Marvel Studios Looking For 'Captain Marvel' Directors Next Year

While DC Films have been making their first superheroine film in next year's Wonder Woman, Marvel Studios has been working away at their own first female-led superhero film in the form of Captain Marvel, which will arrive in cinemas March 8th 2019.

The film appears to be getting a director in line soon as Justin Kroll, journalist for Variety, has updated us on the project on his Twitter account. Kroll reports that the studio is nearing its work on the film's script and that in the new year it will find the director for the film.

So far in regards to Captain Marvel, actress Brie Larson has been cast for the main role of Carol Danvers, and writers Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve wrote the script of the film.

Captain Marvel Update: Studio getting treatment on script soon. Meetings with directing candidates to follow but not till the new year

— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) December 14, 2016

Marvel's Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson as Air Force One pilot, Carol Danvers, the film is written by Guardians of the Galaxy's Nicole Perlman and Inside Out's Meg LeFauve. It will release March 8, 2019.

Source: Justin Kroll