

For this reason, the film’s including the Tesseract and tying Carol Danvers’ power-set into the Infinity Stones is a smart move. Captain Marvel beat expectations earning 153.43 million over the weekend.

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That burst of hot air you feel is box office analysts and movie executives breathing a sigh of relief as 2019 finally has its first win in the year-over-year comparison. However, from a branding perspective, it never hurts to call back to other properties in the franchise. Weekend Wrap-Up: Captain Marvel Cracks 150 million During Debut. And if the past has taught us anything, this is generally the best way to do an origin story. However, Captain Marvel instead opted to focus on the singular story it was telling. In particular, viewers hoped the film would give some insight into the forthcoming events of the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. Going into Captain Marvel, many fans expected the film to hold deep connections to the rest of the Marvel Universe. And this makes sense, as exposure to the most powerful objects in the universe made these heroes some of the strongest characters in the canon. So there we have it: both Wanda Maximoff and Carol Danvers (and the late Pietro Maximoff) received their powers from exposure to Infinity Stones. But as it so happens, this is not that first time this has happened in the franchise.Įlizabeth Olsen plays the much loved Scarlet Witch in the Avengers films (Photo by Jordan. So, Carol Danvers got her powers from the energy of an Infinity Stone. This special artifact actually holds the Space Stone, one of the six dangerous Infinity Stones featured in Avengers: Infinity War. Now, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will know that The Tesseract isn’t just any powerful McGuffin cube. This triggers a massive explosion which blasts Danvers with cosmic energy. But when antagonistic forces closed in to steal the machine, Carol Danvers chooses to destroy the engine. In a surprise twist, Captain Marvel reveals that, long before Loki got his hands on it, the mighty Tesseract sat in the possession of Kree scientist Mar-Vell, who found a way to channel its energy into a machine known as the Light-Speed Engine. Agostini/Invision/AP) Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
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Captain Marvel Adventures 1 is an issue of the series Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1. Three fistfights later the android, 'Z', is destroyed, and revealed to be a mechanical contraption. Annette Bening plays an important role as Carol Danvers' mentor in 'Captain Marvel' (Photo by Evan. Z': Sivana builds an artificial man, with superhuman strength, speed, durability, agility, and cunning, and a personality of its own, and sends it out to fight Captain Marvel.
