‘Captain Marvel’: Brie Larson Says Maria Rambeau Relationship Is Different From Other Superhero Films

Fans will get to meet Monica Rambeau’s mother Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel, and Brie Larson gave us a few more details about their relationship in the film.

Fans are much more familiar with Monica Rambeau than her mother in the comics, but in the movie it is Maria that gets some shine. ComicBook.com’s Scott Huver recently had the chance to speak to Larson on the set of Captain Marvel about a variety of topics, including how the relationship between Carol and Maria (played by Lashana Lynch) is different than ones you’ve seen in other superhero films.

“I think the Maria dynamic is really important in this movie,” Larson told ComicBook.com. “She is the representation of love in this film and it is something that I’m very proud of, that the love relationship, and it is a deep love relationship, is not by the same lustful definition that we usually attribute to movies of this size. That it’s more complex, and also I think more meaningful than most love relationships that I see in films like this.”

“And Maria as a character is an incredible badass in her own way,” Larson said. “And they are equals, and I think seeing two women that have a playful competitiveness while also mutual respect and care, and have gone through so much together, there’s a lot of history, and are just best friends is something that I’m excited to see. Because uncomplicated sort of female friendships are sort of rare to see. I have a lot of them in my life, so to be able to bring that on screen with someone who’s just so crazy talented, and smart, and beautiful, and wonderful, and is doing her own part to make sure that there are revolutions in a movie that are her own, that she’s creating, is just awesome.”

If you want to find out more about Captain Marvel’s history, you can check out our handy guide to the character right here!

Captain Marvel follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Captain Marvel stars Academy Award® winner Brie Larson (Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou (Korath), Lee Pace (Ronan), Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan (Minn-Erva), Algenis Perez Soto, Rune Temte, McKenna Grace, Kenneth Mitchell (Joseph Danvers), with Clark Gregg (Phil Coulson), and Jude Law.

Captain Marvel launches on March 8, 2019, while Avengers 4 hits on May 3, 2019, followed by Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 5, 2019.