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02-03-2019, 04:37 AM
There are so many superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at this point, but the movies have barely scratched the surface of Marvel Comicsâ?? pantheon of heroes. â??Captain Marvelâ?* will be introducing a whole new corner of the Marvel Universe with its focus on Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and the Kree Empireâ??s war with the Skrulls, but it looks like it may also be giving us our first encounter with an Earth-based character who will someday become another cosmic hero.
The character in question is Photon, a hero in the same vein as Captain Marvel, created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr. in 1982. and in fact, she was known as Captain Marvel for a time before Carol Danvers picked up that mantle.
Photonâ??s real name is Monica Rambeau, and it would appear that in this spot we meet a young version of the character. We already knew that Monicaâ??s mother, Maria (Lashana Lynch), was in â??Captain Marvelâ?* as Danversâ?? wingman, and weâ??ve seen her in several trailers â?? sheâ??s pictured with Danvers in the header image on this post. But we didnâ??t know that Monica would also show up.
Also Read: How Will ‘Captain Marvel’ Play Into that ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Ending and ‘Endgame’? (https://www.thewrap.com/captain-marvel-trailer-avengers-infinity-war-ending-endgame-quasar-ant-man-thanos-mar-vell/)
The moment comes just seconds into the TV spot, with Captain Marvel standing on the front porch of a house, asking a young girl how she looks in her iconic costume. The girls responds that she looks â??freshâ?* and they high five.
Watch the 30-second spot right here:
Photon is on roughly the same level as Captain Marvel in terms of her powers. Her big thing is that she can turn into a being of pure energy, which would obviously have many destructive possibilities. She can also fly, fire energy blasts, phase through solid matter like Vision, and make herself invisible.
Monica gained her powers when a device capable of drawing energy from other dimensions exploded in her face, similar to the comic book origins of the Carol Danversâ?? Captain Marvel herself.
Also Read: Here’s The Comic Book Character We Think Annette Bening Is Playing in ‘Captain Marvel’ (https://www.thewrap.com/annette-bening-character-in-captain-marvel-phyla-vell/)
â??Captain Marvelâ?* takes place sometime in the 1990s, when Monica is, as you can see, still a child. But we know from post-credits scene from â??Avengers: Infinity Warâ?* that the MCUâ??s Carol Danvers will be showing up in the modern day. So itâ??s logical to guess that an adult Monica would feature in whatever the second â??Captain Marvelâ?* movie ends up being.
Though Iâ??d expect that the â??Doctor Strangeâ?* sequel, which will likely hit theaters well before (https://thinkprogress.org/virginia-gubernatorial-campaign-fliers-929fce27e960/) a hypothetical â??Captain Marvel 2,â?* could also provide her origin, considering how preoccupied Strange is with dimensional energy. In the comics, however, Monica Rambeau made her debut in a Spider-Man story. So really anything is possible.
Whenever Photon shows up, itâ??ll be a big moment â?? sheâ??ll likely be the most powerful person of color in the MCU at that point. A character who is so powerful that she would warrant her own movie. But without knowing much of anything firm about what Marvel has planned beyond â??Avengers: Endgame,â?* itâ??s all just guesswork about when, if ever, Photon will take center stage.
But, hey, maybe weâ??ll get a clue or two in â??Captain Marvelâ?* when it lands on March 8.
All 54 Marvel Movies Ranked, Including ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Venom’
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54. “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
Just a nightmare. A total nightmare. There have been a numberآ*of bad superhero movies, but from the talking gas cloud the filmmakersآ*cast as Galactus to Jessica Alba (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jessica_alba/)‘s dye job, this one transcends bad.
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53. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
A totally chaotic stir fry of nonsense that tells the story of how Wolverine got his claws. Features an early version of Deadpool (also played by Ryan Reynolds (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ryan_reynolds/)) whose mouth is stapled shut, which should tell you all you need to know about it.
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52. “Elektra”
That five minutes when they tried to turn Jennifer Garner (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jennifer_garner/) into an action starآ*went about as well as it should have.
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51. “X-Men: The Last Stand”
Just a total mess, incoherent from the word “go.” After losing director of the first two X-Men films Brian Singer to the first Superman reboot attempt, replacement Matthew Vaughn (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/matthew_vaughn/) gave way to eventual director Brett Ratner (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/brett_ratner/), who might have killed off the superhero genre entirely were “Spider-Man” not blowing up the box office.
