The first reactions to the latest MCU effort are now in, with critics taking to social media to share their response toThe Marvels. Amid the meek box office projections forThe Marvels, and with reported chaos behind-the-scenes at Marvel Studios, how does the latest offering from the world of Marvel fare? Pretty well based on the first reactions, with critics callingThe Marvels“an absolute BLAST” and “a great time at the movies!”
Much praise has been heaped onMs. Marvelstar Iman Vellani, with many saying she steals the show. Further reactions go on to applaud the natural chemistry shown by the main trio, as well as the direction of Nia DaCosta.
With responses to MCU movies lately being far more middling than ever before, many early reactions toThe Marvelscall it a return to formfollowing several big screen disappointments.
If nothing else,The Marvelscertainly sounds like a fun time at the movies, with many of the early reactions reporting that the Marvel outing is the most fun they’ve had in theaters for a while.
But what of thoserumored cameos and connectionsto the wider MCU? Well, it sounds like too will be worth the wait.
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Director Nia DaCosta paves the way for brevity in the MCU with The Marvels.
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The Marvels
The Marvelsfollows on from 2019’sCaptain Marvel(as well as all the other Marvel movies and shows since then), and finds Carol Danvers mysteriously swapping places with two other heroes, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel.
“Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as ‘The Marvels.’”
Directed by Nia DaCosta from a screenplay she co-wrote with Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik,The MarvelsstarsBrie Larsonas Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau. The rest of the cast includes Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, as well as Park Seo-joon, Lashana Lynch, Randall Park, Daniel Ings, Shamier Anderson, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, and Saagar Shaikh.
The Marvelsis scheduled to be released on July 29, 2025, as part of Phase Five of the MCU. Check out the trailer below:
