CAPTAIN MARVEL Screenwriter Geneva Robertson-Dworet Describes The Movie As An "Action Comedy"
During a new interview, Captain Marvel screenwriter Geneva Robertson-Dworet gives fans a better idea of what to expect from the tone of Carol Danvers' first big screen outing. More past the jump...
It sounds like Captain Marvel's first solo big-screen adventure is going to be a somewhat light-hearted affair.
Screenwriter Geneva Robertson-Dworet worked on an early draft of the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, which originally had a more comedic tone, and during an interview with EW the scribe revealed that her initial take on the younger Lara Croft character inspired the "sassy, smartass" incarnation of Carol Danvers we'll meet in Captain Marvel.
"Captain Marvel has a very funny voice, and it’s more of an action-comedy. I love funny female characters, so as Tomb Raider got more serious, I got even more committed to the idea of Captain Marvel being hilarious.
That’s not just me inventing that. Carol Danvers is one of the funniest comic book characters. She’s so sassy, she’s such a smartass, she won’t take sh— from anyone, and the comic books do an amazing job at capturing that voice, and it was important that the entire Captain Marvel creative team [kept that].”
This seems to suggest that the movie will veer closer to the tone of Thor: Ragnarok than, say, Black Panther or The Winter Soldier - but that remains to be seen, of course.
What do you guys make of Robertson-Dworet's comments? Do you think a lighter tone would work well for this character, or would you prefer a more serious outing for the ultra-powerful heroine?