Marvel Studios, Brie Larson Mourn Late Pilot Who Consulted for ‘Captain Marvel’

Military pilot Maj.

Stephen Del Bagno, who helped train Brie Larson for her upcoming film “Captain Marvel,” died on Wednesday in an F-16 crash, the Air Force Thunderbirds squadron announced Thursday.Larson and Marvel Studios took to Twitter to mourn the loss of Del Bagno, who served as a consultant on the superhero film, which follows Larson’s character, Carol Danvers, as she makes the transition from Air Force officer to superhero.

The pilot was killed when his plane went down over the Nevada Test and Training Range during a routine aerial demonstration training flight, according to the Thunderbirds website.“We lost a friend yesterday,” Marvel Studios tweeted on Thursday.

“Marvel Studios is saddened to hear of the loss of Air Force Maj.

Stephen Del Bagno, who we were lucky to get to know during his time as a consultant on Captain Marvel.

We will miss him greatly; he’ll

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