A Trio of Directors Emerge as Early Contenders for 'Captain Marvel'

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There was a time when it might have seemed odd to cast the lead of a movie that was years away before you even hired a director, but it's become an increasingly common practice in a Hollywood system where studios stake out release dates before anyone has even read a script. The (very successful) way Marvel makes its movies has turned this process into a necessity. Characters can pop up in different movies before they get their own, which is precisely what's expected to happen with Captain Marvel. Brie Larson (above) was cast as the titular hero over the summer. It is rumored that she'll pop up in Avengers: Infinity War, directed by Captain America: Civil War directors the Russo brothers, but she'll be getting her own movie in 2019. And now The Hollywood Reporter...
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