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50. “Fantastic Four” (2015)
There could maybe have been a good movie in here somewhereآ*— the cast (Michael B Jordan (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/michael-b-jordan/), Miles Teller (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/miles_teller/), Kate Mara (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/kate_mara/)) certainly warranted one. But this Frankenstein of a film is a behind-the-scenes horror story, and you can see it inآ*the totally disjointed final product.
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49. “Daredevil”
This was basically “Early-2000s: The Movie,” with Ben Affleck (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ben_affleck/), Jennifer Garner (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jennifer_garner/), Colin Farrell (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/colin_farrell/) and Michael Clark Duncan as the main players. The cherry on top of this turdآ*sundae was that damn Evanescence song.
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48. “Fantastic Four” (2005)
Tim Story (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/tim_story/)‘s first “Fantastic Four” isآ*just sort of there, challenging you to remember it exists. With Chris Evans (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/chris_evans/), who played the Human Torch here, going on to embody Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that gets tougher every year.
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46. “The Punisher” (2004)
This is the Punisher as a straight revenge thriller, and it’s not bad. Thomas Jane (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/thomas_jane/) performs admirably, but the whole thing is missing that extra something that would have elevated it beyond standard genre fare. Setting it in Tampa didn’t help.
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45. “Spider-Man 3”
Maybe the bad outweighs the good here, but Emo Peter Parker’s dance numberآ*remainsآ*one of the greatest single moments in any comic book movie, sorry, haters.
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44. “Howard the Duck”
A notorious flop at the box office and, yeah, it’s not exactly “good.” But now, 30 years removed from its premiere, “Howard the Duck” is pretty fun as a relic of the ’80s.
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43. “The Punisher” (1989)
Dolph Lundgren (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/dolph_lundgren/) and Louis Gossett Jr. star inآ*a low-rent ’80s grunge C-level classic. This one’sآ*all novelty value.
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42. “Ghost Rider”
For a movie starring Nic Cage about a dude who rides a Harley and turns into a flaming skeleton, this is a surprisingly mundane movie.
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41. “The Amazing Spider-Man”
We may never figure out what went wrong with Marc Webb (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/marc_webb/)‘s Spider-Man duology, but his choice of Andrew Garfield (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/andrew_garfield/) to play Peter Parker is still brilliant. It just sucks that this movie doesn’t really make any sense.
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40. “X-Men”
The beginning of the current wave of theatrical superhero movies, “X-Men” was kindآ*ofآ*a cheapie and it showed. Novel at the time, now it just comes off as unremarkable mid-budget action fare asآ*Fox was merelyآ*sticking its toe in the superhero waters. Timid.
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39. “The Incredible Hulk”
It’s sometimes hard to remember that this one counts as part of the MCU, since it placedآ*Ed Norton in theآ*Dr. Banner role sinceآ*inhabited by Mark Ruffalo (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/mark_ruffalo/) in the “Avengers” films. It’s also hard to remember because it’s generally not memorable.
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38. “Thor”
The fantasy Marvel movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/kenneth_branagh/), who covers the whole movie in canted angle shots and theatrical stylings. It’s pretty boring, also, but at least it looks cool.
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37. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”
More of the same impossible-to-follow hack-n’-slash (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/slash/) plotting from the previous movie, offset by Andrew Garfield (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/andrew_garfield/) continuing to be awesome and Jamie Foxx (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jamie_foxx/) going way over the top as the big bad.
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36. “Thor: The Dark World”
“The Dark World,” inآ*contrast to the first “Thor” movie, is certainly not boring. If anything, it suffersآ*the opposite problem, going soآ*hard and fast thatآ*it loses substance.
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34. “Blade: Trinity”
Starringآ*a pre-Deadpool Ryan Reynolds (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ryan_reynolds/) basically playing a vampire-slaying Deadpool, throwing out one-liners like his mama’s life depended on it, this may not a “good” movie, but it sure is fun.
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34. “X2: X-Men United”
A big step up from the first “X-Men” both in production values and quality, itآ*still lacks much in the way of energy. Which is inexcusable when you’ve gotآ*Alan Cumming (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/alan_cumming/) as the teleporting mutant Nightcrawler all over your movie.
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33. “Spider-Man”
Sam Raimi (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/sam_raimi/)آ*trulyآ*assembled the prototypical superhero movie with this first entry in theآ*“Spider-Man” franchise, in 2002. Like “X-Men” before it, “Spider-Man” is a bit underwhelming today, but unlike “X-Men” it was proud of its nerd roots.
