CAPTAIN MARVEL Co-Writer Talks Scripting Process And Avoiding "SUPERMAN... With Boobs"

CAPTAIN MARVEL Co-Writer Talks Scripting Process And Avoiding "SUPERMAN... With Boobs"

For the first time since she was announced, Nicole Perlman, the original Guardians of the Galaxy screenwriter, has discussed working on Marvel Studios' first female-led superhero film. Check it out

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Jul 10, 2015 04:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Captain Marvel
Source: Wired (via Jeremy Flores)


Back in April, Marvel Studios had announced that its long-awaited first female-led adaptation, Captain Marvel, will be scripted collaboratively by Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman. The former screenwriter most recently penned Disney's InsideOut, but the latter is ultimately responsible for last year's Guardians of the Galaxy being green-lit. And speaking recently with Wired, Perlman had discussed the stressful scripting process and doing the superheroine and women in general justice. 

"We’ve been talking a lot about archetypes and what we want this movie to be about and just how to write a strong female superhero without making it Superman with boobs," Nicole Perlman said of the Captain Marvel movie. "Meg and I are doing a lot of brainstorming and we’ll catch ourselves and say, ‘Wait a minute, what are we saying [here] about women in power?’ Then we have to say, ‘Why are we getting so hung up on that? We should just tell the best story and build the best character.’ And then we have this constant back-and-forth about how to tell a story that is compelling, entertaining, moving, kick-ass, and fun, and also be aware of what those larger implications might be. It’s a lot more complicated than just writing Guardians of the Galaxy."

There have been unreliable rumors of Angelina Jolie being courted to direct Captain Marvel with Charlize Theron starring in the title role. However, Marvel Studios' president has declared we'll have official news regarding filmmakers by the end of the summer. Anyhow, the movie opens on November 2, 2018; just months after Avengers: Infinity War - Part I. What do you think?
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Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 7/10/2015, 4:07 PM
Superman with boobs ain't the worst thing in the world (as long as it's a good Superman with boobs story).
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 7/10/2015, 4:18 PM
Can't wait for this, this movie has a lot of potential
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 7/10/2015, 4:26 PM
This is Exhibit A for why I believe that it's SO much more important to have female writers be involved with a female-led property, rather than the director. Ideally you'd have both, but if it's an either/or thing then this would be my pick.

Though fingers crossed that they cast a female for Captain Marvel, too...
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 7/10/2015, 4:28 PM
Those are good, promising comments.

I wonder if War Machine will appear in this, although that might be creepy depending on the age-range for Carol Danvers.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 7/10/2015, 4:29 PM
In b4 DrDoom
Kyos
Kyos - 7/10/2015, 4:41 PM
This is probably the one upcoming MCU movie I can see the least clearly. Not sure what it'll be about storywise, how it will look, what the tone will be, how it connects to the rest of the MCU etc.

Definitely looking forward to it, though! Would be nice to have good female led superhero movies.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 7/10/2015, 4:53 PM
Speacking of which... hey, WB. Get on this.



So much better than Supergirl.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/10/2015, 5:02 PM
Doesn't Supergirl deserve the title "Superman with boobs"?
Starfox
Starfox - 7/10/2015, 5:02 PM
the possibilities for this are exciting. Storyline, cameos, new characters etc.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 7/10/2015, 5:05 PM
Yvonne Strahovski for captain marvel
JamesMann
JamesMann - 7/10/2015, 5:09 PM
"It’s a lot more complicated than just writing Guardians of the Galaxy."

Shots [frick]ing fired.
maxx
maxx - 7/10/2015, 5:11 PM
@JamesMann

I literally just posted the exact same thing you did! I took mine down, but yeah - shots fired. She needs to pump her breaks as Gunn has been very good to us - not even talking about the MCU.
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 7/10/2015, 5:11 PM
Not going to lie, out of all the phase 3 movies this is the one I'm least excited about, but it hasn't occurred to me until now that this can be really up there with the best of the MCU. If Inside out's success stems greatly from its script then this writing duo is off the charts, even though Perlman probably has no dialogue in Guardians, her ideas and dedication is very inspiring and the fact that they brought in Gunn but kept her, it says something about her talent, hopefully it means they just wanted to gunn to solidify the movie more but she is a kickass writer that they don't plan on kicking out the door anytime soon, plus I think her writing sensibilities are better suited to this project due to the feminine aspects, not that I'm saying only females can do females, just that I feel her heart will be in it more. One last note: The fact that she cites there is difficulty also brings promise, it shows she is dedicated and it seemingly confirms a very complex nature to the story and character.
Desr0w
Desr0w - 7/10/2015, 5:12 PM
Nickk
Nickk - 7/10/2015, 5:18 PM
@RobinHood you make me boner happy
KelvTwelve
KelvTwelve - 7/10/2015, 5:19 PM
Avengers EMH got the right idea, making the original Captain Marvel her love interest, having her be the bridge between the cosmic Marvel and the earth Marvel, and making her a very army oriented character struggling between her army roots and her new superhero heritage.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 7/10/2015, 5:19 PM
She's going to have more flying screen time than Thor.
Nickk
Nickk - 7/10/2015, 5:25 PM
maynard3eye
maynard3eye - 7/10/2015, 5:25 PM
" ‘Wait a minute, what are we saying [here] about women in power? ‘Why are we getting so hung up on that? We should just tell the best story and build the best character.’ "

nailed it

"It’s a lot more complicated than just writing Guardians of the Galaxy."

wait, what!? why did you start hatin' out of nowhere!?
dapug88
dapug88 - 7/10/2015, 5:27 PM
I'm not worried at all about this movie. They have at least another year before first draft would need to be turned in and two years before they start filming.
BeyondTheGrave
BeyondTheGrave - 7/10/2015, 5:30 PM
The fact their trying to not make it "superman with boobs" concerns me, Captain Marvel has her own power set, similar not all the same the fact they said this concerns me greatly.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 7/10/2015, 5:30 PM
Melissa McCarthy for Carol. She's so hot right now.
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