Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968). Danvers later became the first incarnation of Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel #1 (cover-dated January 1977) after her DNA was fused with Mar-Vell's during an explosion, giving her superhuman powers. Debuting in the Silver Age of comics, the character was featured in a self-titled series in the late 1970s before becoming associated with the superhero teams the Avengers and the X-Men. The character has also been known as Binary, Warbird and Captain Marvel at various points in her history. She has been labeled "Marvel's biggest female hero", and "quite possibly Marvel's mightiest Avenger". In 2012, Danvers' incarnation of Ms Marvel was the highest ranked female character (at #11) on IGN's list of the "Top 50 Avengers."
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Captain Marvel is an upcoming American
superhero film based on the
Marvel Comicscharacter
Carol Danvers. Produced by
Marvel Studios and distributed by
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is set to be
the twenty-first film in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is written and directed by
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, with
Geneva Robertson-Dworet and
Jac Schaeffer also contributing to the screenplay.
Brie Larson stars as Danvers, alongside
Samuel L. Jackson,
Ben Mendelsohn,
Djimon Hounsou,
Lee Pace,
Lashana Lynch,
Gemma Chan,
Annette Bening,
Clark Gregg, and
Jude Law. Set in 1995, the story follows Danvers as she becomes
Captain Marvel after the Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict between two alien worlds.
Development of the film began as early as May 2013, and was officially announced in October 2014, making it Marvel Studios' first female-led superhero film.
Nicole Perlmanand
Meg LeFauve were hired as a writing team the following April after submitting separate takes on the character. The story borrows elements from
Roy Thomas's 1971 "
Kree–Skrull War" comic book storyline. Larson was announced as Danvers at the 2016
San Diego Comic-Con, with Boden and Fleck brought on board to direct in April 2017. Robertson-Dworet soon took over scripting duties, with the remainder of the cast added by the start of filming.
Location shooting began in January 2018, with
principal photography beginning that March in California before concluding in July 2018 in Louisiana. Jackson and Gregg—who, among others, reprise their roles from previous MCU films—were digitally
de-aged in
post-production to reflect the film's 1990s setting.
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Funko is an American company that manufactures licensed
pop culture toys. Funko is most known for producing over 1000 different licensed vinyl figures. In addition, Funko produces licensed
plush,
bobbleheads,
action figures, and licensed electronic items such as USB drives, lamps, and headphones.
Founded in 1998 by Mike Becker, the company was originally conceived by Becker as a small project to bring back various low-tech, nostalgia-themed toys in the high-tech world of today. Funko's first manufactured bobblehead was of the restaurant advertising icon
Big Boy.
Sold in 2005, Funko LLC is now headed by Brian Mariotti as president. Since 2005, the company has increased the scope of unique toy lines, and has signed licensing deals with
Marvel,
DC Comics,
WWE,
Lucasfilm,
Sony Pictures Entertainment,
Paramount Pictures,
Nickelodeon,
DreamWorks,
Hasbro,
CBS,
Fox,
Warner Bros,
Disney,
HBO,
Peanuts,
BBC,
NFL,
Ubisoft,
NBCUniversal,
Cartoon Network,
2K Games,
Bethesda Games, and many more. Funko products now have worldwide distribution. According to Mariotti, "We were in the $40 million range for revenue [in 2013] — and $28 million of that was from Pop figures alone." In 2015, Funko added Mopeez, Dorbz, Vinyl Idolz, Vinyl Vixens, and Super Deluxe vinyl to their existing lines.
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