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32. “X-Men: Apocalypse”
Could have been a bizarre ironic summer classic if it were structured like a real movie and had any character development whatsoever. Instead it’s just a shot of visual adrenaline that I’ll probably want to revisit at some point — but not when I’m sober
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31. “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
“Ultron” is frustrating for what it lacks — chiefly the feeling that it’s advancing the overall story arc of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But as with the first “Avengers” movie its weaknesses are overcome by great character work.
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30. “Iron Man”
It was Robert Downey Jr. (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/robert-downey-jr/)‘s reemergence on the big screen, and he’s flawless in this origin story that takes Tony Stark from billionaire playboy weapons manufacturer to billionaire playboy other-things manufacturer.
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29. “Blade”
Pure B-movie trash, whichآ*is fine because that’s precisely what it aims for: bloody, crass, awesome. Blade, by the way, remains the only black comic book character besides Shaquille O’Neal (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/shaquille_oneal/)‘s “Steel” to get his/her own movie, though Marvel’s “Black Panther” is slated for a 2018 release.
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28. “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”
For the sequel, they tapped the “Crank” director duo known as Neveldine/Taylor. It was an inspired choice, because “Spirit of Vengeance” was exactly as nutty as you’d hope a PG-13 comic book movie would be. Shame that it was apparently stressful enough to break up the tandem of Mark Neveldine (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/mark_neveldine/)آ*andآ*Brian Taylor (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/brian_taylor/).
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27. “Captain America: The First Avenger”
A lot of folks like to complain that all superhero movies are the same. But this was actually a pretty good World War II movie, too.
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26. “Punisher: War Zone”
Whereas the previous “Punisher” movie was melodramatic and contemplative, this one is just murderous. And it’sآ*awesome.
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25. “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Plot-wise, it never really adds up to anything, but the strength of the cast and the bizarre world they explore more than make up for it.
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24. “Blade 2”
Beloved nerd Guillermo del Toro (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/guillermo_del_toro/) took over for this one and ramped everything up to 11. More vampires, more blood, more people getting sliced up — and of course baddies whose jaws can split open and swallow a person’s head whole.
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23. “Big Hero 6”
Disney Animation Studios made a Marvel movie, and it’s really sweet. Sure, it’s the kiddie version of Marvel, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a wholly satisfying experience.
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22. “Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2”
An improvement on the first film, and an absolute delight from moment to moment — butآ*it never quite coalesces into a coherent whole becauseآ*so many subplots distract from the core story and rob it of its emotional impact. Would be a top 5 comic book movie if it had just reigned in the plot.
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21. “Hulk”
In 2003 the modern wave of superhero movies was still in its infancy, and Ang Lee (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ang_lee/)آ*—آ*still the best filmmaker to do a comic book movieآ*—آ*got experimental with “Hulk.” And what he made was an incredible melodrama with visual stylings meant to ape comic book panels. It didn’t sit well with audiences, but “Hulk” remains one of the most compelling and interesting Marvel movies to date.
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20. “The Wolverine”
This was, like,آ*just a legitimately enjoyable melodramatic action movie. Sure, it turns into a video game boss battle by the end, but for most of its running timeآ*it’s just an actual movie.آ*
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19. “Venom”آ*
How can anybody resist the pull of Tom Hardy doing comedy? This movie knows exactly what it’s trying to be, and what it’s trying to be is dumb and fun and nothing else. And it is extremely fun.
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18. “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
Its time travel logic is a bit iffy, but “Days of Future Past” is still tremendously entertaining because, while epic, it’s not overly serious. As “Back to the Future” taught us long ago, you can get away with a lot of logical leaps if you strikeآ*the right tone.
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17. “The Avengers”
The story is a total mess, relying heavilyآ*on moviegoers’آ*memories of previousآ*MCU filmsآ*(if you didn’t remember or know coming in what the Tesseract was, hoo boy). But the novelty of the Marvel’sآ*first big superhero team-up was irresistible, and director Joss Whedon (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/joss_whedon/) balanced his ensemble expertly, giving everyone plentyآ*to do so none of them ever fades into the background.
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16. “Deadpool”
In the angsty and angry times we live in, “Deadpool” is perfect. Aggressively violent and flippantly meanspirited, it’s the exact emotional release we needed.
