Studios and Fox , so Marvel only has access to some specific types of Skrulls . The Skrulls in the comics escort all the way back to 1962 and have had multiple leaders since , making it that much more difficult to pinpoint his character ’s individuality . And depend on how this war end – perhaps leading into atheorized Secret Invasion - like plotinThe Avengers 4 - -it may not be out of the interrogative sentence to call up Mendelsohn will look in future MCU film .