What a surprise. Less than three days after Marvel Studios released the first trailer for the upcoming movie Marvelsthe movie, and its star, Brie Larson, are already facing backlash from the misogynistic side of Marvel fandom.
In theaters November 10. Marvels It sees its iconic characters Captain Marvel (Larson), Ms. Marvel (Iman Villani) and Captain Saber Monica Rambeau (Teona Paris) struggle to figure out the mysterious force that causes them to uncontrollably switch their bodies (and powers). While it is not a direct sequel, Marvels It is the first Marvel film to feature Carol Danvers-Larson as a main character since 2019 Captain Marvel. The film will also overlap with storylines from the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel And WandaVisionwhich introduced viewers to Kamala Khan and the spunky Rambo.
But on YouTube, the official upload from Marvel Studios featured more than 300,000 dislikes and thousands of copypasta comments—a common method for spamming and inundating positive responses by flooding comment sections with similar messages. In comparison with, Morbiusthe superhero movie derided by critics and audiences alike, has only been liked on YouTube 11,000 times since its trailer was posted a year ago.
“Captain Feminism and the Stone of Patriarchy,” one comment under Marvels is reading. “What a piece of crap!”
“Marvel/Disney is out on the deep end again,” says another. “Disney seems willing to spoil and destroy anything we remember of Marvel comics just to advance their narrative.”
This isn’t the first time Larson has handled the kids for *check notes* to perform her contractually binding job. even before Captain Marvel Premiere, movie review site Rotten tomatoes I had to completely update its policy in an effort to stop angry male fans from blowing up the movie before anyone saw it. 2019 review of Rolling Stone It also noted Larson’s press tour, which pushed for more female inclusion in male-dominated superhero films.
So seeing Larson back on the big screen seems to have pushed some buttons. Add in the star power of Parris and Vellani, whose characters are vocal about how their Black and Pakistani-American identities intertwine with superhero lives, and Marvels It’s been a target for less-than-amused Marvel fans from the moment it was announced.
The whiner’s opposition hasn’t stopped some fans from looking forward to Larson’s next film. Marvels The promotional video trailer has been viewed 13 million times and is currently the most popular video on YouTube. Maybe that will give MCU fans something more real to cry about.
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