Captain Marvel 2 fans excited as Candyman director Nia DaCosta is revealed to take over
The landmark role will make DaCosta the fourth woman and first black woman to direct a Marvel Studios picture
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Filmmaker Nia DaCosta, who directed this year’s reboot of Candyman, will direct Captain Marvel 2.
Deadline reports that DaCosta has signed on to direct the sequel to Captain Marvel, taking the helm from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck who directed the franchise’s first instalment to huge box office success.
The landmark role will make DaCosta the first black woman to direct a Marvel Studios movie. She made her directorial debut with indie film Little Woods and is the director behind the highly-anticipated re-imagining of the iconic 1992 horror flick Candyman, produced by Get Out’s Jordan Peele.
Since the announcement, fans have shared their enthusiasm over social media, with many excited to see a black woman landing the monumental role.
One wrote, “It still feels like a dream to see a Black woman director like Nia DaCosta have the exact career arc always guaranteed white men. The way it always should’ve been.”
Another said, “It is one thing for Black filmmakers to get hired to make studio films with Black stars. That took long enough to make a reality. But this… this is the next step. This is huge. And it is welcome.”
Taika Waititi, director of Thor: Ragnarok, simply shared the news in a tweet accompanied by the caption: “swweeeeeet”.
DaCosta is also only the fourth woman to direct a Marvel Studios picture, following Boden, Cate Shrotland and Chloe Zhao.
Variety reported other directors considered for the role included Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) and Jamie Babbit (Russian Doll).
The hotly anticipated sequel to Captain Marvel will see Brie Larson reprise her role as Carol Danvers. The film is currently scheduled for a July 2022 release date.
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