Meet Captain Marvel's directors: 5 things you need to know about Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden

Marvel are nothing if not brave with their director choices. Having plucked Taika Waititi and the (at the time) little-known director 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Gunn to deliver their own unique brand on MCU mayhem on the big screen, it’s now the turn of Captain M❀arvel to be helmed by two obscure but supremely talented directors in Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.
are reporting that Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden 𝓰will be directing 2019’s Capt🍷ain Marvel. The directors, best known for indie-flick Mississippi Grind, Half Nelson and, more recently, directing episodes of HBO’s Billions, will look to bring their own brand of character-driven narrative to Marvel’s ever-growing universe.
So who a🐎re Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden? Here are 5 things you need to know abou💧t the Captain Marvel directors.
1. One of them has already worked with MCU alumni
, Fleck and Boden first crossed paths at 💝NYU while they were worked on a student film while Boden was completing her film degree. They even dated for a brief period. D’aww.Bringing al♏l the latest m꧟ovie news, features, and reviews to your inbox
5. The story of how they become official co-directors is super sweet
Ryan Fleck was originally the figurehead director in the partnership, with Boden working behind-the-scenes as producer and writer on Half Nelson. Fleck wasn’t comfortable taking all the cre🐠dit though, and invited her officially on board to helm future proj🤪ects, as he stated in an : “Because we worked so closely on [Half Nelson], it just seemed silly for me to get all the directing credit at that point.”
Will Marvel continue their streak of knocking it out of the park with their director choices? Let us✅ know in the comments!
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