Tag: Nia DaCosta
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‘The Marvels’ Was Affected by the MCU’s Interconnectivity, Says Nia DaCosta
The next Marvel Cinematic Universe movie to fly into theaters will be The Marvels, the adventure that is meant to reunite Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) in order for them to face a powerful enemy. During a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Nia DaCosta, the director behind…
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Nia DaCosta Made ‘The Marvels’ a Better Work Environment Than ‘Candyman’
With her first foray into the MCU, Nia DaCosta is breaking ground in film history. She’s officially the youngest director and the first Black woman to helm a project for the superhero giant. The Marvels is easily the biggest project she has worked on to date too, following her rise from the indie film scene…
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Nia DaCosta Would Text ‘Shang-Chi’ Director When She’d Be “Overwhelmed” Or “Stressed” Making ‘The Marvels’: “There Were Obviously Hard Days”
Marvel Studios, over the course of its decade-plus history, has become a premier place for newer/indie directing talent looking to break into big-budget studio filmmaking. We saw this with folks like the Russo Brothers, James Gunn, Destin Daniel Cretton, and many more. Most recently, we’re about to see the Marvel debut from director Nia DaCosta,…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Would Text ‘Shang-Chi’ Filmmaker on Stressful Shoot Days, Sometimes Thought on Set: ‘What the Hell Does Any of This S— Mean?’
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, “The Marvels” director Nia DaCosta revealed she was in frequent contact with previous Marvel directors before and during the making of her MCU tentpole. She asked Chloé Zhao (“Eternals”), James Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) and Taika Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) before accepting “The Marvels” directing gig if entering…
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‘The Marvels’ Teaser – A New Superhero Team Flies High
The MCU is taking another cosmic leap with the upcoming movie The Marvels. The feature directed by Nia DaCosta and led by Brie Larson focuses on the trio of Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and how their powers connect to each other. While the usual promotional machinery has slowed…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Nia DaCosta Explains Monica Rambeau’s State of Mind in The Movie
After watching Captain Marvel and WandaVision, we learned a lot about Carol Danvers’ (Brie Larson) niece Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). However, when the time comes for Rambeau to make her superhero debut on the big screen with The Marvels, fans will notice that the woman has a lot to unpack. In an interview with Total…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Says Superhero Fatigue Is Real — But Isn’t Worried, Because Her Sequel Is ‘Really Wacky and Silly’
General interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe appears to have waned since its “Avengers: Endgame” heyday, but Marvel Studios’ robust slate of upcoming films makes it clear that the machine is not slowing down any time soon. And while the Marvel name might not be enough to guarantee a cultural phenomenon anymore, Nia DaCosta believes…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Says Superhero Fatigue ‘Absolutely Exists,’ New MCU Film Is ‘Really Wacky and Silly’ Compared to Others
“Candyman” filmmaker Nia DaCosta is making her superhero directorial debut with Marvel’s upcoming “The Marvels,” a sequel to “Captain Marvel” that teams Brie Larson’s eponymous superhero with Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau from “WandaVision” and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan from “Ms. Marvel.” It’s been a shaky year for comic book tentpoles, with Marvel’s own “Ant-Man and…