Captain Marvel Super Bowl Trailer Breakdown: 10 Things You Need To See
6. Training With Yon-Rogg
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Of all the characters who have been kept secret in Captain Marvel, Jude Law's is perhaps the most closely-guarded. Fans presumed right from the off that he would play Mar-Vell, or at least a version of Mar-Vell (the original Captain Marvel in the comics), but it now looks as though he'll be Yon-Rogg, a recurring villain throughout Captain Marvel's history and a likely antagonist in the upcoming film.
Rogg looks to be the leader of the Kree's elite Starforce in the film, and can be seen sparring with Danvers in either a Kree vessel or in one of the planet's structures. They're allies, at least at that point in the film, and it seems as though each teaser has implied that Rogg is the one to indoctrinate Carol to the Kree, wiping her memory in the process.
There's no word on whether or not Mar-Vell will appear in the film (it's worth noting that Rogg repeatedly tried to kill the character in the comics), but with him, Ronan, Korath and Talos all villains too, it's fair to say the film is already juggling a fair few characters as it is.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
