Marvel Studios released the first teaser trailer for The Marvels yesterday that gave us our first glimpse into the upcoming sci-fi adventure and Captain Marvel sequel!
Carol Danvers will once again find herself battling the Kree Empire, with Zawe Ashton presumably playing their new ruler. She is, after all, wielding a hammer similar to Ronan the Accuser's and wearing a bangle that looks nearly identical to what activated Ms. Marvel's latent mutant abilities.
Now, Disney has confirmed the identity of Ashton's big bad as Dar-Benn. There were rumours this was the case, of course, but the character doesn't have much of a history on the page.
First appearing in 1991's Silver Surfer #53, Dar-Benn was joint Emperor of the Kree Empire alongside Ael-Dan before being killed by Deathbird the following year in Avengers #345.
We also have confirmation that Daniel Ings has been cast as Ty-Rone, a Kree advisor who, as far as we're aware, has been newly created for the MCU. There may be an obscure comic book character who shares that name but no one of any real consequence that we can find!
You can take a closer look at both villains below.
In The Marvels, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe.
When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau.
Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as "The Marvels."
The movie stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson, Zawe Ashton and Park Seo-joon.
Nia DaCosta directs, and Kevin Feige is the producer. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Mary Livanos and Matthew Jenkins serve as executive producers. The screenplay is by Megan McDonnell, Nia DaCosta, Elissa Karasik and Zeb Wells.
The Marvels arrives in theaters on November 10.