New Delhi: "Hope begins with a hero" – it's not something that only the makers of "Captain Marvel" believe in. Joe Russo, co-director of Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, had also emphasised on the need for superhero films. And, this year will get a marvellous start in the genre with Marvel Studios' first female-led film Captain Marvel.
"I think these characters represent something to everyone who watches the films. You see a certain part of yourself in these films and root for the characters that you identify with," Joe had earlier said.
Marvel-character movies have been winning the hearts of many and breaking box office records over the years. Going by fans' enthusiasm on social media, it looks like the superheroes will continue to rule.
First up will be Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It will hit the screens on March 8.
Its lead actor Brie Larson had said in an interview: "I did nine months of just training and three months of stunt training with the stunt team where we spent two hours every day, five days a week. "It wasn't until we started shooting and I started doing all my own wirework, stunts and flips and stuff that people were like, 'You know, nobody... now we'll tell you; nobody actually does this.' I was like, 'Huh.' But I love it. It definitely makes things more complicated in certain ways because I can be taking a lot more naps than I am."
Fans will get a reason to cheer louder as Anthony and Joe Russo's directorial Avengers: Endgame, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson, will release on April 26.
It took as many as 22 superheroes to battle it out with one supervillain Thanos and still face defeat in last year's Avengers: Infinity War.