In Captain Marvel, the Supreme Intelligence takes on the form of the person it's talking to admires most. In the case of Carol Danvers, that was Annette Bening's Mar-Vell, though for many fans, it felt like a lame way to avoid showing the comic-accurate version of the Kree artificial intelligence.
We'd later learn that a scene with a classic Supreme Intelligence was shot and later cut, but a new promo for The Marvels confirms we'll see that giant face in all its grotesque glory in the sequel next weekend.
While it is more robotic in its appearance than a literal floating head in a giant jar, it's hard to find fault with this interpretation (and, despite what we just said, that does look an awful lot like a jar upon closer inspection). If filmmaker Nia DaCosta has embraced the source material in such a big way for this Kree leader, then something tells us we're in for a treat with what else is to come in the movie.
A couple of years ago, Captain Marvel production designer Andy Nicholson explained that the comic-accurate Supreme Intelligence was supposed to show up when Carol Danvers became Binary.
"It was there. We did develop a line where within that space from the big pool of water in the back of the room, that eventually, that's where the big green head would come out of. I think eventually for the final scene of the movie, it would've taken away from what was the core focus which was."
"It would've been a big spectacle which would've overwhelmed the main thrust of what we were doing which was talking about Carol's development and transformation into Captain Marvel."
Take a closer look at The Marvels' take on the Supreme Intelligence 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.
The Marvels is currently set to arrive in theaters on November 10.