Comic-Con: Brie Larson Is Officially Captain Marvel

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It’s possible that you thought you already knew Brie Larson was tapped to take on the role of Captain Marvel. Well, you were wrong. Or — technically you were right. But also technically you were wrong, because the long-rumored casting wasn’t official until Marvel’s Comic-Con panel tonight, when the world learned what it already knew: that Larson will become Marvel’s first female title character in Captain Marvel, which is set for release in March 2019.

In any case, now you know!

Brie Larson Is Officially Captain Marvel