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15. “X-Men: First Class”
The first “X-Men” movie that could beآ*described as “fun.” It’s basically two movies crammed into one, story-wise, but director Matthew Vaughn (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/matthew_vaughn/)‘s touch is so breezy and enjoyable that it totally works anyway, thanks in large part to a brilliant cast that includes Michael Fassbender (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/michael_fassbender/), Jennifer Lawrence (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jennifer_lawrence/) and James McAvoy (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/james_mcavoy/).
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14. “Spider-Man: Homecoming”آ*
Not quite the best “Spider-Man” movie, but still an absolute delight, with a cast full of scene stealers. Michael Keaton as the Vulture makes for one of the best Marvel villains ever.
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13. “Deadpool 2”آ*
While you may get whiplash from the “Deadpool” sequel’s occasional very serious and emo scenes, the rest of the movie is thoroughly delightful, somehow managing to be even funnier — and more hilariously violent — than the original.
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12. “Ant-Man”
“Ant-Man” represented a first for the MCU by being a straight-up comedy. And it’s a very good one, with a cast that’s perfectly suited for it. Aside from Paul Rudd (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/paul_rudd/)آ*who plays Ant-Man himself, Michael Pena (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/michael_pena/) is the true standout as Scott Lang’s best friend and former cellmate.
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11. “Ant-Man and the Wasp”آ*
It’s ever so slightly frustrating that this one doesn’t fully integrate into the “Infinity War” situation, but even so it’s thoroughly a delight. Evangeline Lilly is so good at the Wasp that I’m retroactively irritated that she didn’t don the suit in the previous “Ant-Man” movie.
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10. “Doctor Strange”
If it weren’t hamstrung with all the requisite elements of an origin story, “Doctor Strange” might have been the best Marvel movie ever. That’s the power of the astonishing visual imagination on display here. People love to talk about the nebulous concept of capturing some long lost childlike sense of wonder though the magic of cinema — “Doctor Strange” isآ*one of the only movies I’ve watched as an adult that really accomplishes that.
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9. “Spider-Man 2”
This is a movie that fully understands its main character and taps into what made him such a captivatingآ*figure for so long. Yeah, Peter Parker’s a superhero, but he’s also a college kid working a minimum wage job to make rent while also taking university physics classes. Peter buckles under the pressure, something we can all relate to.
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8. “Iron Man 3”
As far as I’m concerned this isآ*the “Iron Man” movie. Somehow, Shane Black (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/shane_black/) was able to infiltrate the MCU and make a legitimate Shane Black (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/shane_black/) movie with all the wit and raw humanity you’d expect from him. It carries exactly the sort of authorial identity we should want all these movies to have.
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7. “Thor: Ragnarok”
A thorough delight. This might be the most fun we had at the movies in all of 2017, and so we can’t help but love it.
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6. “Captain America: Civil War”
Multiply the two previous best Marvel movies by one another and you get “Civil War.” It packs the sort of emotional payoff all the disconnected Marvel movies can’t really provide. And as an action filmآ*it’sآ*easily the best of the superhero genre.
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5. “Black Panther”آ*
It’s held back a little by being saddled with standard “origin movie” issues — introducing audiences to the world of Wakanda isn’t a quick and easy task, and it could use an extra 15-20 minutes to flesh out the supporting characters — but still manages to be the most substantial superhero movie ever. It’s kind of amazing that Disney let writer/director Ryan Coogler make this overt a political statement — it’s the most openly political mega-budget movie I’ve ever seen . Also, while I’m listing superlatives: Michael B Jordan delivers the best performance ever in a superhero movie. Good lord.
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4. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”آ*
The best superhero movies, and movies in general, are the ones that are truly most human. And “Spider-Verse,” despite being animated, despite the wacky cast of Spider-People, despite the outlandish premise, is as real as movies get.
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3. “Avengers: Infinity War”آ*
You could certainly make the argument that “Infinity War” does not really hold up on as a complete movie on its own, because it kinda begins with the second act. But I don’t care. The culmination of this ten-year shared universe experimentآ*should stand on the shoulders of the movies that came before it. The fact that it packs such a profound emotional punch, however, is what really makes it work.
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2. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
The Russo brothers, who made their entrance to the MCU directing “Winter Soldier”آ*before taking the reigns on “Civil War” and, eventually, 2018’sآ*“Avengers: Infinity War,” really impressedآ*with “Winter Soldier.” It’s a classic spy thriller with a superhero twist. And Robert Redford (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/robert_redford/) as the bad guy is a really nice touch.
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1. “Logan”
James Mangold’s small-scale western is a game changer for the entire superhero genre, daring to defy pretty much standard by which you expect these movies to operate. It’s just a great movie by any normal standard. Where “Civil War” elevated the genre, “Logan” opts instead to beآ*something else entirely and we’re all the better for it.
