Author: Kofi Outlaw / Source: Marvel
Today the world got a major first look at Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel movie, with an extensive breakdown of the film in an EW feature, as well as a whole gallery of photos detailing key elements of the film like Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel costume, a de-aged Sam L.
Jackson as Young Nick Fury, and some familiar faces from other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies making a return.However, it was the information about Captain Marvel’s storyline that may be the most interesting reveal: we now know how the film will approach Carol Danvers’ story, and what kind of alien threat she will be battling. That latter point has proven to be especially important: there are now new hints that Captain Marvel will be setting up the MCU Phase 4 adaptation of the “Secret Invasion” crossover event from 2000s Marvel Comics!
“Secret Invasion” has been speculated to be a big part of MCU Phase 4 ever since first details about The Skrulls being in Captain Marvel first came to light. In the Marvel Comics storyline, it’s revealed that key figures from the Marvel Universe had actually been Skrull impersonators for years, helping to destabilize and/or steer the world to a place where Marvel heroes were divided and at odds with one another (Civil War), and there was enough turmoil and lack of protection for a full Skrull armada to invade Earth, bringing a new breed of superpowered Skrull operatives along with them. Various factions of Marvel superheroes had to muster up their forces and defend key locations like NYC…
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