DaCosta, who made the remarks at a panel in Glastonbury in the U.K. called “How to Save Cinema,” where she had a discussion with Polite Society director Nida Manzoor. WGTC’s David James was in the audience at the time when DaCosta revealed she was initially hesitant to helm the Captain Marvel sequel. “It’s funny because it’s basically when I first heard about it, it was like, oh, Captain Marvel 2…And I was like, ‘oh, you know, she’s not really my girl maybe as much but I’m totally, I love Marvel. So like, let’s see what else is happening.’ “And then later, they’re like, ‘it’s Monica Rambeau who’s my favorite character, I used to read her in the comics when it first came up. And I’d worked with Teyonah Parris on Candyman and I was like, ‘well, well, well.’ And so I pitched on it and thankfully got it.
DaCosta, who made the remarks at a panel in Glastonbury in the U.K. called “How to Save Cinema,” where she had a discussion with Polite Society director Nida Manzoor. WGTC’s David James was in the audience at the time when DaCosta revealed she was initially hesitant to helm the Captain Marvel sequel. “It’s funny because it’s basically when I first heard about it, it was like, oh, Captain Marvel 2…And I was like, ‘oh, you know, she’s not really my girl maybe as much but I’m totally, I love Marvel. So like, let’s see what else is happening.’ “And then later, they’re like, ‘it’s Monica Rambeau who’s my favorite character, I used to read her in the comics when it first came up. And I’d worked with Teyonah Parris on Candyman and I was like, ‘well, well, well.’ And so I pitched on it and thankfully got it.