Why Captain Marvel Is Going To Be A Very Different MCU Movie

2. It'll Bridge Two Of The MCU's Biggest Settings

Since fans were given the news that Infinity War would involve not only The Avengers but the Guardians of the Galaxy as well, speculation has run wild as to how the two groups would interlink. After all, James Gunn's epic sci-fi space opera is a far cry away from the rest of the MCU, both tonally and geographically. We know that Thanos is the binding agent that ensures the two elements of the MCU collide, but the bridge between this threat has until recently remained unclear.

Captain Marvel has always started off as an earthbound character faced with an extraterrestrial experience, and while you may argue we already have that link in Star Lord himself, Peter Quill, he didn't grow up on Earth. With Danvers, her introduction to a world outside of Earth comes during adulthood, and given how Nick Fury looks set to have a big role in her film, it's clear that the Captain will mark the bridge that The Avengers need to interact with a more cosmic universe - one full of infinity stones, animatronic raccoons, and tyrannical alien dictators.

Past MCU films have revelled in the opportunity to build towards bigger things (Iron Man 3 and Civil War in particular), but the responsibility resting on the Captain's shoulders is a large one indeed.