In just a few days, Carol Danvers will make her Marvel Cinematic debut when
Captain Marvel flies into theaters. The upcoming movie marks the first time an MCU film will feature a female lead, a pretty significant moment in its own right, but it also serves as one of the last time's audience members will get to see the great Stan Lee on screen. Suffice to say, things will probably get emotional for fans - and apparently, it has, according to directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
Following the UK premiere of
Captain Marvel, Metro asked directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck about the Stan Lee tribute. The two obviously couldn't say much about it as to avoid spoilers, but they did talk about how the idea came about and the audience's reaction upon seeing the Marvel legend on the big screen for one of the last times. Boden revealed:
“I don't want to get fired now, of all times. It would be so weird if I got fired at this point in time. So I don't want to say anything I'm not supposed to say, but just that it was... we did want to kind of have a moment and tribute to Stan Lee in this movie, obviously. It was something that came from Marvel and when they showed it to us, there was not a dry eye in the house. It was really emotional."
This isn't the first time the directing duo talked about Stan Lee's cameo. “You know it just, it felt right… When you look at the script and you’re like, ‘Where are we gonna put Stan Lee in this movie?,’ that seemed like the right place. Throw him into that scene,” Fleck told Fox 5 during last month's press tour for Captain Marvel.
Fleck also discussed what it was like to have Stan Lee, a legend in the comic industry, on set.
“It’s just great when he comes on set it’s, uh, it’s a real honor to meet him. He’s a legend in this business and, uh, everyone really like pays attention and people come out of the woodwork, you know, some crew member you didn’t even know will come out trying to shake his hand. But really, it’s cool."
Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.
Captain Marvel opens in theaters on March 8, 2019.