Captain Marvel is a 2009 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the 3rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by John Krasinski, with Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa also contributing to the screenplay. Emily Blunt stars as Carol Danvers, alongside Bruce Campbell, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Clark Gregg, and Jason Statham. Set in 1995, the story follows Danvers as she becomes Captain Marvel after Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict between two alien civilizations.
