The Russo bros have let slip that Captain Marvel will make her MCU debut in Avengers: Infinity War (Picture: Marvel)

Ever since the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Infinity War dropped fans have been debating whether or not Captain Marvel will make an appearance in the film.

Brie Larson’s standalone MCU film is in production as we speak, but it’s been debated hotly whether or not Carol Danvers will pop up in some way, shape or form in the third Avengers title.

And it seems that she will in fact be making her MCU debut in Infinity War, as co-director Joe Russo let slip that the 28-year-old Room star will be getting screen time in the movie.

‘We have some great female characters in this, Captain Marvel is in it, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch… umm… we have Wakanda coming in – there’s a whole group of characters coming from the Black Panther universe,’ he said in response to a question from ET’s Brooke Anderson.




She’d included Brie’s name when asking about the ‘strong women’ that will come into their own in Infinity War.

And to prove it wasn’t a slip of the tongue, Russo added: ‘We’re really, really proud of being able to introduce Captain Marvel in this one.’

So, there you have it.

Stand up and be counted, Carol! (Picture: Marvel)

A number of characters outside the current roster of MCU characters had been put forward for a role in rumours, and alongside Wolverine, Captain Marvel was one of the top favourites – given that she’ll be hitting the MCU in her own film next year.

Whether or not her appearance will shed any more light on the Skrull war storyline that Danvers is set to plunge into (which is set back in the nineties) in the upcoming Captain Marvel film is another matter.

What’s almost certain is that while we’re happy to hear that Carol is finally hitting the MCU, this confirmation throws up way more questions than it answers.

Larson isn’t the only big name to have just been confirmed either, in fact, when the trailer and new poster for the film premiered on Friday, GOT’s Peter Dinklage was another star revealed to be starring in the third Avengers film.

Avengers: Infinity War is set to hit cinemas in the US on 27 April, and the day before on the 26 in the UK.

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