Director Nia DaCosta Talks Unique Visual Effects in ‘The Marvels’ | EUR Video Exclusive

*Nia DaCosta is the first Black woman to helm a project for the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the upcoming “The Marvels,” starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, and Samuel L. Jackson.

The hotly anticipated title is loosely a sequel to 2019’s “Captain Marvel,” which surpassed $1.1 billion worldwide. DaCosta, 33, is also making history as the youngest filmmaker to helm an MCU release. Looper reports that she recently addressed criticism for leaving “The Marvels” in post-production before the project officially wrapped. 

DaCosta said her early departure was because the film’s release date kept getting pushed back, causing scheduling conflicts with other commitments. 

“[Marvel] knew the entire time that I had an obligation — a green-lit movie with people who were waiting for me,” she explained, per Looper. “I pushed that and then I pushed it again and then I pushed it again. Eventually, we all knew that if [‘The Marvels’] pushes again, I’m not going to be in LA to do the rest of this in person.”

Meanwhile, Larson hinted at what fans could expect when she appeared on “Good Morning America” earlier this year.

“The first one was the origin story of who she is. Now it’s digging into some of the complexities,” the actress revealed. “That there is much more to her than that, that there are parts that are not so great about her. That we can see a hero as being a person that doesn’t make every right decision all the time.”

Per the film’s official synopsis: “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.”

Producer Mary Livano told Screen Rant that DaCosta “always had the intention and the vision to portray the three of our Marvels sort of like sisters; Carol being the oldest, Kamala being the enthusiastic youngest child, and Monica being the sort of mediating middle child. And that’s really a really lovely dynamic that makes its way onto screen.”

EUR’s Ny MaGee spoke exclusively with DaCosta about what she’s most excited about long-time MCU fans and new viewers experiencing when “The Marvels” drops. She also discussed some of the movie’s groundbreaking and unique visual effects. Watch our conversation via the clip below.

“The Marvels” arrives in theaters on November 10. 

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