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Decades of big screen Marvel adaptations demand a long, ranked list. This is that list
With over 30 years of theatrically released Marvel movies, it’s always a good aآ*time to rank ’em all, fromآ*“Howard the Duck” to this year’s “Black Panther,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Deadpool 2,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” “Venom” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
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The character in question is Photon, a hero in the same vein as Captain Marvel, created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr. in 1982. and in fact, she was known as Captain Marvel for a time before Carol Danvers picked up that mantle.
Photonâ??s real name is Monica Rambeau, and it would appear that in this spot we meet a young version of the character. We already knew that Monicaâ??s mother, Maria (Lashana Lynch), was in â??Captain Marvelâ?* as Danversâ?? wingman, and weâ??ve seen her in several trailers â?? sheâ??s pictured with Danvers in the header image on this post. But we didnâ??t know that Monica would also show up.
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The moment comes just seconds into the TV spot, with Captain Marvel standing on the front porch of a house, asking a young girl how she looks in her iconic costume. The girls responds that she looks â??freshâ?* and they high five.
Watch the 30-second spot right here:
Photon is on roughly the same level as Captain Marvel in terms of her powers. Her big thing is that she can turn into a being of pure energy, which would obviously have many destructive possibilities. She can also fly, fire energy blasts, phase through solid matter like Vision, and make herself invisible.
Monica gained her powers when a device capable of drawing energy from other dimensions exploded in her face, similar to the comic book origins of the Carol Danversâ?? Captain Marvel herself.
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â??Captain Marvelâ?* takes place sometime in the 1990s, when Monica is, as you can see, still a child. But we know from post-credits scene from â??Avengers: Infinity Warâ?* that the MCUâ??s Carol Danvers will be showing up in the modern day. So itâ??s logical to guess that an adult Monica would feature in whatever the second â??Captain Marvelâ?* movie ends up being.
Though Iâ??d expect that the â??Doctor Strangeâ?* sequel, which will likely hit theaters well before (https://thinkprogress.org/virginia-gubernatorial-campaign-fliers-929fce27e960/) a hypothetical â??Captain Marvel 2,â?* could also provide her origin, considering how preoccupied Strange is with dimensional energy. In the comics, however, Monica Rambeau made her debut in a Spider-Man story. So really anything is possible.
Whenever Photon shows up, itâ??ll be a big moment â?? sheâ??ll likely be the most powerful person of color in the MCU at that point. A character who is so powerful that she would warrant her own movie. But without knowing much of anything firm about what Marvel has planned beyond â??Avengers: Endgame,â?* itâ??s all just guesswork about when, if ever, Photon will take center stage.
But, hey, maybe weâ??ll get a clue or two in â??Captain Marvelâ?* when it lands on March 8.
All 54 Marvel Movies Ranked, Including ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Venom’
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54. “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
Just a nightmare. A total nightmare. There have been a numberآ*of bad superhero movies, but from the talking gas cloud the filmmakersآ*cast as Galactus to Jessica Alba (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jessica_alba/)‘s dye job, this one transcends bad.
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53. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
A totally chaotic stir fry of nonsense that tells the story of how Wolverine got his claws. Features an early version of Deadpool (also played by Ryan Reynolds (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ryan_reynolds/)) whose mouth is stapled shut, which should tell you all you need to know about it.
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52. “Elektra”
That five minutes when they tried to turn Jennifer Garner (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jennifer_garner/) into an action starآ*went about as well as it should have.
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51. “X-Men: The Last Stand”
Just a total mess, incoherent from the word “go.” After losing director of the first two X-Men films Brian Singer to the first Superman reboot attempt, replacement Matthew Vaughn (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/matthew_vaughn/) gave way to eventual director Brett Ratner (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/brett_ratner/), who might have killed off the superhero genre entirely were “Spider-Man” not blowing up the box office.
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50. “Fantastic Four” (2015)
There could maybe have been a good movie in here somewhereآ*— the cast (Michael B Jordan (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/michael-b-jordan/), Miles Teller (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/miles_teller/), Kate Mara (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/kate_mara/)) certainly warranted one. But this Frankenstein of a film is a behind-the-scenes horror story, and you can see it inآ*the totally disjointed final product.
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49. “Daredevil”
This was basically “Early-2000s: The Movie,” with Ben Affleck (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ben_affleck/), Jennifer Garner (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jennifer_garner/), Colin Farrell (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/colin_farrell/) and Michael Clark Duncan as the main players. The cherry on top of this turdآ*sundae was that damn Evanescence song.
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48. “Fantastic Four” (2005)
Tim Story (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/tim_story/)‘s first “Fantastic Four” isآ*just sort of there, challenging you to remember it exists. With Chris Evans (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/chris_evans/), who played the Human Torch here, going on to embody Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that gets tougher every year.
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46. “The Punisher” (2004)
This is the Punisher as a straight revenge thriller, and it’s not bad. Thomas Jane (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/thomas_jane/) performs admirably, but the whole thing is missing that extra something that would have elevated it beyond standard genre fare. Setting it in Tampa didn’t help.
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45. “Spider-Man 3”
Maybe the bad outweighs the good here, but Emo Peter Parker’s dance numberآ*remainsآ*one of the greatest single moments in any comic book movie, sorry, haters.
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44. “Howard the Duck”
A notorious flop at the box office and, yeah, it’s not exactly “good.” But now, 30 years removed from its premiere, “Howard the Duck” is pretty fun as a relic of the ’80s.
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43. “The Punisher” (1989)
Dolph Lundgren (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/dolph_lundgren/) and Louis Gossett Jr. star inآ*a low-rent ’80s grunge C-level classic. This one’sآ*all novelty value.
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42. “Ghost Rider”
For a movie starring Nic Cage about a dude who rides a Harley and turns into a flaming skeleton, this is a surprisingly mundane movie.
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41. “The Amazing Spider-Man”
We may never figure out what went wrong with Marc Webb (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/marc_webb/)‘s Spider-Man duology, but his choice of Andrew Garfield (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/andrew_garfield/) to play Peter Parker is still brilliant. It just sucks that this movie doesn’t really make any sense.
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40. “X-Men”
The beginning of the current wave of theatrical superhero movies, “X-Men” was kindآ*ofآ*a cheapie and it showed. Novel at the time, now it just comes off as unremarkable mid-budget action fare asآ*Fox was merelyآ*sticking its toe in the superhero waters. Timid.
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39. “The Incredible Hulk”
It’s sometimes hard to remember that this one counts as part of the MCU, since it placedآ*Ed Norton in theآ*Dr. Banner role sinceآ*inhabited by Mark Ruffalo (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/mark_ruffalo/) in the “Avengers” films. It’s also hard to remember because it’s generally not memorable.
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38. “Thor”
The fantasy Marvel movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/kenneth_branagh/), who covers the whole movie in canted angle shots and theatrical stylings. It’s pretty boring, also, but at least it looks cool.
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37. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”
More of the same impossible-to-follow hack-n’-slash (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/slash/) plotting from the previous movie, offset by Andrew Garfield (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/andrew_garfield/) continuing to be awesome and Jamie Foxx (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jamie_foxx/) going way over the top as the big bad.
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36. “Thor: The Dark World”
“The Dark World,” inآ*contrast to the first “Thor” movie, is certainly not boring. If anything, it suffersآ*the opposite problem, going soآ*hard and fast thatآ*it loses substance.
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34. “Blade: Trinity”
Starringآ*a pre-Deadpool Ryan Reynolds (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ryan_reynolds/) basically playing a vampire-slaying Deadpool, throwing out one-liners like his mama’s life depended on it, this may not a “good” movie, but it sure is fun.
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34. “X2: X-Men United”
A big step up from the first “X-Men” both in production values and quality, itآ*still lacks much in the way of energy. Which is inexcusable when you’ve gotآ*Alan Cumming (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/alan_cumming/) as the teleporting mutant Nightcrawler all over your movie.
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33. “Spider-Man”
Sam Raimi (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/sam_raimi/)آ*trulyآ*assembled the prototypical superhero movie with this first entry in theآ*“Spider-Man” franchise, in 2002. Like “X-Men” before it, “Spider-Man” is a bit underwhelming today, but unlike “X-Men” it was proud of its nerd roots.
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32. “X-Men: Apocalypse”
Could have been a bizarre ironic summer classic if it were structured like a real movie and had any character development whatsoever. Instead it’s just a shot of visual adrenaline that I’ll probably want to revisit at some point — but not when I’m sober
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31. “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
“Ultron” is frustrating for what it lacks — chiefly the feeling that it’s advancing the overall story arc of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But as with the first “Avengers” movie its weaknesses are overcome by great character work.
