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A casting call on Backstage revealed that the Captain Marvel team is in search of actors to play as Grandparents. The same requirement posted on Project casting had more details in the description stating they prefer a real-life couple with the looks of a 60s-70s African American. but individuals can also apply.
Since then, Wise has left the role and been replaced by Still Star-Crosseds Lashana Lynch, but the role remains a mystery. Thanks to a key moment in Ant-Man and the Wasp and the films source material, though, we believe weve figured it out. Lynch may be playing Rick Jones, a character central to The Kree-Skrull War conflict.
Maria’s got a strength that’s undeniable, in that you don’t feel like you need to help her," Lynch says. "She is thrown into many a situation in this movie that she’s never been a part of, never seen, never experienced — and she just learns it, immediately. She’s very resilient and very strong."
As for her relationship with Carol, the actress teases a tight friendship. "There’s a certain level of female sisterhood that I haven’t seen in a superhero film before, that we have in abundance."
Lynch also explains that she's excited to introduce a woman like Maria who is not only an accomplished pilot but also a single mother. "I, especially after watching Black Panther, want to keep the black community in a place where they trust that every single African-American character in the Marvel universe is going to be represented positively, is going to be represented accurately, and is going to have a real through-line that the black community or people of color will be proud of," she says.
"I want Maria to be upstanding," she adds. "I want her to have a voice, I want people to understand her and relate to her, and I want mothers to be proud that there’s a single mother in the MCU."
With her being the mom, I think it's almost a guarantee that we see Monica in a sequel, which may allow DeWanda Wise to enter the MCU again.
I wonder if she helps fight the Skrulls.
If she lives....I wonder if they decide to show her in the present day if they’ll choose a new actress or use makeup to age Lashana up?
I wonder if she helps fight the Skrulls.
If she lives....
I just have this bad feeling she's gonna die, and Monica's gonna have some resentment towards Carol when they meet up again in the future. Hope to be wrong on that one, though.