Captain Marvel Production Moves To New Orleans In June

Production ofCaptain Marvelis move to New Orleans at the conclusion of June . It was reported back in November that the upcoming filmmay fritter in Louisiana . The move to New Orleans is adding to fan speculation thatStill Star - Crossedactress Lashana Lynch will play Monica Rambeau , the first female superhero to take the " Captain Marvel " name .

Set in the 1990s , Captain Marvelstars Brie Larson as Air Force pilot burner Carol Danvers . Directed by Ann Boden and Ryan Fleck , the film will see Danvers develop super powers after having her DNA fuse with an unknown . The plastic film ’s cast includes a number of established characters from the MCU , such as Nick Fury ( Samuel L. Jackson ) , Agent Phil Coulson ( Clark Gregg ) , Korath the Pursuer ( Djimon Hounsou ) , and Ronan the Accuser ( Lee Pace ) . Danvers will somehow be throw into the Kree - Skrull War , a major upshot from the comic book of account .

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Omega Undergroundreports thatCaptain Marvelwill start out filming in New Orleans , Louisiana on June 26th . The shoot may also include scene in Baton Rouge . The majority of the film has already been shoot in Los Angeles .

Fans have observe that New Orleans is the birthplace of Monica Rambeau , a character rumored to look in the film since the casting ofShe ’s get down ta Have itstar DeWanda Wise in an strange role . Wise later dropped outand wasreplaced by Lashana Lynch . Other item havehinted that Lynch may be playing a different character , but there have yet to be any official details .

The New Orleans fix does seem to put up grounds for the Monica Rambeau rumour . In the comic books , Rambeau was a consignment ship captain from Louisiana whose exposure to a powerful weapon system gave her the superpower to transform her trunk into any form of energy from the electromagnetic spectrum . After joining the Avengers and becoming a full - vaned superhero , Rambeau periodically returned to her parents ' home in New Orleans .

It ’s worth mark that Rambeau antecede Carol Danvers by over 30 class in becoming the first female Captain Marvel , and only the second hero in the story of Marvel Comics to use the name . Unlike Danvers and other heroes who have worn the drapery , Rambeau ’s determination to use the name was merely a coincidence . The character really has no connexion to Mar - Vell ’s legacy , which is one reason why some fans are doubt that Rambeau will have any part in the movie .