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30. “Iron Man”
It was Robert Downey Jr. (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/robert-downey-jr/)‘s reemergence on the big screen, and he’s flawless in this origin story that takes Tony Stark from billionaire playboy weapons manufacturer to billionaire playboy other-things manufacturer.
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29. “Blade”
Pure B-movie trash, whichآ*is fine because that’s precisely what it aims for: bloody, crass, awesome. Blade, by the way, remains the only black comic book character besides Shaquille O’Neal (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/shaquille_oneal/)‘s “Steel” to get his/her own movie, though Marvel’s “Black Panther” is slated for a 2018 release.
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28. “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”
For the sequel, they tapped the “Crank” director duo known as Neveldine/Taylor. It was an inspired choice, because “Spirit of Vengeance” was exactly as nutty as you’d hope a PG-13 comic book movie would be. Shame that it was apparently stressful enough to break up the tandem of Mark Neveldine (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/mark_neveldine/)آ*andآ*Brian Taylor (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/brian_taylor/).
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27. “Captain America: The First Avenger”
A lot of folks like to complain that all superhero movies are the same. But this was actually a pretty good World War II movie, too.
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26. “Punisher: War Zone”
Whereas the previous “Punisher” movie was melodramatic and contemplative, this one is just murderous. And it’sآ*awesome.
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25. “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Plot-wise, it never really adds up to anything, but the strength of the cast and the bizarre world they explore more than make up for it.
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24. “Blade 2”
Beloved nerd Guillermo del Toro (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/guillermo_del_toro/) took over for this one and ramped everything up to 11. More vampires, more blood, more people getting sliced up — and of course baddies whose jaws can split open and swallow a person’s head whole.
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23. “Big Hero 6”
Disney Animation Studios made a Marvel movie, and it’s really sweet. Sure, it’s the kiddie version of Marvel, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a wholly satisfying experience.
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22. “Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2”
An improvement on the first film, and an absolute delight from moment to moment — butآ*it never quite coalesces into a coherent whole becauseآ*so many subplots distract from the core story and rob it of its emotional impact. Would be a top 5 comic book movie if it had just reigned in the plot.
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21. “Hulk”
In 2003 the modern wave of superhero movies was still in its infancy, and Ang Lee (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/ang_lee/)آ*—آ*still the best filmmaker to do a comic book movieآ*—آ*got experimental with “Hulk.” And what he made was an incredible melodrama with visual stylings meant to ape comic book panels. It didn’t sit well with audiences, but “Hulk” remains one of the most compelling and interesting Marvel movies to date.
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20. “The Wolverine”
This was, like,آ*just a legitimately enjoyable melodramatic action movie. Sure, it turns into a video game boss battle by the end, but for most of its running timeآ*it’s just an actual movie.آ*
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19. “Venom”آ*
How can anybody resist the pull of Tom Hardy doing comedy? This movie knows exactly what it’s trying to be, and what it’s trying to be is dumb and fun and nothing else. And it is extremely fun.
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18. “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
Its time travel logic is a bit iffy, but “Days of Future Past” is still tremendously entertaining because, while epic, it’s not overly serious. As “Back to the Future” taught us long ago, you can get away with a lot of logical leaps if you strikeآ*the right tone.
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17. “The Avengers”
The story is a total mess, relying heavilyآ*on moviegoers’آ*memories of previousآ*MCU filmsآ*(if you didn’t remember or know coming in what the Tesseract was, hoo boy). But the novelty of the Marvel’sآ*first big superhero team-up was irresistible, and director Joss Whedon (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/joss_whedon/) balanced his ensemble expertly, giving everyone plentyآ*to do so none of them ever fades into the background.
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16. “Deadpool”
In the angsty and angry times we live in, “Deadpool” is perfect. Aggressively violent and flippantly meanspirited, it’s the exact emotional release we needed.
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15. “X-Men: First Class”
The first “X-Men” movie that could beآ*described as “fun.” It’s basically two movies crammed into one, story-wise, but director Matthew Vaughn (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/matthew_vaughn/)‘s touch is so breezy and enjoyable that it totally works anyway, thanks in large part to a brilliant cast that includes Michael Fassbender (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/michael_fassbender/), Jennifer Lawrence (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/jennifer_lawrence/) and James McAvoy (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/james_mcavoy/).
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14. “Spider-Man: Homecoming”آ*
Not quite the best “Spider-Man” movie, but still an absolute delight, with a cast full of scene stealers. Michael Keaton as the Vulture makes for one of the best Marvel villains ever.
