CAPTAIN MARVEL Eyeing READY PLAYER ONE Star Ben Mendelsohn For Its Main Villain
It sounds like we may be getting a Mississippi Grind reunion in Captain Marvel as a new report has revealed that Marvel Studios is eyeing Ben Mendelsohn (Ready Player One) for the film's lead villain!
Variety is reporting that Primetime Emmy-winner Ben Mendelsohn is currently in talks to join Academy Award-winner Brie Larson in Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel.
Details on his potential role remain under wraps, but the report suggests it will likely be that of a Skrull leader. Also, in addition to Larson, Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson is expected to reprise his role as Nick Fury.
Signing on would reunite Mendelsohn with his Mississippi Grind directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who are helming the upcoming female-led superhero adventure with a script from Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Tomb Raider). Meg LeFauve (Inside Out) and Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) penned previous drafts.
The film is due out in theaters March 8, 2019 and is expected to go into production this coming January.
Mendelsohn is best known for his Emmy-winning work on the short-lived Netflix series Bloodline and he has also made appearances in several films, including The Dark Knight Rises, Killing Them Softly, The Place Beyond The Pines, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. His upcoming slate includes Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated adaptation of Ready Player One and the upcoming Taron Egerton-led Robin Hood.
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