‘Captain Marvel’ is here to upend the Marvel formula

Every superhero origin story needs a good hero shot (or several), and from we’re sitting, Captain Marvel‘s looks downright epic. 

Some magical combination of posture, costume, and camera angle has star Brie Larson looking several inches taller than she actually is. Her red-and-blue suit shines; her steely gaze says she’s doing exactly what she was put on this planet to do. All that’s missing is the glowing hair which, a Marvel producer reassures me and the other journalists gathered on set last May, will be added in post.

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