'Captain Marvel' Release Date, Plot News: Screenwriter Nicole Perlman Talks Difficult Writing Process for First Female-Led Film

By Denise See, Christian Post Contributor Monday, February 13, 2017

Marvel Studios is currently on a roll with a slew of successful superhero films under its belt and numerous more on the way. One of these upcoming flicks will be "Captain Marvel," the studio's first female-led superhero film.

It has already been revealed that Brie Larson, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in 2015's "Room," will be portraying the titular role of Captain Marvel, also known as Carol Danvers. Larson will first debut as the character in "Avengers: Infinity War," which is slated to premiere in 2018. Nicole Perlman and Meg LaFauve have been tapped to write the screenplay for "Captain Marvel," but a director has yet to be picked.

Perlman, speaking on the Great Big Beautiful Podcast recently, revealed that writing for "Captain Marvel" has been rather challenging, citing continuity as a major issue with the story. 

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"Marvel is a little bit of a house of cards in a sense that everything influences everything around it even if it's very modular," Perlman said (via The Hollywood Reporter). "Figuring out where the story fits in the MCU influences things as well."

Perlman went on to say that making sure "Captain Marvel" offers something new to the plate is also a big part of the screenwriting process. Additionally, the fact that "Captain Marvel" is going to be the first female-led movie in Marvel's repertoire is likewise a tremendous deal. 

"There are certain tropes you can get away [with not] having to examine too much if you're not writing the first female Marvel Studios lead," Perlman explained to THR. "There are things you wouldn't think twice about Iron Man but you would think twice about for Captain Marvel."

Larson herself has admitted that the role is quite taxing because so much is at stake. The last thing the actress wants is to disappoint fans. The good news is there is still a lot of time to prepare for the debut of the film.

"Captain Marvel" is scheduled to hit U.S. theaters on March 8, 2019.