Ever because the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Carol Danvers obtained her superpowers in 1989, she hasn’t spent a ton of time on Earth. Positive, she discovered her approach again to her homeworld in the course of the 1995-set occasions of Captain Marvel, the place she regained her recollections, after which she returned to crew up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for Avengers: Endgame. Nonetheless, following Tony Stark’s funeral, Carol embarked again into the cosmos, and forward of The Marvels’ November launch on the upcoming Marvel films schedule, Brie Larson has defined her character has largely stayed away from Earth post-Endgame.
Following Avengers: Endgame’s launch in late April 2019, we’ve solely seen Carol two different instances: in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ mid-credits scene, and within the post-credits tag for final 12 months’s Ms. Marvel finale. The previous noticed her showing over hologram, and the latter noticed her mysteriously ending up within the bed room of Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan, and never by selection (extra on that later). Concerning why Carol has opted to avoid Earth following Endgame, Brie Larson mentioned the next to EW:
The best way I used to be in a position to faucet into it and perceive it’s the idea that Carol sort of grew to become a workaholic, and he or she misplaced contact along with her coronary heart and with household and buddies. That is definitely one thing I can relate to.
Carol Danvers definitely follows the adage popularized by Spider-Man intently, “With nice powers comes nice duty.” On the finish of Captain Marvel, Carol left Earth to assist Talos and the Skrull refugees discover a new dwelling, and whereas that’s to not say she by no means secretly returned to Earth within the a long time that handed between then and The Snap, she made it clear to the Avengers that she’s been defending lifeforms in different different corners of the universe. However as Larson defined, Carol’s workaholic ethic has remained intact even after she helped defeat Thanos and his military, as she’s now devoted to pursuing villains elsewhere within the cosmos. Whereas that is positively in service to the larger good, it’s additionally resulted in her dropping that emotional connection to Earth.
Whereas it’s unclear if any of Carol Danvers’ blood household remains to be round within the current day MCU, one one who’s positively been estranged from her is Monica Rambeau, who’s being reprised by Teyonah Parris in The Marvels following her debut because the adult-aged in WandaVision. As a baby, Monica regarded as much as Carol, as she and her mom Maria had been greatest buddies. Nonetheless, judging by how Monica reacted when Carol was introduced up in WandaVision, plus Carol’s unwillingness to hold round Earth for too lengthy due to her superhero duties, I wouldn’t be shocked if these two both haven’t interacted in any respect since Captain Marvel, or they briefly reunited, however then had a falling-out.
Although it’s affordable to imagine that The Marvels will see Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau mending their relationship, there are extra essential issues that’ll have to be addressed first. The subsequent MCU film sees these two, together with Kamala Khan, swapping locations with one another each time they use their powers. That’s the rationale Carol ended up in Kamala’s bed room, and these three might want to work collectively to resolve this thriller and cope with adversaries like Zawe Ashton’s Dar-Benn, a Kree revolutionary. However when all is alleged and accomplished, will Carol determine to remain on Earth for an prolonged time frame and reconnect along with her roots? We’ll simply have to attend and see.
The Marvels’ forged additionally consists of Samuel L. Jackson, Park Web optimization-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur and Saagar Shaikh, amongst others. Ensure you’ve caught up on Carol, Monica and Kamala’s prior MCU adventures along with your Disney+ subscription earlier than the film’s launch on November 10.
