In an interview with Any Time With Vin Forte, Captain Marvel screenwriter Nicole Perlman (who is co-writing with Meg LeFauve) revealed that Carol Danvers’ origin story will be changed to avoid comparisons to that of DC’s Green Lantern, Hal Jordan.

She said: “I don’t think I’ve ever had a project where I’ve been more mindful about the impact that it could have and the importance of it. She’s such an incredibly kick-ass character and Kelly Sue DeConnick did a great run with her story arc recently. But here’s the thing, if you were just going to do a straight adaptation of the comics, her origin story is very similar to Green Lantern. And obviously, that’s not what we want to do. There’s a lot of reinvention that needs to happen. And also, she’s her own person and she’s a great character. We have to be aware of what’s happened in other Marvel film and makes sure that her particular storyline is unique and fun and also fits in within this world that’s going on at the same time. It’s a little bit of an interesting story gauntlet. It’s been good to have a partner. It’s been an incredible experience. If we can pull it off it could be an incredibly important but also really fun and kick-ass superhero film.”

Danvers’ story features an alien with special powers coming to Earth and giving those powers to a human. It’s unknown how the story will be changed for the film. She is rumored to make her first appearance in Avengers: Infinity War on May 4, 2018. Her solo film debuts on March 8, 2019.