There has been a lot of internet chatter in regard to Emily Blunt playing "Captain Marvel" in the upcoming Marvel movie, but the talk has all been speculative, and Blunt's name is dropped whenever a female role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes up, as she had been considered for both Black Widow and Peggy Carter early on.
During a recent interview with Vulture.com, "Captain Marvel" was brought up while talking about her most recent film "Into the Woods" and her on-set relationship with Meryl Streep.
And you kind of returned the favor? When you saved her [Meryl Streep's] life?
[Laughs.] That's been completely blown out of proportion. I kind of caught her arm when she was falling off a table, but it's not as big of a deal as everyone's made it out to be. That's not just me being modest. It's really not. But the guys just kind of stood there, with their jaws open. You know when scary things happen and everything kind of slows down? It was one of those, but it was totally fine.
Okay, because you could have used saving Meryl Streep's life as a reason for them to cast you as Captain Marvel. You could have used that as prior superhero experience.
Oh! No one's offered me that officially, so it's ... [laughs] very unofficial. I think it's fan-casting, which is always very nice. But nothing official has been offered, for sure. If I get it, thank Meryl for it!
They talked to you before for Black Widow and Peggy Carter...
Yeah, but it was never the right time, really, and it just didn't work out scheduling-wise with those two. It's always a difficult thing to talk about, because it's not fair to the actresses who ended up playing them, you know? It just wasn't the right time.
Her response to the mention of "Captain Marvel" is quite intriguing. No one has offered her the role "officially"...that's a specific refutation of a question that wasn't really asked. It sounds to me like Blunt has at least had a conversation or two in regard to playing Carol Danvers with someone or other at Marvel Studios.
Stay tuned for more on the "Captain Marvel" casting news as it develops.
