Ms. Marvel Appearing In ‘Avengers 2’?

Posted Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 01:00 pm GMT -4 by 0

Joss Whedon’s been saying for a while that at least one or two new characters would be popping up in ‘Avengers 2’, and he’s expressed interest in bringing out some lady members of the team, so the latest rumor makes plenty of sense. According to British tabloid The Daily Mail (via Blastr), the mighty Ms. Marvel will be making her big screen debut in the follow-up to the blockbuster hit ‘The Avengers’ and Emily Blunt and Ruth Wilson are neck and neck for the role.

Although the source of this news isn’t 100% reliable, these casting choices make a lot of sense. Marvel has tried to lock down Blunt before when they were casting Black Widow and Peggy Carter, roles who ultimately went to Scarlett Johansson and Hayley Atwell respectively. Wilson, while not as established as her competition, is a star on the rise. While currently building some buzz in BBC’s ‘Luther’ alongside ‘Thor’ co-star Idris Elba, she also has big films coming up like ‘Anna Karenina’, ‘The Lone Ranger’, and ‘Saving Mr. Banks’.

Emily Blunt and Ruth Wilson

And bringing in Carol Danvers is almost a no brainer. She’s currently in the spotlight in the Marvel Universe as she’s recently taken up the mantle of Captain Marvel and will be a “vice-captain” of Jonathan Hickman’s team of Avengers for Marvel NOW. Ms. Marvel is a great character ripe with great qualities that Joss Whedon can bring to life perfectly, so this is one rumor that I hope comes true.

‘Avengers 2’ is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1, 2015.

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  • ME24601

    As far as female superheroes go, Ms. Marvel is definitely the best way of approaching things. I wonder if they’re going to keep her as MS. Marvel, or give her the Captain Marvel name she now has in the comics.

  • Janice Kay

    It would be wonderful to bring in Ms. Marvel! That would be a great way to tie in X-Men into the the Avengers universe since Rogue clashes with her and takes away her memory and flying powers.

    • http://www.facebook.com/matthew.bagnall.7 Matthew Bagnall

      Doubt they will include the x-men in the film version though. They already have Thanos planned for ‘The Avengers 2′ and possibly ‘Ultron’ being the final villain in the third.

  • dusk

    I hope they will consider changing her Ms. Marvel costume, since it shows a lot of skin. Or better yet, use the current Captain Marvel costume. That one looks great.

  • http://www.facebook.com/matthew.bagnall.7 Matthew Bagnall

    If she appears she will likely replace either Hawkeye (The actor disliked the role) or Black Widow. Personally i dont like the whole ‘over-powered’ hero thing. For example – Superman and Green Lantern