‘Captain Marvel’ Sequel Lands ‘Candyman’ Director Nia

“Candyman” director Nia DaCosta is about to direct the “Captain Marvel” sequel for Marvel Studios, in keeping with a person with data of the challenge.

Megan McDonnell (“Wandavision”) wrote the script for the sequel.

Last 12 months’s “Captain Marvel,” starring Brie Larson because the title character, grossed $1.1 billion worldwide.

Few story particulars have been made public thus far, however Marvel stated at 2019’s Comic-Con that the present would lead immediately into the occasions of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” It was additionally introduced on the time that the present would function Photon, a grown-up model of the “Captain Marvel” character Monica Rambeau.

“Captain Marvel” starred Larson as Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot who was recovered by the Kree after mysterious circumstances and was remodeled into the titular superhero at the price of her reminiscences. After crash-landing again on Earth throughout the 1990s, Carol should recuperate her previous self and save the planet from getting caught in an intergalactic battle with the assistance of future SHIELD director Nick Fury.

Marvel studios head Kevin Feige teased the sequel finally 12 months’s San Diego Comic Con, “We didn’t even point out that we’re making Black Panther 2and we didn’t point out that Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is coming. We didn’t even have time to speak about Captain Marvel 2, by the way in which. I didn’t even have time to speak concerning the Fantastic Four. And there’s no time left to speak about mutants.”

DaCosta broke out after directing the critically acclaimed “Little Woods” which led to Jordan Peele deciding on DaCosta to direct “Candyman.” The movie has been delayed

DaCosta is repped by CAA.

Marvel had no remark.