The Marvels is probably the most interconnected MCU project yet. It requires knowledge of not only the original 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Captain Marvel movie, but at least three Disney Plus series. On top of that, there⛦’s some wider watching you can do to make sure you’re 🎉on the pulse of the Captain Marvel sequel.
To help with the homework – something which director Nia DaCosta addressed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:in an interview with GamesRadar+ – we’ve put together a quick and easy guide to cut through the noise of the 40-plus MCU projects. Here is our spoiler-free look at the essential Marv𓄧el 🎃movies and shows you really should watch before The Marvels.
What do I need to watch before The Marvels?
Captain Marvel
'Well, duh,' we can hear you cry. But some casual au🔜dience members may not that know The Marvels is, for all intents and purposes, Captain Marvel 2.
Captain Marvel, released in 2019 just before 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avengers: Endgame, introduced Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and her higher-further-faster origin story that saw her return to Earth after spending years with her memo♍ries wiped and powers suppressed as part of a Kree Starforce unit.
The movie not only establishes Danvers in the MCU, but also the Skrulls, a shapeshifting race of aliens who are without a home after the action of the Kree. The most prominent Skrull is their ♓leader Talos, played by Ben Mendelsohn.
Captain Marvel also features Carol’s former pilot friend Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch) and her daughter, Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). The billion-dollar-grossing superhero movie, set in 1995, also begins the longstanding friendship between Captain Marvel and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), a relationship that is set to be explored further in The Marvels – as well as the dynamic between Carol and Monica. More on that in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:WandaVision section below.
Ms. Marvel
The second of The Marvels’ triumvirate is Kamala Khan, AKA 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani). She debuted in 2022’s Ms. Marvel, a six-episode Disney Plus series that charted how the fledgling hero transformed from adorkable teenager into a potentiall𓄧y world-saving force.
As for her powers, Ms. Marvel possesses the ability to create and manipulate matter using a purple energy that emits light. That’s a sign✱ificant change from the comics, where she had an Inhuman gene and could stretch and contort her body.
In the Disney Plus show, she is ably supported by her family – who are set to re-appear in The Marvels after (quick spoiler alert) Carol Danvers switched places with Kamala in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ms. Marvel post-credits scene. Theꦐ Marvels will follow directly on from this moment, so it’s essential viewing.
WandaVision
While WandaVision, Marvel’s f꧟irst Disney Plus series, may n🌞ot seem to link into The Marvels on the face of it, one of its B-plots deals with the emergence of Monica Rambeau. The SWORD operative investigates the witchy goings-on at Westview, which brings her into contact with Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
WandaVision also reveals how ꧂Monica gets the flashy powers she’ll꧒ be showing off in The Marvels – as well as the fate of her mother. She’s later brought into the orbit of Carol once more during the finale’s post-credits scene.
Secret Invasion
What’s Nick Fury been up to all these years? Post-Endgame, it appears the former director of SHIELD has been setting up shop in space. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secret Invasion brings Fury back down to Earth (quite literally), as he has to deal with a lingering loose thread from his past in the shape o♌f an eཧmerging group of Skrull terrorists. With the fate of the planet at stake – and many leaders replaced by the shapeshifters – Fury must turn to old friends and new allies to stave off the existential threat.
In terms of The Marvel🐷s, Secret Invasion sets up Fury’s▨ new place in the MCU as head of the intergalactic force S.A.B.E.R.
What else should you watch before The Marvels?
The Kree will once again be a factor in The Marvels, with Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton) wielding the same style of hammer as Lee Pace’s Ronan the Accuser, who appeared in Captain Marvel and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Guardians of the Galaxy. In general, that cosmic caper is a great introduction to the sort of zany spacefaring antics that we should expect from the Captain Marvel sequel. It’s also a complem🎀entary piece to Captain Marvel for those who are unfamiliar with the Kree’s role in the MCU.
Nick Fury also 'appeared' in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man: Far From Home. It’s later revealed in the post-credits scene, however, that the Fury we saw throughout the film was actually Talos in disguise. Maybe just check out the full 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:post-credits scene if you’re short on time.
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I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and int♛erviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of cour🍨se, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.
