The search for the Captain Marvel director is under way and it looks like the shortlist is now down to just three names.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lesli Linka Glatter, Niki Caro, Lorene Scafaria are the top contenders when it comes to landing job.
Should one of these three ladies take up the director's chair for Captain Marvel, she would be the first female filmmaker to helm a movie for the MCU.
Glatter is best known for her television work with the likes of Mad Men, The West Wing, Homeland, and Ray Donovan under her belt. Caro's most famous film is Whale Rider back in 2002 and she is set to return next year with The Zookeeper's Wife.
Scafaria made her feature film directorial debut back in 2012 with Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and returned with The Meddler last year.
However, sources have told the publication that we shouldn't expect a decision anytime soon.
Earlier this summer it was announced that Oscar-winner Brie Larson had landed the central role of Carol Danvers. She is the only member of the cast list to have been announced.
Not only will Captain Marvel be the first film to potentially be directed by a woman, but it is also the first MCU film with a central female character.
The movie is based on the comic book by Gene Colan and Roy Thomas and Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman are on board to pen the screenplay.
However, we have quite a wait for the film to hit the big screen, as it is not scheduled until 2019. It is not yet known if the character of Captain Marvel will be introduced before we see her star in her solo film.
Captain Marvel is released 8th March 2019 in the U.S. No UK release date has yet been announced.
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