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13. “Deadpool 2”آ*
While you may get whiplash from the “Deadpool” sequel’s occasional very serious and emo scenes, the rest of the movie is thoroughly delightful, somehow managing to be even funnier — and more hilariously violent — than the original.
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12. “Ant-Man”
“Ant-Man” represented a first for the MCU by being a straight-up comedy. And it’s a very good one, with a cast that’s perfectly suited for it. Aside from Paul Rudd (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/paul_rudd/)آ*who plays Ant-Man himself, Michael Pena (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/michael_pena/) is the true standout as Scott Lang’s best friend and former cellmate.
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11. “Ant-Man and the Wasp”آ*
It’s ever so slightly frustrating that this one doesn’t fully integrate into the “Infinity War” situation, but even so it’s thoroughly a delight. Evangeline Lilly is so good at the Wasp that I’m retroactively irritated that she didn’t don the suit in the previous “Ant-Man” movie.
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10. “Doctor Strange”
If it weren’t hamstrung with all the requisite elements of an origin story, “Doctor Strange” might have been the best Marvel movie ever. That’s the power of the astonishing visual imagination on display here. People love to talk about the nebulous concept of capturing some long lost childlike sense of wonder though the magic of cinema — “Doctor Strange” isآ*one of the only movies I’ve watched as an adult that really accomplishes that.
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9. “Spider-Man 2”
This is a movie that fully understands its main character and taps into what made him such a captivatingآ*figure for so long. Yeah, Peter Parker’s a superhero, but he’s also a college kid working a minimum wage job to make rent while also taking university physics classes. Peter buckles under the pressure, something we can all relate to.
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8. “Iron Man 3”
As far as I’m concerned this isآ*the “Iron Man” movie. Somehow, Shane Black (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/shane_black/) was able to infiltrate the MCU and make a legitimate Shane Black (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/shane_black/) movie with all the wit and raw humanity you’d expect from him. It carries exactly the sort of authorial identity we should want all these movies to have.
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7. “Thor: Ragnarok”
A thorough delight. This might be the most fun we had at the movies in all of 2017, and so we can’t help but love it.
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6. “Captain America: Civil War”
Multiply the two previous best Marvel movies by one another and you get “Civil War.” It packs the sort of emotional payoff all the disconnected Marvel movies can’t really provide. And as an action filmآ*it’sآ*easily the best of the superhero genre.
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5. “Black Panther”آ*
It’s held back a little by being saddled with standard “origin movie” issues — introducing audiences to the world of Wakanda isn’t a quick and easy task, and it could use an extra 15-20 minutes to flesh out the supporting characters — but still manages to be the most substantial superhero movie ever. It’s kind of amazing that Disney let writer/director Ryan Coogler make this overt a political statement — it’s the most openly political mega-budget movie I’ve ever seen . Also, while I’m listing superlatives: Michael B Jordan delivers the best performance ever in a superhero movie. Good lord.
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4. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”آ*
The best superhero movies, and movies in general, are the ones that are truly most human. And “Spider-Verse,” despite being animated, despite the wacky cast of Spider-People, despite the outlandish premise, is as real as movies get.
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3. “Avengers: Infinity War”آ*
You could certainly make the argument that “Infinity War” does not really hold up on as a complete movie on its own, because it kinda begins with the second act. But I don’t care. The culmination of this ten-year shared universe experimentآ*should stand on the shoulders of the movies that came before it. The fact that it packs such a profound emotional punch, however, is what really makes it work.
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2. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
The Russo brothers, who made their entrance to the MCU directing “Winter Soldier”آ*before taking the reigns on “Civil War” and, eventually, 2018’sآ*“Avengers: Infinity War,” really impressedآ*with “Winter Soldier.” It’s a classic spy thriller with a superhero twist. And Robert Redford (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/robert_redford/) as the bad guy is a really nice touch.
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1. “Logan”
James Mangold’s small-scale western is a game changer for the entire superhero genre, daring to defy pretty much standard by which you expect these movies to operate. It’s just a great movie by any normal standard. Where “Civil War” elevated the genre, “Logan” opts instead to beآ*something else entirely and we’re all the better for it.
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Decades of big screen Marvel adaptations demand a long, ranked list. This is that list
With over 30 years of theatrically released Marvel movies, it’s always a good aآ*time to rank ’em all, fromآ*“Howard the Duck” to this year’s “Black Panther,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Deadpool 2,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” “Venom” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
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